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ABP100Y1: Introduction to Academic Studies

Hours: 72S

This interdisciplinary, skills-focused course parallels the other component courses of the full-time Academic Bridging Program, supplementing those courses and helping students integrate their entire Academic Bridging experience, while providing intensive, workshop-style training in the fundamental skills needed for success in further university studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The course will also provide academic advising and planning, to help students understand and navigate university culture. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

ABP101Y1: Introduction to Academic Studies in the Sciences

Hours: 72S

This interdisciplinary, skills-focused course parallels the other component courses of the full-time ABP Science Option, supplementing those courses and helping students integrate their entire Academic Bridging experience, while providing intensive, workshop-style training in the fundamental skills needed for success in further university studies in Mathematics and the Sciences. The course will also provide academic advising and planning, to help students understand and navigate university culture. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT199H1: Decipher Financial Puzzles in the Media and Pop Culture

Hours: 24L

Have you ever watched a pundit’s passionate rant over financial crisis on TV and wondered whether he was right or wrong? Did you get the full story after watching movies like Margin Call or The Big Short? What was the efficiency market versus behavioral finance debate all about? Did you wonder why everyone in the financial press seem to be calling for a lower debt/equity ratio on banks in the post-crisis era? If you find yourself think about those questions, this is the course for you. We will start from some basic building blocks of finance, such as time value of money and discounting, and proceed to look at some of the important financial controversies you have read or heard in the pop culture or media. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT230H1: Mathematics of Finance for Non-Actuaries

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to financial mathematics, interest measurement, present value calculation, annuity valuation, loan amortization, consumer financing arrangements, bond valuation. The course is aimed at a general audience who will not be continuing in the actuarial science program. Course manuals fee: $30.

Prerequisite: First-year Calculus
Exclusion: ACT240H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT240H1: Mathematics of Investment & Credit

Hours: 24L/12T

Interest, discount and present values, as applied to determine prices and values of annuities, mortgages, bonds, equities; loan repayment schedules and consumer finance payments in general; yield rates on investments given the costs on investments. Course manuals fee: $45.

Prerequisite: MAT137Y1 (minimum grade 63%)/MAT157Y1 (minimum grade 60%)
Exclusion: ACT230H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT245H1: Financial Principles for Actuarial Science I

Hours: 24L/12T

Term structure of interest rates, cashflow duration, convexity and immunization, forward and futures contracts, interest rate swaps, introduction to investment derivatives and hedging strategies.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1, MAT137Y1 (minimum grade 63%)/MAT157Y1 (minimum grade 60%)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT247H1: Introductory Life Contingencies

Hours: 36L

Probability theory applied to survival and to costs and risks of life assurances, life annuities, and pensions; analysis of survival distributions; international actuarial notation. Course manuals fee: $35.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1; MAT137Y1 (minimum grade 63%)/MAT157Y1 (minimum grade 60%); STA257H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT348H1: Advanced Life Contingencies

Hours: 36L

Determination of benefit premium and benefit reserves for life insurance and annuities; analysis of insurance loss random variables; theory of life contingencies for multiple lives. Course manuals fee: $40.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1 (minimum grade C); ACT245H1 (minimum grade C); ACT247H1 (minimum grade C); (STA257H1,STA261H1); MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT349H1: Corporate Finance for Actuarial Science

Hours: 24L/12T

Actuarial applications of financial mathematics and economics.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1 (minimum grade C); ACT245H1 (minimum grade C); ACT247H1 (minimum grade C); (STA257H1, STA261H1); MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: ECO358H1, ECO359H1 , RSM332H1 , RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT350H1: Applied Probability for Actuarial Science

The course offers an introduction to elementary probability theory and stochastic processes. The main goal of the course is to help actuarial students understand the concept of stochastic processes with particular emphasis on Markov chains that are of great importance in Life Contingencies and Property and Casualty insurance.

The course will cover the following topics: a basic review of probabilities with emphasis on conditional probabilities and expectations, discrete time Markov chains, Poisson processes, continuous time Markov chains, renewal theory and some applications, queueing theory.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1 (minimum grade 63%); ACT245H1 (minimum grade 63%); ACT247H1 (minimum grade 63%); STA257H1; MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT370H1: Financial Principles for Actuarial Science II

Hours: 36L

Mathematical theory of financial derivatives, discrete and continuous option pricing models, hedging strategies and exotic option valuation.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1 (minimum grade C); ACT245H1 (minimum grade C); ACT247H1 (minimum grade C); (STA257H1,STA261H1); MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: RSM435H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT371H1: Basic Reserving Methods For P&C Insurance

Hours: 24L/12T

Topics covered include reserving data and triangles, diagnoses methods that range from triangle of ratios of paid claims to reported claims to triangle of reported claim ratios. The syllabus also includes projection techniques. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1, STA257H1
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT372H1: Basic Ratemaking Methods For P&C Insurance

Hours: 24L/12T

This course covers the basic ratemaking methods for P&C insurance. It assumes that students are familiar with traditional reserving diagnoses and projection methods. The syllabus would introduce concepts related to earning of exposures, on-level factors, catastrophe loading, large loss loading and credibility. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: ACT371H1
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Science

ACT390H1: Professional Experience in Actuarial Science

Hours: 24S

The professional experience is a mandatory course in the actuarial science Specialist program, in preparation for an internship work term after the PE course is completed. It includes various professional skill workshops, networking activities and an invited industry speaker series.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Actuarial Science Specialist.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT451H1: Loss Models

Hours: 36L

Loss models policy adjustments, frequency and severity models, compound distributions.

Prerequisite: STA257H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT452H1: Loss Models II

Hours: 36L

Estimation of Loss and Survival Models using complete, censored and truncated data. Product-Limit estimation, empirical estimation, moment and percentile estimation, maximum likelihood estimation and simulation models.

Prerequisite: STA261H1, ACT451H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT455H1: Advanced Topics in Actuarial Science

Hours: 36L

Advanced life contingencies, multiple decrement theory, insurance policy expenses, multi-state transition models, Poisson processes.

Prerequisite: ACT348H1; ACT350H1/​STA347H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT460H1: Stochastic Methods for Actuarial Science

Hours: 36L

Applications of the lognormal distribution, Brownian motion, geometric Brownian motion, martingales, Ito's lemma, stochastic differential equations, interest rate models, the Black-Scholes model, volatility, value at risk, conditional tail expectation.

Prerequisite: ACT350H1/​STA347H1. (ACT370H1 strongly recommended)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT466H1: Credibility and Simulation

Hours: 36L

Limited fluctuation credibility, Bayesian estimation, Buhlmann credibility, non-parametric credibility methods, inverse transformation simulation method, specialized simulation methods for the normal and lognormal distributions, Monte Carlo methods, the bootstrap method.

Prerequisite: ACT451H1; STA261H1, ACT350H1/​STA347H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT470H1: Advanced Pension Mathematics

Hours: 36L

Topics in pension mathematics; funding methods for pension plans. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: ACT348H1 or permission of instructor
Corequisite: ACT455H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT471H1: Topics in Casualty Actuarial Science

Hours: 36L

Topic for 2016-2017: Advanced Ratemaking Methods for P&C Insurance

This course will cover advanced ratemaking methods for P&C insurance. It includes topics such as commercial insurance pricing, catastrophic pricing, reinsurance pricing and GLM aplications to P&C insurance.

(Offered in alternate years)

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT473H1: Issues In Actuarial Practice

Hours: 24L/24T

Case study approach to current issues in life insurance, pension consulting and casualty actuarial practice. The focus of the course will be on communication and presentation. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for Credit/No Credit.  The course is open to students in the specialist program in actuarial science. Students in the major program in actuarial science can enrol into the course with permission of the department.

Prerequisite: ACT348H1, ACT349H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT475H1: Insurance Products and Regulation with AXIS

Hours: 36L

Case studies using leading actuarial application AXIS. Examine key types of insurance products and their pricing and valuation. Review representative developments in insurance regulations in US, Europe and Canada. Other topics include a brief introduction of the use of AI in life insurance.

Prerequisite: ACT240H1, ACT245H1, ACT247H1
Corequisite: ACT348H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT496H1: Readings in Actuarial Science

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Persons wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Undergraduate Secretary and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT497H1: Readings in Actuarial Science

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Persons wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Undergraduate Secretary and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT498Y1: Readings in Actuarial Science

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Persons wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Undergraduate Secretary and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ACT499Y1: Readings in Actuarial Science

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Persons wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Undergraduate Secretary and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ANA300Y1: Human Anatomy and Histology

Hours: 86L/18P

Structure of the human body and its relationship to function. Basic Human Histology, Gross Anatomy, and Neuroanatomy. Some content is delivered using online modules.

Prerequisite: BIO130H1
Exclusion: BIO33H3, BIO210Y5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANA301H1: Human Embryology

Hours: 48L

Human embryology from fertilization to the end of the fetal period. Current concepts in mammalian morphogenesis applied to the development of the various organ systems; etiologies and pathogenesis of some of the more common human congenital abnormalities.

Prerequisite: BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANA400H1: Anatomy Dissection

Hours: 24P/24S

A focussed series of Anatomical dissections will be made and the surgical implications of the findings will be the subject of seminars. Attitudes to dissection of the human body, complications of surgery and other relevant issues will be discussed.

Prerequisite: ANA300Y1 and permission of department. Normally a "B+" standing will be required
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANA411H1: Anatomy in Application: Exercise & Biomechanics

Hours: 24P/36S

This course will cover musculoskeletal anatomy (both upper and lower limb) topics with an emphasis on applying detailed anatomical review, biomechanical principles and research evidence to explain or clarify exercise principles and myths.

Prerequisite: ANA126Y1 or ANA300Y1 (78%) or equivalent
Exclusion: none
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANA496H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: TBA

This course provides an opportunity for students to participate in an individual research project in a particular topic of study including, but not limited to histology, cellular and molecular biology, developmental biology, neuroscience and gross anatomy. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. These research project may include areas such as Histology, Cellular or Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Neuroanatomy or Gross Anatomy. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission from proposed supervisor and approval from the course coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANA497H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: TBA

This course provides an opportunity for students to participate in an individual research project in a particular topic of study including, but not limited to histology, cellular and molecular biology, developmental biology, neuroscience and gross anatomy. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. These research project may include areas such as Histology, Cellular or Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Neuroanatomy or Gross Anatomy. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission from proposed supervisor and approval from the course coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANA498Y1: Project in Anatomy

A research project in Histology, Cellular or Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Neuroanatomy or Gross Anatomy. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of a professor to supervise the project
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT100Y1: Introduction to Anthropology

Hours: 48L/12T

Society and culture from various anthropological perspectives: socio-cultural, evolutionary, archaeological, and linguistic. 

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT193H1: Making, Using, and Interpreting Stone Tools

Hours: 6L/8P/10S

Stone tools are the earliest and longest-lasting record of human technology. This course explores interpreting stone tools from a multidisciplinary perspective. In making, using, and studying stone tools, students will learn how archaeologists form hypotheses and design experiments to understand humans and their technologies in the past. This course presents research that investigate changes in human ancestors’ cognition and livelihoods through the contributions of other disciplines in life and social sciences to the study of stone tools. The course introduces major stone tool discoveries and critically engages with current research through the development of new ideas for research projects. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT194H1: Tragically Unhip: Great Thinkers of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Hours: 24S

Inspired by Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859), the first anthropologists tried to extend his theory of evolution into culture by searching for the origins and essence of human existence. The course focuses on English and French thinkers who defined minimal sets of beliefs and practices that all cultures shared. It also takes account of the motivations and social milieux of early theorists who rarely, if ever, came in contact with the exotic “other” they studied; and it touches on the radical critique of their theories including Lévi-Strauss' structuralism and influential “afterologies” like deconstruction, post-structuralism, Lacanian psychoanalysis and Foucauldian philosophy. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT195H1: Speculative Fiction and Social Reality

Hours: 24S

How do the imagined worlds of speculative fiction reflect, and reflect upon, the real worlds of their authors and audiences? And on the other hand, how can works of speculative fiction have real-world impacts? Is speculative fiction different, in either of these respects, than other genres of narrative? This course explores a variety of works of speculative fiction from the perspective of an anthropological interest in ideas, imaginations, and narratives in relation to social life. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT196H1: Observing Everyday Life

Hours: 24S

This course is a First-Year Foundation Seminar and provides an opportunity for exploration of different topics and themes. Informal introduction to the notion of “everyday life” in anthropology and related humanities and social science disciplines. How seemingly insignificant, ordinary events and behaviors shape and are shaped by large societal patterns. Students will learn to interpret their own observational experiences with reference to relevant anthropological and other analytical frameworks. First-Year Foundation Seminars are restricted to first-year students and do not normally contribute towards program completion. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT197H1: Representations of Intellectuals

Hours: 24S

This course is a First-Year Foundation Seminar and provides an opportunity for exploration of different topics and themes. The course explores ideas of intellectuals who carved transformative theories during war times or under repressive regimes in the twentieth century. Intellectuals featured in the course include Rosa Luxemburg, Frantz Fanon, Walter Benjamin, Lu Xin, Audre Lorde. Further, it would examine cultural representations of them, such as, graphic novels, fictions, essays, films and videos on them or relatable to their ideas. For example, it would assign reading of Red Rosa, a graphic novel of Luxemburg together with her own work Theory of Imperialism. Or it would juxtapose Lorde’s classic, Sister Outsider, with Octavia Butler’s science fiction, Parable of the Sower. First-Year Foundation Seminars are restricted to first-year students and do not normally contribute towards program completion. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT198H1: Nature: A Cultural Introduction

Hours: 24S

This course is a First-Year Foundation Seminar and provides an opportunity for exploration of different topics and themes. The distinction (or dualism) between nature and culture is often described as a central feature of the western cultural imagination and of “modernity.” The nature/culture dualism is also relevant to many current debates about ecology and environment. This course explores various approaches to “nature” through a variety of written and visual texts, and focuses on representations of the nature/culture dualism. First-Year Foundation Seminars are restricted to first-year students and do not normally contribute towards program completion. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ANT199H1: Living on the Water in Toronto

Hours: 24S

What do the Great Lakes mean to people living here? Especially Indigenous people? When and how do people care about the Great Lakes? Poems, stories, social science offer perspectives on the water from anthropology and arts. Field trips including paddling on a river, hiking; talks with local activists and artists. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT200Y1: Introduction to Archaeology

Hours: 48L/24T

How did art and technology develop in the course of human evolution?  What led to the development of agriculture and settled village life?  How did social inequality and urbanism emerge?  This course takes a global perspective to explore the archaeological evidence that sheds light on these questions and other aspects of prehistory and early history.  Students will engage with the challenges posed by new discoveries and also with recent developments in archaeological method and theory.  The goal of the course is to involve students with the current state of archaeological research and some of the major issues archaeologists work to address.

Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT203Y1: The Nature of Humans

Hours: 48L/24P

This course examines where humans fit in the fabric of the natural world. It explores the history of ideas about humans in nature, humans as primates, the story of human evolution and modern human physical and genetic diversity.

Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1/​BIO120H1, BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT204H1: Social Cultural Anthropology and Global Issues

Previous Course Number: ANT204Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

A course focused on recent anthropological scholarship that seeks to understand and explain the transformation of contemporary societies and cultures. Topics may include some of the following: new patterns of global inequality, war and neo-colonialism, health and globalization, social justice and indigeneity, religious fundamentalism, gender inequalities, biotechnologies and society etc.

Exclusion: ANT204Y1
Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT205H1: Medical Anthropology: Sociocultural Perspectives on Illness, Medicine and Care

Hours: 24L/11T

Introduction to medical anthropology with a focus on questions, methods, and insights from sociocultural anthropology. Explores the relationships among culture, society, and medicine with special attention to power, inequality, and globalization. Examples from many parts of the world, addressing biomedicine as well as other healing systems.

Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1, ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT207H1: Core Concepts in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Hours: 24L/12T

Society, culture, kinship, exchange, community, identity, politics, belief: these and other core concepts are explored in this course, which lays the foundation for advanced courses in social and cultural anthropology.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT208H1: Medical Anthropology: an Evolutionary Perspective on Human Health

Hours: 24L/10T

Introduction to applied evolutionary medical anthropology. It explores evidence for the evolution of human vulnerability to disease across the life cycle (conception to death) and implications for health of contemporary populations in behavioral ecological, cross-cultural, health and healing systems, historical trauma, inter-sectionality, and climate change, lenses.

Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1/​BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT253H1: Language & Society

Hours: 24L

This course introduces linguistic analysis with a view towards its application to the study of the relation between culture and social structure. The interplay of pronunciation, grammar, semantics, and discourse with rituals, ideologies, and constructions of social meaning and worldview are discussed in tandem with the traditional branches of linguistic analysisphonology, morphology, grammar, syntax, and semantics. The objective of the course is to provide a broad framework for understanding the role of language in society.

Exclusion: JAL253H1
Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT311Y0: Archaeological Fieldwork


ANT311Y1: Archaeological Fieldwork

Practical field training through six weeks of excavation on an archaeological site. Basic principles of artifact handling and classification. (Offered only in Summer Session) Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT314H1: Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest

Hours: 24L

An archaeological survey of the human prehistory of northwestern North America from the late Pleistocene to the time of early European contact. Geographical coverage will include the Northwest Coast, California, and the Intermontane Plateau.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT315H1: Arctic Archaeology

Hours: 24L

Archaeology and ethnohistory of Arctic cultures. Emphasis is on variation in social organization, settlement pattern, economy, ideology, and interaction with the expanding European world-system.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT317H1: Archaeology of Eastern North America

Hours: 24L

This course examines the precontact and early contact period culture history of eastern North America, including Ontario, through archaeological evidence. Topics covered include the earliest peopling of the region at the end of the Ice Age, diversity of hunter-gatherer societies, introduction of agriculture, and the development of the dynamic First Nations societies who eventually met and interacted with Europeans.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT318H1: The Preindustrial City and Urban Social Theory

Hours: 24L

This course offers a comparative examination of the rise and organization of ancient cities through a detailed investigation of urban social theory. We will explore competing anthropological interpretations of urban process while probing the political, ideological, and economic structures of the worlds earliest cities. Students will have the opportunity to consider a broad range of subjects, including mechanisms of city genesis; urban-rural relations; the intersections of city and state; and historical variation in urban landscapes, ideologies, and political economies.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT319Y1: Archaeology of North America

Previous Course Number: ANT310Y1
Hours: 48L

This course examines human prehistory in North America, North of Mexico, from the time of earliest occupation to European contact. Special topics include Paleoindian and Archaic adaptations, the rise of complex hunter-gatherers, origins of farming and the evolution of complex chiefdoms.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Exclusion: ANT309H1, ANT310Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT320H1: Ancient Cultures of the Andes

Hours: 24L

This class offers intensive study of the archaeology and culture history of the Andean region prior to the Spanish conquest.  The complexity and distinctiveness of Andean social organization, political institutions, religious ideologies, and economic practices have long fascinated anthropologists.  Ultimately, the course will explore Andean cultures over a 10,000 year period, highlighting key debates, current research projects, and innovative theoretical approaches shaping contemporary archeological scholarship in South America and beyond.      

Prerequisite: ANT100Y1 or ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT322H1: Anthropology of Youth Culture

Hours: 24L

This course will present various perspectives on the nature and dynamics of youth culture. It will discuss the research accumulated over the past quarter century on youth lifestyles, from fashion and music to the formation and spread of slang. It will also look at the various critical and controversial aspects of adolescence in contemporary culture.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT324H1: Tourism & Globalization

Previous Course Number: ANT443H1
Hours: 24L

The course uses tourism as a lens to examine global connections. Particular focus will be on the politics of cultural encounters. Drawing examples from diverse ethnographic materials, the course explores how different visions of the world come into contact, negotiated and transformed, and how tourist encounters shape peoples everyday lives.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT443H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT327H1: "Diversity": Critical/Comparative Studies of Indigeneity, Multiculturalism and (Settler) Colonialism

Hours: 24L

How do societies understand and manage their own diversity?  This course unites critical studies of multiculturalism and settler colonialism to study Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S., also examining strategies in other sites for managing diversity which are framed differently (e.g. superdiversity (Europe), co-existence (Japan), multiracialism (Hawai’i), mestizoness (Mexico)).

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT253H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT329H1: Language & Power Structure

Previous Course Number: ANT329Y1
Hours: 24L/4T

The role of language and symbolism in the representation and manipulation of ideology and power structure. Case materials drawn from the study of verbal arts, gender, law, advertising, and politics with a focus on North America.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or ANT253H1 or VIC223Y1 or one of 200+ series H1 course in SOC or POL or LIN or Women's Studies
Exclusion: ANT329Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT330Y1: Paleoanthropology Field School

Hours: 24L/78P

This course provides background in the practical and theoretical aspects of fieldwork in Paleoanthropology. Students are trained in the treatment and analysis of fossil vertebrates, plant macro- and micro-fossils and sediments. Excursions to paleoanthropological localities of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens, and excavation at a hominoid site. (Joint undergraduate-graduate) Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Additional fees of up to $2500 for field trip costs will apply.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT333Y1: Living Primate Adaptations

Hours: 48L/24P

A survey of living primates, this lab-oriented course describes and compares the diverse behavioural and anatomical adaptations that are characteristic to this order of mammals. The understanding of the biological diversity and evolutionary history of primates is important for further understanding of human adaptation and evolution.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Exclusion: ANT333H1
Recommended Preparation: ANT334H1; BIO120H1, BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT334H1: Human Skeletal Biology

Previous Course Number: ANT334Y1
Hours: 24L/24P

Exploration of the development and maintenance of the human skeleton and dentition, with emphasis on application to archaeological, forensic and biomedical sciences.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Exclusion: ANT334Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT335Y1: Human Evolution

Hours: 24L/36P

This course takes the student on a survey of human evolution from our ape ancestors to modern humans.  Students will learn to identify skulls, teeth and limb bones, explore hundreds of casts, and learn how researchers understand human origins and trends in the development of human anatomy and behavior.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Exclusion: ANT429H1, ANT332H5, ANT333H5, ANT434H5, ANTC17H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT336H1: Evolutionary Anthropology Theory

Hours: 24L

This course will explore the foundational and leading concepts in evolutionary anthropology. Historically important readings and current concepts will be presented and discussed in the context of research, especially in areas of human population biology, ecology and the evolution of Homo sapiens. Topics will include behavioral ecology and life history theory, as well as a critique of the adaptationist program.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT337H1: Human Movement

Hours: 24L/24P

This course will investigate human movement and physical activity patterns through the lens of evolutionary anthropology. The evolution of hominin physical behaviours, such as bipedalism and tool use, will be explored alongside the morphological traits associated with these behaviours. We will also examine social and cultural factors that may moderate physical activities among diverse human groups, including subsistence strategy variation and contemporary views on activity and exercise.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT338H1: Molecular Anthropology and Human Evolution

Hours: 24L/12P

Molecular anthropology is an interdisciplinary field combining biology, genetics, evolution and anthropology. In this class, we will explore the use of DNA for the study of past migrations and admixture patterns, the evolution of pathogens, plant and animal domestication and especially the relationships between recent and archaic humans.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT340H1: Anthropology of Latin America

Hours: 24L

Provides a framework for understanding current anthropological issues in the different geo-political regions of Latin America. Special attention will be paid to historical/conceptual development of the discipline in the region, and the course will introduce a debate about the dealth and resurgence of area studies.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT341H1: China in Transition

Previous Course Number: ANT341Y1
Hours: 24L

This course offers a general introduction to transformations in modern and contemporary China from an anthropological perspective. This course covers major aspects of Chinese culture, history, and society in a global context.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT341Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT343H1: Social Anthropology of Gender

Previous Course Number: ANT343Y1
Hours: 24L

Social anthropological perspectives on variations in gender roles and systems. Examines, through comparison of ethnography, the relationship of gender to social organization, economic and political processes, belief systems and social change.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT343Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT345H1: Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives

Hours: 24L

This course examines medical anthropologys contributions to, and critiques of, global health policies and programs. Topics covered include: colonialism and health, the political ecology of disease, indigenous constructions of illness and healing, medical pluralism, the politics of primary health care, population policies, reproductive health, and AIDS.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 or permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: ANT348H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT346H1: Anthropology of Food

Hours: 24L

Social anthropological perspective on the nature and meaning of food production, culinary cultures, industrial food, food as metaphor, and famine and hunger.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT347H1: Metropolis: Global Cities

Hours: 24L

The role of culture, cultural diversity, space and performance in urban institutions and settings. The cultural context and consequence of urbanization.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT347Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT348H1: Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics

Previous Course Number: ANT348Y1
Hours: 24L/5T

This course deepens students’ understandings of health and illness as social, cultural, political and historical phenomena. Drawing on theories and approaches from social-cultural anthropology, students will develop skills in critical analysis of experiences and meanings of healing and illness in particular contexts, with a focus on anthropological critique of dominant health policies, discourses, technologies and practices.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or permission of the instructor. (Note: ANT208H1 is not accepted preparation for this course.)
Exclusion: ANT348Y1
Recommended Preparation: ANT205H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT349H1: Anthropology and New Technologies

Previous Course Number: ANT442H1
Hours: 24L

This course explores the relationship between technology and culture through a focus on new media and technological infrastructures. Anticipating a future of driverless cars and big data, we examine how social theorists, cultural critics and ethnographers have sought to understand the socio-cultural dimensions of earlier waves of rapid technological change.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT442H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ANT356H1: Anthropology of Religion

Hours: 24L

This course introduces anthropological definitions of religion; debates on rituals and rites of passage; rationality, religion and modernity; belief and body; religion and the media. It also engages with studies in the anthropology of popular and transnational religion, and the politics of religious movements.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT358H1: Medical Anthropology and Social Justice

Hours: 24L

It is widely acknowledged that sharp disparities in disease burden and access to medical care characterize global patterns in health. These disparities affect the life chances of much of the worlds population, based on class position, gender, and geographical region.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT362H1: Sports and Play

Hours: 24L

 We tend to think of sports as unserious. This course shows that much serious cultural work is conducted through sports, but also that sports are indeed not always serious. This anthropology of sports engages with sports as both work and play, considering issues like gender, bodies, competition, and pleasure.   

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ANT364H1: Environment & Globalization

Previous Course Number: ANT364Y1
Hours: 24L

This course will examine the relationships between humans and the environment in the context of contemporary efforts to develop within or in opposition to the political economy of neoliberal globalization. We will critically examine the discourses of progress and environment within a broader theoretical inquiry of structure/agency and power.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT364Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT366H1: Anthropology of Activism and Social Justice

Previous Course Number: ANT366Y1
Hours: 24L

Explores how anthropologists have traditionally studied social movements and how new social movements have challenged anthropologists to rethink some of their ethnographic methods and approaches. Some specific movements covered include those related to indigenous rights, environmentalism, refugees, gay and lesbian issues, biotechnology, new religions, and globalization.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT366Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT368H1: Nature Culture Human

Hours: 24L

What is “nature” and how does it relate to the way in which “culture” is conceptualized? How do race, class, gender, sexuality and ability structure our experiences of both nature and ourselves as human beings? This course explores these questions through engagements with a variety of texts.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1
Exclusion: ANT110H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT370H1: Introduction to Social Anthropological Theory

Hours: 24P

An in-depth critical review of foundational ideas in the development of the practice of Anthropology. Topics may include questioning fieldwork, origins and legacies of functionalism, cultural materialism, politics of culture, power and political economy, globalization and post modernism, gender and post-structuralism.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT371H1: Human Nutritional Ecology

Previous Course Number: ANT471H1
Hours: 24L

A detailed review of human dietary adaptations, subsistence strategies and the suite of cognitive, cultural and life history traits that make humans so adaptable. Focus is on the relevance of the past to understanding the modern world food system and finding solutions to contemporary problems in population, food, and health.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1 or ANT207H1 or ANT208H1
Exclusion: ANT471H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT372H1: Cultural Property

Hours: 24L

This course explores the relationship between cultural property and everyday life through the themes of movement, ownership and value. Case studies, current events and debates help students understand how heritage is informed by the multiple values of cultural property.  This course addresses issues of cultural property and heritage in the contemporary world that are relevant to all subfields of anthropology.

Prerequisite: ANT100Y1 or ANT200Y1 or ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or ANT253H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT374H1: Rethinking Development, or the Improvement of the World

Hours: 36L

Development, or deliberate intervention to improve the lives of people deemed to be lacking, or left behind, has shaped the modern world for at least a century. Drawing on historical and ethnographic studies, this course examines the trajectory of development as a concept and practice, and traces its effects.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT376H1: Anthropology of Animals

Hours: 24L

The relationship between humans and other animals is one of the most hotly debated topics of our times. Through key classic and contemporary writings, this course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of animal studies, and explores how anthropologists and other theorists have critically engaged in debates about animal and human distinctions.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT378H1: Gift, Money, and Finance

Hours: 24L

This course introduces dialogue between anthropological literature and other disciplinary studies in regards to the economy and culture of gift and money transaction as a key aspect of human society. Studying the history of gift and money economy from agricultural societies and diverse developments of finance market culture in recent era through various perspectives (e.g., ethnographic, sociological, politico-economic, and historical views), this course aims to train students developing a critical understanding of capitalism.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT380H1: Craft of Social/Cultural Anthropology

Previous Course Number: ANT210H1
Hours: 36S

This course introduces students to the skills they need to conduct ethnographic research, in particular, participant observation, in-depth interview, as well as writing fieldnotes and research proposals. The emphasis is on interactive, workshop-style small group learning.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT210H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT384H1: Special Topics in Society, Culture and Language

Hours: 24L

This lecture-format course focuses on a relatively broad topic in socio-cultural and/or linguistic anthropology. Topics change from year to year. For the 2015-16 academic year, the title of this course is "Nature, Culture, Human".

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT386H1: Global Catholicism: Anthropological Approaches

Hours: 24L

This is a course on material religion and mediation, kingdom and kinship, gender symbolisms and devotions, ecologies of selves and the histories of senses that infuse Catholicism. It challenges us to think about the importance of Catholicism as a global phenomenon expressed through socio-political and cultural practices of the everyday life.   

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or SMC103Y1 or RLG212H1 or RLG203H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT388H1: Anthropologists and Indigenous Peoples in North America

Hours: 24L

Indigenous scholars (including anthropologists), intellectuals and activists have publicly challenged the ethical and political implications of anthropological research in, on and with Indigenous nations and communities. This course takes such critiques as jumping-off points from which to explore historical and contemporary relations between anthropologists and Indigenous peoples in North America. 

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or ANT203Y1 or ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or ANT208H1 or ANT253H1
Recommended Preparation: ABS201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT390H1: Special Topics in Anthropology

Hours: 24L

This lecture-format course focuses on a relatively broad topic anthropology. Topics change from year to year. See Anthropology website for more details.

Prerequisite: 9.0 FCEs. Further prerequisites vary from year to year, consult the department.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT395Y0: Special Topics in Anthropology

Hours: 48S

Studies in anthropology taken abroad. Areas of concentration vary depending on the instructor and year offered.

Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1 or ANT200Y1 or ANT203Y1 or ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT396Y0: Special Topics in Anthropology

Hours: 48S

Studies in anthropology taken abroad. Areas of concentration vary depending on the instructor and year offered.

Recommended Preparation: ANT100Y1 or ANT200Y1 or ANT203Y1 or ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Hours: TBA

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program . Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


ANT406H1: Lithic Analysis

Hours: 24L/12P

Core reduction strategies, replication, experimental archaeology, use-wear, design approaches, ground stone, inferring behaviour from lithic artifacts.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 and ARH312Y1 and ARH305H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ANT407H1: Inka and Aztec States

Hours: 24L

This course provides a comparative study of the emergence, organization, and transformation of the two historically-documented states of the native Americas: the Inka and the Aztec. Students will have the opportunity to analyze ethnohistorical and archaeological data in order to critically evaluate models of the pre-industrial state while gauging the anthropological significance of either convergence or particularity in the historical development of centralized political formations.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 and ARH305H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT409H1: Landscape Archaeology

Hours: 24L/12P

Archaeological survey, spatial analysis of archaeological evidence over landscapes and territories, and ways archaeologists attempt to interpret landscapes, regional settlement systems, agricultural land use, regional exchange and communication, and past people's perceptions of or ideas about landscape.

Prerequisite: ARH305H1
Recommended Preparation: GGR270H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT410H1: Hunter-Gatherers Past & Present

Hours: 24S

Examines the diversity of recent hunter-gatherer societies, as a source of analogues for understanding the archaeological record of past foraging peoples.

Prerequisite: ARH305H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT411H1: Advanced Archaeological Theory

Hours: 24S

Seminar in the critical examination of major schools of archaeological thought.

Prerequisite: ARH305H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT412H1: Historical Archaeology

Hours: 16L/8P

Introduces the problems, methods and some of the material culture of colonial and industrial archaeology with emphasis on Canada and colonial America. Covers the use of documentary evidence, maps, architecture, and a variety of artifact classes.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or HIS374H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT415Y1: Laboratory in Faunal Archaeo-Osteology

Hours: 48P/48S

Examination and interpretation of faunal material from archaeological sites as evidence for culture.

Prerequisite: ARH312Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ANT416H1: Archaeology of Ritual and Identity

Hours: 24L

This course offers a comparative survey of archaeological approaches to ritual practice as it relates to identity politics, personhood, and the negotiation of power relations in past societies. An important goal of the seminar is to introduce students to social theories on the inherent materiality of ritual performance, whether orchestrated in everyday practice or in elaborate religious and political spectacles.

Prerequisite: ARH305H1 and one of ANT100Y1/​ANT200Y1/​ANT356H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT419H1: Current Debates in Palaeolithic Archaelogy

Hours: 24S

Current research in Palaeolithic Archaeology reflecting emerging issues.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT420H1: Archaeology of Inequality

Hours: 24L

How social complexity is manifested in the archaeological record. Origins and evolution of prehistoric complex societies, from small-scale chiefdoms to large-scale states.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 and ARH305H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT425H1: Language in Anthropological Thought

Previous Course Number: ANT325H1
Hours: 24L

How ideas about language fit into the overall views of humankind as expressed by selected anthropologists, linguists, sociologists, and philosophers.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 or ANT253H1 and 0.5 300+ level course from Group C
Exclusion: ANT425Y1; ANT325H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT426H1: Western Views of the Non-West

Hours: 24S

The history and present of western concepts and images about the ‘Other’, in anthropological and other scholarship and in popular culture.

Prerequisite: 0.5 300 level FCE from Anthropology Group C (Society, Culture, Language), or NMC or Jewish Studies or Diaspora and Transnational Studies or History
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ANT430H1: Primate Conservation Biology

Hours: 24L

The focus of this course is on the science of primate conservation biology in an anthropological context. Topics will include primate biodiversity and biogeography, human impacts, and conservation strategies/policies. The effects of cultural and political considerations on primate conservation will also be discussed.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT431H1: The Real Planet of the Apes

Hours: 12L/12P

Through fossil labs and lectures, we look back over 30 to 5 million years ago when apes roamed from Spain to China and Germany to Southern Africa. The fossil record of these apes, our ancestors, reveals how we evolved our large brains, dexterous hands, extended growth period and incredible intelligence. We encounter many surprises along the way, such as apes living with pandas in Hungary, animals with a mix of monkey, ape and pig traits and apes the size of polar bears. Of the more than 100 species of fossil apes known, only one gave rise to us.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Recommended Preparation: ANT335Y1 or ANT330Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT434H1: Health, Diet & Disease in the Past

Hours: 24L/12P

Advanced exploration of the life histories of past populations, through the application of palaeodietary analyses, palaeopathology and other appropriate research methods.

Prerequisite: ANT334H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT435H1: Anthropology of Childhood and Childcare

Hours: 24L

A detailed review of the classic and recently emerging literature on the anthropology of children, childhood, and childcare. Focus is on theories for evolution of human parenting adaptations, challenges in research methodology and implications for contemporary research, practice and policy in the area of care and nutrition of infants and children.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT436H1: Primate Ecology & Social Behavior

Hours: 24L

This course will provide an overview of the ecology and social behavior of extant nonhuman primates. Topics will include socioecology, conservation biology, biogeography, aggression and affiliation, community ecology, communication, and socio-sexual behavior. There will also be extensive discussions of methods used in collecting data on primates in the field.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT437H1: Introduction to Virtual Anthropology

Hours: 18L/24P

Virtual anthropology is a set of new methods that allow us to digitize objects, analyze, reconstruct and share them digitally, and bring them back into the real world. After a theoretical introduction, students will use surface scanners, photogrammetric software and 3D printers to digitize and study archaeological and anthropological specimens.

Prerequisite: ANT334H1 or ARH312Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ANT438H1: Topics in Emerging Scholarship (Evolutionary Anthropology)

Hours: 24S

Taught by an advanced PhD student or postdoctoral fellow, and based on his or her doctoral research and area of expertise, this course presents a unique opportunity to explore intensively a particular Evolutionary Anthropology topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1 and 0.5 FCE 300+ Group B (Evolutionary) course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT440H1: Society in Transition

Hours: 36S

Modernity, globalization, and neoliberalism have emerged as three  distinct, yet connected, concepts in anthropological studies of social, cultural, political and economic changes around the world. This course critically examines the various meanings of these three concepts, and tests their usefulness as analytical tools to think productively about societies in transition in specific historical and ethnographic contexts. Topical focus varies by year, and may include the changing character of work and welfare, property and markets,country and city, media and mobilization, and others. Check the course outline for details.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and ANT370H1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: ANT440Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT441H1: Love, Sex, and Marriage

Hours: 24S

Beginning with anthropologys early work on kinship, and ending with recent analyses of sex work and the globalization of ideologies of romantic love and companionate marriage, this course will investigate how emotional and sexual relationships are produced, used, conceptualized, and experienced both within particular societies and transnationally.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and ANT343H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT450H1: Multispecies Cities

Hours: 24S

As of 2007, for the first time in human history, more than half the world’s peoples lived in cities. It is estimated that by 2030 over 60% will be urban-dwellers. This demographic shift suggests that for many (if not most) people, their primary encounter with “nature” will be urban based. This course explores the idea of “urban-nature” by 1) focusing on the ways in which various theorists have challenged traditional ways of viewing both “the city” and “nature” and 2) encouraging students to develop their own critical perspectives through ethnographic engagements with the city of Toronto.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1 and a 300-level course or above in Society, Culture and Language
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT455H1: Ethnographic Approaches to the Middle East and North Africa

Hours: 36L

This course explores the literature and concerns of anthropologists conducting ethnographic research in the greater Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It is designed for students with a background in social and cultural anthropology who wish to become familiar with the social and religious complexity of the MENA region, and the anthropological questions it has compelled. Islam has long been the area's principal social and historical force and thus provides the backdrop for much, but not all, of the ethnography considered in the course. Moreover, Muslim majority MENA countries exhibit considerable social and sectarian diversity. Readings and lectures attend to differences as well as resemblances, while considering issues such as gender roles, kinship, marriage, local level practices, medicine, secularism, 'public Islam,' nationalism, and the persistent problem of orientalism.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANTC89H3; ANT484H1 (Topics: Ethnography of the Middle East and North Africa) taken in Winter 2014; ANT384H1 (Topics: Peoples of the Middle East and North Africa) taken in Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
Recommended Preparation: NMC241H1, RLG204H1, NMC283Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT456H1: Queer Ethnography

Hours: 24L

This course explores, first, how and where forms of desire and sexual practice have become sites of anthropological inquiry and exemplars of particular cultural logics. Tracing, then, the transnational turn in the anthropology of sexuality, the course engages important debates about culture, locality, and globalization. By focusing on the transnational movement of desires, practices, and pleasures through activisms, mass media, and tourism, the course asks how sex is global and how globalization is thoroughly sexed. Course material will stress, but not be limited to, forms of same-sex or otherwise queer sexualities.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and any 300-level course in Society, Culture and Language
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT457H1: Anthropology of Material Culture

Hours: 24L

The course addresses the cultural and social significance of material culture in specific cultural settings, and the role that artifacts have played in the history of anthropological thought from early typological displays to the most recent developments of material culture studies.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or ANT207H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ANT458H1: Settler-Colonialism and Indigenous Health in Canada

Hours: 24S

This course draws on anthropological and historical literatures to explore the relationship between the health of Indigenous people and Canadian settler-colonialism. In conceptualising this relationship, we focus on critical analysis of the role of biomedical health-care systems in settler-colonial governmentality, and how history is understood in discourses on Indigenous health.

Prerequisite: Any 300-level course in Society, Culture and Language or INS350H1 or INS355H1 or JFP450H1 or permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: ANT345H1 or ANT348H1 or ANT358H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT459H1: Multispecies Ethnography

Hours: 24S

This course introduces perspectives which extend anthropological inquiry beyond the solely human realm. Building on an acknowledgement of the fundamental interconnectedness of humans and other life forms, it explores the agencies of other-than-humans, including nonhuman animals, land and seascapes, plants, bacteria, “contaminants,” and others. The course involves field-site visits and fieldwork projects in Toronto (GTA region) and engages with ethnographic methodologies best suited to investigations of inter-species, inter-life form relationships.

Prerequisite: ANT376H1 or three 300-level anthropology courses in any subfield or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT460H1: Global Perspectives on Womens Health

Hours: 24S

This fourth-year seminar examines how female gender shapes health and illness. Using case studies of sexual health, fertility and its management, substance use/abuse, mental health, and occupational/labor health risks, the course investigates the material, political, and socio-cultural factors that can put women at risk for a range of illness conditions.

Prerequisite: ANT343H1 or ANT348H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT462H1: Anthropology of Affect

Hours: 24S

This course examines how anthropologists have studied the way that people hope, imagine, love, and despise. Ethnography of the intimate realms of affect raises important questions about knowledge production and methodology as well as offering insight into how people come to act upon the world and what the human consequences of such action are. The course will also examine how the intimate is socially produced and harnessed in the service of politics and culture. Topics will include grief and its lack; dreams and activism; love and social change; memory and imperialism; sexuality and care; and violence and hope.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and any 300-level course in Society, Culture and Language
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT472H1: Japan in Global Context: Anthropological Perspectives (formerly ANT354Y1 and ANT354H1)

Hours: 24L

This course examines how what we know as Japan and its culture has been constructed through global interactions. Topics include gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, social and family life, work and leisure, and Japanese identity amid changing global power relations.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1
Exclusion: ANT354Y1; ANT354H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT473H1: Ethnographic Practicum: The University

Hours: 36S

Students carry out original ethnographic research projects on some aspect of life in the University of Toronto: its students, staff and faculty; its hierarchies and habits; and the everyday practices in classrooms, labs, dining halls, offices, clubs, and residence corridors. Class time is used for collective brainstorming, feedback and analysis.

Prerequisite: ANT380H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT474H1: Ethnographies of HIV/AIDS: Risk, Vulnerability, and Care

Hours: 24S

This course examines HIV/AIDS globally and ethnographically focusing on how gendered political economies create HIV vulnerability; the experiences of sexual minorities; how religious institutions shape practices of social care and exclusion; and anthropological critiques of HIV awareness campaigns and counseling as sites of governmentality.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and ANT348H1 or ANT345H1 or ANT358H1 or ANT343H1
Recommended Preparation: ANT343H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT475H1: Reading Ethnography

Hours: 24P

Students read several full-length ethnographies, both classical and contemporary, and debate what makes for sound ethnographic research and writing, as well as what ethnography is and "should" be as a genre of writing and representation.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and ANT370H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT476H1: Body, Self and Sociality

Hours: 36S

This seminar class examines 'the body' as a historically and culturally contingent category, the material site and means of practice, and a foundation point for identity and self-fashioning. We consider the relevance of cultural meanings to biomedical practices, the centrality of the body to consumer techno-society, and the body’s role as a locus of experience, political inscription, and struggle.

Prerequisite: ANT370H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT477H1: Transnational Korea in and outside the Peninsula

Previous Course Number: ANT377H1
Hours: 24S

This course addresses reading ethnography as a tool to understand compressed and complex modernity such as Korean societies, both in and outside of the Korean peninsula. In particular, this course aims to develop students’ critical thinking on class, ethnicity, gender, family, and migration in Korea and diasporic societies of Koreans in Canada, China, Japan, and US.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and at least one 300+ course in social sciences and humanities
Exclusion: ANT377H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT480H1: Special Topics in Anthropological Research

Hours: 24S

Unique opportunity to explore a particular anthropological topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: Any 200 level Anthropology course and 1.0 FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT481H1: Special Topics in Evolutionary Anthropology

Hours: 24S

Unique opportunity to explore in-depth a particular topic in Evolutionary Anthropology. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: ANT203Y1 and 0.5 FCE 300+ Group B (Evolutionary) course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ANT483H1: Special Topics in Linguistic Anthropology

Hours: 24S

This course will focus on an advanced topic in Linguistic Anthropology. Topic will vary from year- to-year.

Prerequisite: ANT253H1 and 1.0 FCE 300 level Group C (Society, Culture and Language) course
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ANT484H1: Special Topics in Social Cultural Anthropology

Hours: 24S

Unique opportunity to explore a particular Social Cultural Anthropology topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and 1 FCE 300 level Group C (Society, Culture and Language) course
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT485H1: Topics in Emerging Scholarship (Society, Culture and Language)

Hours: 24S

Taught by an advanced PhD student or postdoctoral fellow, and based on his or her doctoral research and area of expertise, this course presents a unique opportunity to explore intensively a particular Socio-cultural or Linguistic Anthropology topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and 1 FCE 300+ Group C (Society, Culture and Language) course
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT486H1: Special Topics: Socio-Cultural Research Seminar

Hours: 24S

Unique opportunity to explore a particular Social Cultural Anthropology topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: ANT207H1 and 1 FCE 300+ Group C (Society, Culture and Language) course
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT490Y1: Field Course in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Hours: 24L/52P

An instructor-supervised experiential study project in social and cultural anthropology. Course takes place in an off-campus setting. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: ANT204H1 or ANT207H1, and 1.0 additional FCE from the Society, Culture, and Language course group
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT491H1: Internship in Anthropology

Hours: 24P

This course is an opportunity to apply acquired knowledge in anthropology or archeology in a work placement environment. Opportunities may include local community organizations, international development organizations, museum or heritage projects, or media production projects. Only internships that require knowledge and skills in anthropology and/or archeology will be considered. Student must fulfill responsibilities of the internship as well as complete a final research paper. If qualified, the student’s internship supervisor will mark the final paper for the course; if not, an appropriate academic supervisor will be assigned from within the Dept. of Anthropology. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Fourth year; major or specialist in a program in Anthropology; 3.0 FCEs in Anthropology
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT491Y1: Internship in Anthropology

Hours: 48P

This course is an opportunity to apply acquired knowledge in anthropology or archeology in a work placement environment. Opportunities may include local community organizations, international development organizations, museum or heritage projects, or media production projects. Only internships that require knowledge and skills in anthropology and/or archeology will be considered. Student must fulfill responsibilities of the internship as well as complete a final research paper. If qualified, the student’s internship supervisor will mark the final paper for the course; if not, an appropriate academic supervisor will be assigned from within the Dept. of Anthropology. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Fourth year; major or specialist in a program in Anthropology; 3.0 FCEs in Anthropology
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ANT497Y1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Anthropology. Course Supervisor must be a member of the Anthropology faculty. Application for enrolment should be made to the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum of 10 credits, permission of Supervisor and Undergraduate Coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT498H1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Anthropology. Course Supervisor must be a member of the Anthropology faculty. Application for enrolment should be made to the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum of 10 credits, permission of Supervisor and Undergraduate Coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ANT499H1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Anthropology. Course Supervisor must be a member of the Anthropology faculty. Application for enrolment should be made to the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum of 10 credits, permission of Supervisor and Undergraduate Coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

APM236H1: Applications of Linear Programming

Hours: 36L

Introduction to linear programming including a rapid review of linear algebra (row reduction, matrix inversion, linear independence), the simplex method with applications, the duality theorem, complementary slackness, the dual simplex method and the revised simplex method. 

Prerequisite: MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1 (Note: no waivers of prerequisites will be granted)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM306Y1: Mathematics and Law

Hours: 72L

This course examines the relationship between legal reasoning and mathematical logic; provides a mathematical perspective on the legal treatment of interest and actuarial present value; critiques ethical issues; analyzes how search engine techniques on massive databases transform legal research and considers the impact of statistical analysis and game theory on litigation strategies.

NOTE

This course counts as 0.5 FCE in BR3 and 0.5 FCE in BR5.

This course will only contribute 0.5FCE to the Math Minor program.

Prerequisite: (MAT135H1/​MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1, MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1
Exclusion: JUM206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5); Society and its Institutions (3)

APM346H1: Partial Differential Equations

Hours: 36L

Sturm-Liouville problems, Green's functions, special functions (Bessel, Legendre), partial differential equations of second order, separation of variables, integral equations, Fourier transform, stationary phase method.

Prerequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT235Y5/(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5/MAT257Y1, MAT244H1/​MAT244H5/MAT267H1
Exclusion: MAT351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM348H1: Mathematical Modelling

Previous Course Number: MAT482
Hours: 36L/22P

An overview of mathematical modelling. A variety of approaches for representing physical situations mathematically followed by analytical techniques and numerical simulations to gain insight. Questions from biology, economics, engineering, medicine, physics, physiology, and the social sciences formulated as problems in optimization, differential equations, and probability. Precise content varies with instructor.

Prerequisite: MAT244H1/​MAT267H1, MAT224H1/​MAT247H1, STA237H1/​STA247H1/​STA257H1/​MAT377H1
Exclusion: MAT482H1 (Topics in Mathematics: Topics in Mathematical Modelling), offered in Winter 2019
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM396H1: Independent Reading in Applied Mathematics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Topic must be outside undergraduate offerings. Similar workload to a 36L course.  Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA 3.5 for APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM421H1: Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

Hours: 36L

Key concepts and mathematical structure of Quantum Mechanics, with applications to topics of current interest such as quantum information theory. The core part of the course covers the following topics: Schroedinger equation, quantum observables, spectrum and evolution, motion in electro-magnetic field, angular momentum and O(3) and SU(2) groups, spin and statistics, semi-classical asymptotics, perturbation theory. More advanced topics may include: adiabatic theory and geometrical phases, Hartree-Fock theory, Bose-Einstein condensation, the second quantization, density matrix and quantum statistics, open systems and Lindblad evolution, quantum entropy, quantum channels, quantum Shannon theorems.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - APM421H1/MAT1723H

Prerequisite: (MAT224H1, MAT337H1)/MAT357H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM426H1: General Relativity

Hours: 36L

Einstein's theory of gravity. Special relativity and the geometry of Lorentz manifolds. Gravity as a manifestation of spacetime curvature. Einstein's equations. Cosmological implications: big bang and inflationary universe. Schwarzschild stars: bending of light and perihelion precession of Mercury. Topics from black hole dynamics and gravitational waves. The Penrose singularity theorem.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - APM426H1/MAT1700H

Prerequisite: MAT363H1/​MAT367H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM441H1: Asymptotic and Perturbation Methods

Hours: 36L

Asymptotic series. Asymptotic methods for integrals: stationary phase and steepest descent. Regular perturbations for algebraic and differential equations. Singular perturbation methods for ordinary differential equations: W.K.B., strained co-ordinates, matched asymptotics, multiple scales. (Emphasizes techniques; problems drawn from physics and engineering)

Prerequisite: APM346H1/​MAT351Y1, MAT334H1/​MAT354H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM446H1: Applied Nonlinear Equations

Hours: 36L

Partial differential equations appearing in physics, material sciences, biology, geometry, and engineering. Nonlinear evolution equations. Existence and long-time behaviour of solutions. Existence of static, traveling wave, self-similar, topological and localized solutions. Stability. Formation of singularities and pattern formation. Fixed point theorems, spectral analysis, bifurcation theory. Equations considered in this course may include: Allen-Cahn equation (material science), Ginzburg-Landau equation (condensed matter physics), Cahn-Hilliard (material science, biology), nonlinear Schroedinger equation (quantum and plasma physics, water waves, etc). mean curvature flow (geometry, material sciences), Fisher-Kolmogorov-Petrovskii-Piskunov (combustion theory, biology), Keller-Segel equations (biology), and Chern-Simmons equations (particle and condensed matter physics).

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - APM446H1/MAT1508H

Prerequisite: APM346H1/​MAT351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM461H1: Combinatorial Methods

Hours: 36L

A selection of topics from such areas as graph theory, combinatorial algorithms, enumeration, construction of combinatorial identities.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - APM461H1/MAT1302H

Prerequisite: MAT224H1/​MAT247H1, MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1, MAT301H1/​MAT347Y1
Recommended Preparation: MAT344H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM462H1: Nonlinear Optimization

Hours: 36L

An introduction to first and second order conditions for finite and infinite dimensional optimization problems with mention of available software. Topics include Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker conditions, convexity and calculus variations. Basic numerical search methods and software packages which implement them will be discussed.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1, MAT224H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Recommended Preparation: MAT336H1/​MAT337H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM466H1: Mathematical Theory of Finance

Hours: 36L

Introduction to the basic mathematical techniques in pricing theory and risk management: Stochastic calculus, single-period finance, financial derivatives (tree-approximation and Black-Scholes model for equity derivatives, American derivatives, numerical methods, lattice models for interest-rate derivatives), value at risk, credit risk, portfolio theory.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - APM466H1/MAT1856H

Prerequisite: APM346H1, STA347H1
Corequisite: STA457H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

APM496H1: Independent Readings in Applied Mathematics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Topic must be outside current undergraduate offerings. Similar workload to a course that has 36 lecture hours. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: minimum GPA 3.5 for APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ARH305H1: Archaeological Interpretation

Hours: 24L

Transforming archaeological results into statements about people and their life ways. Covers basic archaeological theory, including research design, sampling, stratigraphy, seriation, formation and testing or evaluation of hypotheses, regional analyses. Introduces some of the major schools of archaeological theory, including New Archaeology and Post-Processual Archaeology.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ARH306Y1: Archaeological Field Methods

Hours: 12L/61P

Intensive instruction in archaeological field methods and acquisition of field skills, including archaeological search and survey, site mapping, laying out excavation grids, use of theodolites, total station, and GPS, stratigraphic excavation, stratigraphy, field recording, screening sediment, Ontario license and reporting requirements. Normally this course would take place on campus in the summer. This course has a mandatory Lab Materials Fee of $25 to cover non-reusable materials.  The fee will be included on the student’s ACORN invoice.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or (NMC260H1 and NMC262H1) or NMC261Y0
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ARH309H1: Archaeology, Ethics, and the Public

Hours: 24L

An analysis of ethics in contemporary archaeology that covers reburial and repatriation, interpretation of the archaeological record in the context of historically oppressed groups, ethnic minorities, and non-western societies, the ethics of collecting and managing cultural property, relationships with the media, the debates surrounding looting, and other issues.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ARH312Y1: Archaeological Laboratory

Hours: 28L/44P

Techniques for making archaeological data meaningful after excavation or survey. Archaeological measurements, compilation of data, database design, archaeological systematics, and sampling theory in the context of lithics, pottery, floral, faunal and other archaeological remains. 

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 and a half statistics course (e.g. GGR270H1*, STA220H1, STA221H1, STA257H1, STA261H1, ANTC35H3**. Note: *Geography Pre- or co-requisites waived for Anthropology and Archaeology students; ** to be taken at the Scarborough Campus
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ARH360H1: Prehistory of the Near East (formerly ANT360Y1)

Hours: 24L

From earliest times through the rise of complex hunter-gatherers, and the food producing revolution to politically complex societies in Southwest Asia.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or NMC260H1 and NMC262H1
Exclusion: ARH360Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ARH361H0: Field Archaeology


ARH361H1: Field Archaeology

Opportunity for students participating in non-degree credit archaeological digs to submit reports, field notes and term papers for degree credit. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Undergraduate Co-ordinator and Supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ARH361Y0: Field Archaeology


ARH361Y1: Field Archaeology

Opportunity for students participating in non-degree credit archaeological digs to submit reports, field notes and term papers for degree credit. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Undergraduate Co-ordinator and Supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ARH398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ARH398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ARH482H1: Special Topics in Archaeology

Hours: 24S

Unique opportunity to explore a particular archaeological topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: ARH305H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ARH494H1: Topics in Emerging Scholarship (Archaeology)

Hours: 24S

Taught by an advanced PhD student or postdoctoral fellow, and based on his or her doctoral research and area of expertise, this course presents a unique opportunity to explore intensively a particular Archaeology topic in-depth. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: ARH305H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ARH495H1: Archaeology Research Practicum

Laboratory or practical research on an archaeological project that emphasizes methods and research design in archaeology. Students must obtain the consent of a Supervisor before enrolling. Students are required to give an oral presentation of research results to an open meeting of the Archaeology Centre at the conclusion of the course. Application must be made to the Anthropology Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum of 14 credits, permission of Supervisor and Undergraduate Coordinator.
Exclusion: ANT497Y1
Recommended Preparation: ARH305H1, ARH312Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

AST101H1: The Sun and Its Neighbours

Hours: 24L/12T

Our place in the Universe. Phenomena we see in the sky. What we know about the Sun, the planets and comets, and the formation of the solar system – and how we know it. What makes planets suitable for life. Finding out about the nearest stars and their planets. This course is intended for students with no science or engineering background.

Exclusion: AST121H1, AST221H1. Also excluded are CIV100H1, CIV101H1, CIV102H1, any 100- or higher-series CHM/PHY courses taken previously or concurrently (with the exception of PHY100H1, PHY101H1, PHY201H1, PHY202H1, PHY205H1, PHY207H1, CHM101H1; and AP, IB, CAPE, and GCE Transfer Credits)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST121H1: Origin and Evolution of the Universe

Hours: 24L

The origin of the Universe and all that it contains, from the chemical elements, stars and galaxies, and life. The course is intended for students who are enrolling in science and engineering courses.

Prerequisite: SPH4U Physics; MCB4U Calculus
Exclusion: AST101H1, AST201H1, AST210H1. Also excluded are AST221H1, AST222H1 if taken previously or concurrently
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST198H1: Great Astronomical Issues

Hours: 24S

There are some fundamental questions which humankind has asked itself over the centuries. Many of these involve astronomical origins, events, and objects. Astronomers now have the tools with which to attempt to answer some of the most fundamental questions, such as "Where did it all begin, where are we in space and time, are we alone, and who and what are we?" This seminar will explore some of these great issues. The selection of topics will be made initially by the instructor, but will be modified by the seminar participants at the first class meeting. Topics could include: stellar evolution and the future of the Sun, origin of the elements, origin and future of the Universe, origin of the Earth, origin of life, and extinction of the dinosaurs, global warming, the scientific method, astronomy and the public. Participants will be expected to join actively in lively discussions and to prepare and lead some of the seminars. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: AST199H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST199H1: Astronomy at the Frontier

Hours: 24S

This seminar series aims at building up general scientific literacy, by discussing selected topics in current astronomy, cosmology, and space science. We will delve into the physical foundation behind the questions being asked and how the answers are being sought. Students will have an opportunity early in the course to select topics of particular interest to them and this will govern the choice of readings as well. Topics could include: formation of stars; lives and deaths of stars; stellar corpses: white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; planets around other stars; recent results from Hubble and other telescopes; architecture of the solar system; exploration in the solar system; the invisible universe: dark energy and dark matter; first light; formation of galaxies; the age and future of the universe. Participants should be comfortable with basic mathematics and quantitative reasoning. Students will be expected to do independent research for essays, presentations, etc. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: AST198H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST201H1: Stars and Galaxies

Hours: 24L/12T

What we know about the properties and life cycles of stars, of galaxies, and of the Universe itself – and how we know it. How astronomers develop methods for understanding phenomena that span such vast ranges in distance and time. This course is intended for students with no science or engineering background.

Exclusion: AST121H1, AST210H1, AST221H1, AST222H1. Also excluded are CIV100H1, CIV101H1, CIV102H1 and any 100- or higher-series CHM or PHY courses taken previously or concurrently (with the exception of PHY100H1, PHY101H1, PHY201H1, PHY202H1, PHY205H1, PHY207H1, CHM101H1; and AP, IB, CAPE, and GCE Transfer Credits)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST210H1: Great Moments in Astronomy

Hours: 24L

From the Copernican Revolution to twentieth century astrophysics. Emphasis is placed on the process of discovery which has led to major advances in knowledge about the Universe. The course includes an outline of some of the most significant puzzles of our day and an examination of the potential for new revolutions in our knowledge. This course is best suited to science students.

Exclusion: AST101H1, AST121H1, AST201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST221H1: Stars and Planets

Hours: 36L

The (astro)physics of stars and planets, their observed variety, their structure, formation and evolution. Introduction to telescopes and instrumentation.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1; MAT136H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: AST101H1/​AST201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST222H1: Galaxies and Cosmology

Hours: 36L

The (astro)physics of stellar systems, galaxies, and the Universe, their structure, formation, and evolution.

Prerequisite: AST221H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST251H1: Life on Other Worlds

Hours: 24L/12T

Scholarly discussion of the probability that there are planets with life elsewhere in the universe, from the perspective of current ideas concerning the origin and evolution of the universe, the solar system and life. Search techniques and possibilities for interstellar travel and space colonies are discussed.

Exclusion: AST221H1/​AST222H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program . Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

AST301H1: Observational Astronomy

Hours: 36P

A hands-on introduction to telescopes and observational astronomy for students with little experience in the physical sciences. Through laboratory exercises and observations of the sky, students will learn the techniques that have enabled the major discoveries of modern astronomy, from the expansion of the universe to the existence of Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. Hands-on activities will teach how telescopes work and how we can measure the distances, motion, and chemical composition of celestial objects. Basic arithmetic is used, but no advanced mathematics. This course is intended for students without a formal science background to gain experience with hands-on observational astronomy.

Prerequisite: AST101H1/​AST201H1/​AST251H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST320H1: Introduction to Astrophysics

Hours: 24L

The formation, equilibrium and evolution of structure on all astronomical scales from the largest to the smallest: universe, clusters of galaxies, galaxies, clusters of stars, gas clouds and stars.

Prerequisite: PHY252H1/​PHY294H1; AST221H1,AST222H1 (or equivalent AST readings; consult the instructor)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST325H1: Introduction to Practical Astronomy

Hours: 39P

Through experiment and observation, develop the core skills to collect, reduce, and interpret astronomical data.  Develop understanding and usage of telescopes, instruments, and detectors; reduction and analysis methods; simulations and model fitting; data and error analysis.

Prerequisite: AST221H1,AST222H1 (or equivalent readings, consult the instructor)
Exclusion: AST326Y1
Recommended Preparation: basic programming/scripting, numerical techniques (e.g., through CSC108H1/​CSC148H1, CSC260H1).
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST326Y1: Practical Astronomy

Hours: 78P

Through experiment and observation, develop the core skills to collect, reduce, and interpret astronomical data.  Develop understanding and usage of telescopes, instruments, and detectors; reduction and analysis methods; simulations and model fitting; data and error analysis. This course is an expanded version of AST325H1 that gives a wider exposure to practical astronomy.

Prerequisite: AST221H1,AST222H1 (or equivalent readings; consult the instructor)
Exclusion: AST325H1
Recommended Preparation: basic programming/scripting, numerical techniques (e.g., through CSC108H1/​CSC148H1, CSC260H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

AST398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

AST399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


AST424H1: Introduction to Astrophysical Research

Hours: 24L

A literature study that develops methods and skills applicable to research in the physical sciences, with an emphasis on communication, including writing proposals and reports, and delivering presentations. This course is intended for students in the final year of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Major. Students are required to attend the weekly departmental colloquia and G2000 talks. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: AST320H1
Exclusion: AST425Y1
Recommended Preparation: AST325H1/​AST326Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science

AST425Y1: Research Topic in Astronomy

A research project done in consultation with an individual staff member in the Department leading to a detailed written report and oral presentation. This course is intended for students in the final year of the Astronomy and Physics specialist program. Students must enrol with the Undergraduate Secretary of the Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: AST320H1 and two of AST325H1/​AST326Y1, PHY324H1, PHY350H1, PHY354H1, PHY356H1, PHY357H1, PHY358H1, PHY407H1/​PHY408H1, PHY450H1, JPE395H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST430H1: Supervised Study in Astronomy & Astrophysics

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in Astronomy program courses Permission of the Undergraduate Chair and the prospective adviser
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST431H1: Supervised Study in Astronomy & Astrophysics

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in Astronomy program courses Permission of the Undergraduate Chair and the prospective adviser
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

AST431Y1: Supervised Study in Astronomy & Astrophysics

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in Astronomy program courses Permission of the Undergraduate Chair and the prospective adviser
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCB330Y1: Special Project in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An opportunity for specialized individual research in bioinformatics and computational biology by arrangement with the course coordinator and a supervisor. Significant background in both life science and computer science courses is required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the course coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCB410H1: Applied Bioinformatics

Hours: 24L

Practical introduction to concepts, standards and tools for the implementation of strategies in bioinformatics and computational biology. Student led discussions plus a strong component of hands-on exercises.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1; (CSC324H1/​CSC373H1/​CSC375H1) or permission of the course coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCB420H1: Computational Systems Biology

Hours: 24L

Current approaches to using the computer for analyzing and modeling biology as integrated molecular systems. Lectures plus hands-on practical exercises. The course extends and complements an introductory Bioinformatics course, such as BCH441H1.

Prerequisite: BCH441H1/​CSB472H1 or permission of the course coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCB430Y1: Advanced Special Project in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An opportunity for advanced specialized individual research in bioinformatics and computational biology by arrangement with the course coordinator and a supervisor. Significant background in both life science and computer science courses is required. BCB330Y1 is a recommended preparation for this course however students should not normally conduct their project in the same laboratory or continue their previous project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the course coordinator
Recommended Preparation: BCB330Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCH210H1: Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism

Hours: 36L/24T

Proteins, enzymes, membranes and the metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids. This course is intended for students who are NOT taking BCH242Y1 as part of their program.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/CHM151Y1 NOTE: CHM1** with COURSE EXCLUSION TO CHM135H1 AND CHM136H1 meet the Prerequisite requirement for BCH210H1. CHM110H5 & CHM120H5 (UTM) are equivalent to CHM135H1 ONLY. CHMA10H3 & CHMA11H3 (UTSC) are equivalent to CHM135H1 ONLY. CHMB41H3/CHMB42H3 (UTSC) are equivalent to CHM136H1 ONLY. CHM242H5 (UTM) is equivalent to CHM136H1 ONLY. Students with a SDF in CHM135H1/​CHM136H1 are not permitted to enrol in BCH210H1 until a final passing grade (50%) appears on the transcript.
Exclusion: BCH242Y1, [CHM361H5(UTM) and CHM362H5(UTM)], [BIOC12H3(UTSC) and BIOC13H3(UTSC)], CHMB62H3(UTSC)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCH242Y1: Introduction to Biochemistry

Hours: 64L/12T/18P

An introductory course that will serve as the foundation for BCH courses taken in Third and Fourth years by students specializing in biochemistry and related specialist programs. The major topics include protein structure, enzyme mechanisms, cellular and molecular biology, lipid and membrane structure and function, and carbohydrate, lipid, and amino acid metabolism and bioenergetics. Please note that there are five laboratories accompanying this course. (Lab fees:$10)

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/CHM151Y1
Exclusion: BCH210H1 and BCH311H1, [CHM361H5(UTM) and CHM362H5(UTM)], [BIOC12H3 (UTSC) and BIOC13H3 (UTSC)], CHMB62H3(UTSC)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCH299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

BCH311H1: Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow

Hours: 24L/12T

Nucleic acids and flow of information in biological systems. Information storage and transmission by nucleic acids, as well as new molecular technologies will be discussed. Registration in one of the tutorial sessions is mandatory. Note: Students that have a SDF in BCH210H1 are not permitted to enrol in BCH311H1 until a final passing grade (50%) appears on the transcript. BCH2** WITH COURSE EXCLUSION TO BCH210H1 meets the prerequisite requirement for BCH311H1.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​(BIOC12H3 and BIOC13H3 [UTSC])
Exclusion: MGY311Y1, PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH340H1: Proteins: from Structure to Proteomics

Hours: 24L/6T

Proteins are the main functional units in the cell and are part of almost every biochemical process. They catalyze many metabolic reactions and also play central roles in signaling pathways. Some proteins have crucial structural and mechanical functions. In this course, a detailed overview of protein structure, stability, folding, and protein-ligand interactions will be given with strong emphasis on discussing the basic principles in the field. Biophysical, theoretical, and proteomic methods used to study protein stability and folding and protein-ligand interactions will be presented. Protein misfolding diseases will also be discussed. The course will offer a solid basis in protein biochemistry. It is recommended for those interested in pursuing graduate studies or professional degrees in health or medicine.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH370H1: Laboratory Course in Biochemical Techniques

Hours: 48P

This course is designed to provide hands-on experience at an introductory level, employing a variety of biochemical techniques commonly used in research and clinical diagnostic laboratories. This course is intended for students who are not proceeding further in biochemistry. It is highly recommended that students take this course in their third year as space is limited and priority will go to third-year students. This course will be offered in the FALL & WINTER terms. Attendance in the first week of class is mandatory in order to receive safety information and laboratory protocols. (Enrolment limited.) (Lab fees: $50)

Prerequisite: BCH210H1.
Exclusion: BCH377H1, CHM379H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH372Y1: Summer Research in Biochemistry

Hours: 144P

Real-world opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and hone technical skills through full-time research in an active research laboratory for students who have completed second year. Students are responsible for arranging for supervision by a Department of Biochemistry faculty member in advance of the academic year-end. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A final grade of 75% or higher in BCH242Y1 and approval of the course coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH373H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: 144P

This course provides an opportunity for individual research with a specific topic of study. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. It provides students an opportunity to enhance and apply their knowledge and understanding learned in other courses. Direct supervision must be provided by a faculty member within the Department of Biochemistry. Not eligible for the CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (75% or higher in BCH242Y1)/(80% or higher in BCH210H1); BIO230H1; CHM247H1/​CHM249H1; and approval of the course coordinator.
Corequisite: BCH375H1 can be combined with BCH373H1.
Exclusion: BCH473Y1, BCH374Y1
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH374Y1: Research Project in Biochemistry

Hours: 12T/144P

This course provides an opportunity to perform specialized research in biochemistry under the direct supervision of Biochemistry Department Faculty. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: For Specialist: BCH242Y1 (75% or higher); BIO230H1; CHM247H1/​CHM249H1, and approval of the course coordinator. For Major: BCH210H1 (80% or higher); BIO230H1; CHM247H1/​CHM249H1, and approval of the course coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH375H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: 144P

This course provides an opportunity for individual research with a specific topic of study. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. It provides students an opportunity to enhance and apply their knowledge and understanding learned in other courses. Direct supervision must be provided by a faculty member within the Department of Biochemistry. Not eligible for the CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (75% or higher in BCH242Y1)/(80% or higher in BCH210H1); BIO230H1; CHM247H1/​CHM249H1; and approval of the course coordinator.
Corequisite: BCH375H1 can be combined with BCH373H1.
Exclusion: BCH473Y1, BCH374Y1
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH377H1: Biochemistry Laboratory I

Hours: 12L/48P

An introduction to fundamental laboratory techniques in modern biochemistry. Experiments illustrate and develop the concepts described in lecture courses and serve as a foundation for more advanced training in biochemistry laboratory courses. Enrollment in this course is generally restricted to students enrolled in the Biochemistry, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology (Genetics Stream) Specialist programs. (Lab fees: $25)

Prerequisite: BCH242Y1
Exclusion: BCH370H1, CHM379H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH378H1: Biochemistry Laboratory II

Hours: 12L/48P

This course builds upon the fundamental laboratory techniques acquired in BCH377H1.  Students gain hands-on experience in experimental design and data analysis, exploring numerous modern and classic biochemistry and molecular biology experimental techniques used in research laboratories.  Enrollment in this course is generally restricted to students enrolled in the Biochemistry Specialist program.

Prerequisite: BCH377H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


BCH422H1: Membrane Proteins: Structure, and Function

Hours: 24L

Structural features of membrane proteins, their biogenesis and methods of analysis. Function of membrane proteins as transporters, channels, pumps and receptors. Molecular aspects of disease processes linked to membrane proteins.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/​ MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH425H1: Structural Biology: Principles and Practice

Hours: 24L

Theory of modern biophysical techniques as applied to the study of the structure and function of macromolecules; emphasis on X-ray crystallography, electron cryomicroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and other spectroscopic methods.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1. This is a problem-solving course and will require use of skills from introductory physics, math, and/or chemistry courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH426H1: Regulation of Signalling Pathways

Hours: 24L

This course is focussed on the molecular aspects of signal transduction, covering how cells receive and then transmit signals via intracellular proteins such as kinases and phosphatases and how this ultimately regulates cell function. Specific topics covered may include calcium regulation and signalling by extracellular ligands including morphogens, growth factors and/or insulin.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH428H1: Genomics of Microbial Communities in Human Health and Beyond

Hours: 24L/12P

There is a growing appreciation that microbes do not operate in isolation but form parts of larger populations and communities (microbiomes) with unique considerations for human health. Combining lectures, small group discussions, and a computer lab component, this course will cover how genomics can be applied to analyze microbial communities and the transformative discoveries that continue to result.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1/​CSB349H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH440H1: Protein Homeostasis

Hours: 24L

Protein homeostasis is dependent on the coordinated synthesis, folding, localization and degradation of the thousands of proteins in a living cell. This course deals with selected aspects of the process including: 1) mRNA synthesis, 2) ribosome structure and function, 3) translation initiation, elongation and termination, 4) protein folding and the role of chaperones, 5) protein degradation via the ubiquitin proteasome system and 6) protein aging and disease. The course will serve as a foundation for those with an interest in how cellular protein levels and conformations are maintained.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH441H1: Bioinformatics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is an introduction to computational methods and internet resources in modern biochemistry and molecular biology. The main topics include: sequence and genome databases, sequence alignment and homology search, use and interpretation of molecular structure, and phylogenetic analysis. Assignments focus on hands-on competence building with web-based bioinformatics tools and databases, downloadable software including a molecular viewer and a multiple sequence alignment editor, and the statistics workbench and programming language “R”. For syllabus details see: www.biochemistry.utoronto.ca/undergraduates/courses/BCH441H/

Note BCB420H1 extends this syllabus to computational topics of systems biology.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1 or special permission of the course coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

BCH444H1: Protein Trafficking in the Secretory & Endocytic Pathways

Hours: 24L

This course examines the molecular details of the secretory and endocytic pathways in the cell. Some of the specific topics covered will include protein translocation into the ER, chaperones and protein folding in the ER, retrotranslocation and protein degradation, the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), vesicle biogenesis and ER-Golgi transport, regulated secretion, basic concepts in endocytosis and protein sorting in polarized cells. Emphasis is placed on current experimental approaches. A good understanding of basic biochemical methods is an asset.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1 (75% or higher)/MGY311Y1 (75% or higher)/PSL350H1 (75% or higher).
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH445H1: Organelles in Cell Function and Death

Hours: 24L

Advanced principles and concepts of cell biology are covered including the structure, biogenesis, and dynamic behavior of cell organelles. The specific contributions to the life and death of the cell are highlighted. Signaling events that integrate cellular communication are discussed. Specifically, the interplay between the Endoplasmic Reticulum, Peroxisomes and Mitochondria is highlighted. Mitochondrial biogenesis and membrane dynamics as they relate to apoptosis and cellular signaling/integration are presented as they relate to human disease. State-of-the-art imaging techniques and the contributions of cell biology to modern day advances in medicine are also presented.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BIO230H1/​BIO255H1; BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH446H1: Membrane Dynamics of the Cell Surface

Hours: 24L

This course covers the principles and concepts related to molecular cell biology of the cell surface in multicellular organisms. Topics include: biophysical properties of cells, membranes, and extracellular matrix, dynamic remodelling of the cytoskeleton; cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions; maintenance of planar and apical-basal cell polarity; cytokinesis, viral uptake by macropinocytosis and engulfment by phagocytosis. In addition to lectures, groups of students will interpret a recent scientific paper related to the course material to be formally presented during regular class hours.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1.
Exclusion: CSB331H1, CSB428H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH448H1: Structure and Function of the Nucleus

Hours: 24L

This course examines the structure and function of the cell nucleus and the genome through the lens of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and evolution. A focus is placed on the major scientific developments that shaped our current understanding. Topics that will be covered are eukaryogenesis, junk DNA, the structure of DNA and chromatin, the transfer of information between genotype and phenotype, the filtering of information found in the genome into biologically relevant molecules such as mRNA, the processing and export of these products from the nucleus into the cytoplasm, and the translation of mRNA into protein. We will also investigate how various organelles, such as the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, played a role in the evolution of the nucleus. Finally we will investigate how biological information is partitioned during mitosis.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH449H1: Medical Biochemistry

Hours: 24L/12T

This course will apply core biochemical principles to explain the pathogenesis of emerging diseases at the molecular level and describe advanced biochemical technologies used to understand and treat these illnesses. Students will be exposed to how biochemical principles influence medical diagnoses, therapy and the development of new drugs.

Prerequisite: BCH242Y1/​(BCH210H1, BCH311H1), BIO230H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH450H1: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Targets

Previous Course Number: BCH350H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course will cover the action of the biochemical targets of the existing antibiotics (nucleotide-, RNA-, DNA-, protein- and cell wall synthesis, the manner in which these pathways are inhibited in antimicrobial therapy and the biochemical basis of antibiotic resistance. The biochemistry and origin of naturally occurring and synthetic antibiotics will be introduced. (Enrolment limited.)

Prerequisite: BCH242Y1/​(BCH210H1, BCH311H1)
Exclusion: BCH350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH470H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: 144P

This course provides an opportunity for individual research with a specific topic of study. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. It provides students an opportunity to enhance and apply their knowledge and understanding learned in other courses. Direct supervision must be provided by a faculty member within the Department of Biochemistry. Not eligible for the CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (BCH340H1; BCH377H1; BCH378H1; 75% or higher in MGY311Y1)/(BCH370H1; 80% or higher in BCH311H1); and approval of the course coordinator.
Corequisite: BCH478H1
Exclusion: BCH473Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH471H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: 144P

This course provides an opportunity for individual research with a specific topic of study. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. It provides students an opportunity to enhance and apply their knowledge and understanding learned in other courses. Direct supervision must be provided by a faculty member within the Department of Biochemistry. Not eligible for the CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (BCH340H1; BCH377H1; BCH378H1; 75% or higher in MGY311Y1)/(BCH370H1; 80% or higher in BCH311H1); and approval of the course coordinator.
Corequisite: BCH478H1
Exclusion: BCH473Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH472Y1: Advanced Summer Research Project in Biochemistry

Hours: 144P

Real-world opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and hone technical skills through full-time research in an active research laboratory for students who have completed third year. Students are responsible for arranging for supervision by a Department of Biochemistry faculty member in advance of the academic year-end. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A final grade of 75% or higher in each of BCH340H1; BCH377H1; BCH378H1; and approval of the course coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH473Y1: Advanced Research Project in Biochemistry

Hours: 144P

This course provides opportunities to pursue an original individual research project in a particular area of biochemistry, under the direct supervision of a Biochemistry Department faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: For Specialist: BCH340H1; BCH377H1; BCH378H1; 75% or higher in MGY311Y1; and approval of the course coordinator. For Major: BCH370H1; 80% or higher in BCH311H1; and approval of the course coordinator.
Corequisite: BCH478H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH478H1: Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory

Hours: 24L/84P

Experiments extend students’ technical abilities as well as their knowledge and application of practical theory. This course is designed as an advanced successor in a progression of biochemistry laboratory experiences in BCH242Y1, BCH377H1 and BCH378H1 that will equip students with a spectrum of practical abilities that are of vital importance in scientific research. (Lab fees: $25)

Prerequisite: BCH340H1;BCH377H1;BCH378H1/​(CHM361H5 [UTM] + CHM362H5 [UTM]) + CHM371H5 [UTM]); MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BCH479H1: Advanced Seminar in Biochemistry

Hours: 24S

This seminar course will foster close interactions between students and Faculty and encourage in depth discussion not only of results but the ways the results were presented and the rationales for experimental design. Critical thinking skills will be developed, as will presentation skills, as students become presenters of results and take on the role of scientist presenting and analyzing new findings. Writing skills will be developed through an essay assignment. Students within the audience will also have access to the experimental papers and be encouraged to pose thoughtful questions about research and the ways that research can be communicated within the scientific community. Thus the new seminar course will foster an appreciation of scientific writing and give students a venue to develop their communication skills. The goal of the seminar course is to improve both the written and oral scientific communication skills of our Specialist students, as well as to increase their knowledge of key papers in Biochemistry.

Prerequisite: BCH340H1;BCH377H1;BCH378H1; and permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO120H1: Adaptation and Biodiversity

Hours: 24L/15P

Principles and concepts of evolution and ecology related to origins of adaptation and biodiversity. Mechanisms and processes driving biological diversification illustrated from various perspectives using empirical and theoretical approaches. Topics include: genetic diversity, natural selection, speciation, physiological, population, and community ecology, maintenance of species diversity, conservation, species extinction, global environmental change, and invasion biology. A lab coat is required and the cost is approximately $16 if students wish to purchase it through the Department. (Lab Materials Fee: $25)

Prerequisite: Grade 12 Biology or equivalent. Students without high school Biology must consult the BIO120 Office (bio120@utoronto.ca)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO130H1: Molecular and Cell Biology

Hours: 36L/15P

One of the goals of modern biology is to understand how the basic building blocks of life give rise to biological form and function. This course provides students with a common lexicon to understand the key principles and concepts in molecular and cell biology, with a focus on how the building blocks of life lead to functioning cells. (Lab Materials Fee: $10). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: SBI4U and SCH4U (Grade 12 University Preparation Biology and Chemistry) or permission of department. Please contact bio130@utoronto.ca for more information.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO220H1: From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World

Hours: 24L/15P

Dynamics of genetic and ecological change in biological systems, from genomes to ecosystems. Evolutionary genetic and ecological perspectives on wide-ranging topics including disease, aging, sexual conflict, genetics of human differences, conservation, and global climate change. Applications of evolutionary, ecological, and molecular-genetic principles and processes. Responsibilities of human societies in a changing world. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Recommended Preparation: BIO130H1, BIO230H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO230H1: From Genes to Organisms

Hours: 36L/15P

The genome is the "book of life," providing instructions to construct an organism. This course introduces genome biology and explores how the building blocks of life are networked into functioning organisms. We will investigate how cells perceive internal and external cues, how gene expression is shaped by this perception, and how these events give rise to tissues, organs, and whole organisms. (Lab Materials Fee: $15). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: BIO130H1, (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1
Exclusion: BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO251H1: Form, Function and Development in Plants

Previous Course Number: BIO251Y1
Hours: 24L/18P

Introduction to structure, function, and ecology of vegetative and reproductive processes in plants with a focus on flowering plants and gymnosperms. Lectures and labs emphasize photosynthesis, respiration, mineral nutrition, transport processes, patterns of plant growth and development, the role of hormones in development, photomorphogenesis, and plant reproduction. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO255H1: From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory

Hours: 36L/33P

The genome is the "book of life," providing instructions to construct an organism. This course introduces genome biology and explores how the building blocks of life are networked into functioning organisms. We will investigate how cells perceive internal and external cues, how gene expression is shaped by this perception, and how these events give rise to tissues, organs, and whole organisms. The Enhanced Laboratory provides the opportunity for greater laboratory skill development in modern investigative techniques and is intended for students interested in conducting their own laboratory research. (Lab Materials Fee: $50). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: BIO130H1, (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1, cGPA 3.0
Exclusion: BIO230H1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1 (taken concurrently or previously)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO260H1: Concepts in Genetics

Hours: 48L/12T

This is a problem based course which discusses classical, molecular, developmental, and population genetics and genomics with emphasis on model organisms for genetic analysis.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Exclusion: HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO270H1: Animal Physiology I

Hours: 24L/9P

Animal physiology is a biological sub-discipline that aims to understand, in physical and chemical terms, how animals work. This course uses examples from throughout the animal kingdom, in a comparative approach, to introduce and study homeostasis and the endocrine system. Accompanying laboratories reinforce concepts introduced in lectures and provide opportunities for students to experience firsthand the role that experimentation, data collection, interpretation of data, and communication of data plays in the nature of the scientific process. (Lab Materials Fee: $10). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

BIO271H1: Animal Physiology II

Hours: 24L/9P

Animal physiology is a biological sub-discipline that aims to understand, in physical and chemical terms, how animals work. This course uses examples from throughout the animal kingdom in a comparative approach to introduce and study the nervous and cardiorespiratory systems. Accompanying laboratories reinforce concepts introduced in lectures and provide opportunities for students to experience firsthand the role that experimentation, data collection, interpretation of data, and communication of data plays in the nature of the scientific process. (Lab Materials Fee: $10). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: BIO270H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CAS200H1: Introduction to Contemporary Asian Studies

Hours: 24L

This course is an introduction to Contemporary Asian Studies. It covers detailed case study material from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. It introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of political, sociocultural and economic interactions among these regions, as well as the transnational forces shaping internal dynamics throughout Asia. In addition, it examines the ways that forces stemming from Asia are affecting global processes, pushing scholarship to engage questions about colonialism, nationalism, "race," religion, markets, urbanization, migration, and mass mediated culture. This course provides preparation for more advanced courses on Asia and globalization and provides an introductory gateway for the Contemporary Asian Studies major and minor. May be taken in the first year of studies.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS201H1: Global Asian Studies: Insights and Concepts

Previous Course Number: CAS200Y1
Hours: 24L

This course addresses Asia empirically in contemporary global formations and as an idea in the global imagination. It introduces students to concepts and theories central to scholarship on Asia and its transnational formations. It provides foundational theoretical and conceptual material to understand global issues as they play out in the politics, economies, cultures and contemporary social worlds of contemporary Asian sites. Interdisciplinary analytical and research concepts are introduced to provide area studies grounding. This course provides preparation to delve into deeper research on Asia connected to broad questions about the natures of democracy, authoritarianism, market formation, social justice, and the media of cultural expression. It informs students aiming to take more advanced courses on Asia and globalization and provides one part of the foundation for the Contemporary Asian Studies major and minor. CAS201H1 introduces the theoretical and conceptual frameworks that are explored through further grounded empirical case studies in upper year CAS courses.

Exclusion: CAS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS202H1: Global Asian Studies: Sites and Practices

Previous Course Number: CAS200Y1
Hours: 24L

This interdisciplinary course explores a variety of sites and topics in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It explores themes including contemporary and historical articulations of socio-economic development, (post)colonial political formations, urbanization processes, climate change, labour struggles, gender studies, migration, citizenship, and social justice. The course examines the diversity of Asian modernities, cross-regional linkages, and changing approaches to area studies over time. It provides a foundation for the Contemporary Asian Studies major and minor, preparing students for taking more advanced courses on Asia in the global context.

Exclusion: CAS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS310H1: Comparative Colonialisms in Asia

Hours: 24L

This course analyzes the impact of colonialism in South, East, and Southeast Asia and the various ways in which pre-colonial traditions intersect with and reshape colonial and postcolonial process across the various regions of Asia. The course will examine the conjunctures of economy, politics, religion, education, ethnicity, gender, and caste, as these have played out over time in the making and re-making of Asia as both idea and place. Attention will be paid to postcolonial and indigenous theories, questions of ‘the colonial’ from the perspective of Asian Studies, and debates about the meaning of postcolonialism for the study of Asia now and in the future.

Prerequisite: 0.5 FCE in 200 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS320H1: Comparative Modernities in Asia

Hours: 24L

Since at least the late 1700s, the effects of capitalism across the globe have profoundly transformed the landscapes of human livelihood, consumption, production and governance in Asia. While colonial empires have declined, new empires have emerged, and a growing number of countries have witnessed the rise of nationalism and independent states, social, political and technological revolutions, and most recently neoliberal globalization. This course theorizes and explores these dramatic changes in a comparative framework. It is aimed at students wishing to better understand the great transformations of modern Asia in a global context.

Prerequisite: 0.5 FCE in 200 level CAS courses
Recommended Preparation: CAS202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS350H1: Asian Youth Cultures

Hours: 24L

In focusing on youth in Asia, this course brings together two disputed cultural formations of substantial contemporary importance. Both youth and Asia are increasingly invoked on the global stage in support of a wide range of interests. Examining practices of young people and the idea of youth in the context of Asia requires critical attention to the promises and fears that attach to the rise of Asian economies, international demographic transitions, the growth of a global middle-class, increasing consumption disparities, changing immigration patterns, expanding technological skills, global/local environmental concerns, and young people’s shifting political priorities and loyalties. The course may feature a significant amount of social theory, with authors such as Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Louis Althusser, and Stuart Hall.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 6 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in 200 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CAS360H1: Asian Genders

Hours: 24L

This course will explore ways that gender is mobilized and produced in parts of Asia. It seeks to understand gender and sexuality in their diversity and in attempts to “fix” or locate it in various bodies and places. Attempts will be made to see how gender is made knowable in terms of sexuality, medicine, nation, class, ethnicity, religion, and other discourses. The course assumes a willingness to read challenging theory – such as the writings of Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, and Eve Sedgwick – and asks that students commit to regular attendance.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 6 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in 200 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS370H1: Asian Cities

Hours: 24L

This course offers a multidisciplinary perspective of urban life in Asia. The thematic focus will be on how the urban intersects with modernities and postcolonial formations. Drawing on recent scholarship in the social sciences and the humanities, we will examine the realignment of cultural, political, and economic forces associated with Asia’s diverse processes of urbanization.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 6 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in 200 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS390H1: Special Topics

Hours: 24L

Course content varies in accordance with the interest of the instructor. Check http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/cas for an updated description.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 6 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in 200 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

CAS393H1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open to advanced students with a strong background in contemporary Asian studies. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours with the supervisor may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 10 FCEs, permission from Program Director

CAS393Y1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open to advanced students with a strong background in contemporary Asian studies. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours with the supervisor may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 10 FCEs, permission from Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

CAS400H1: Interdisciplinary Research in Methods in Contemporary Asian Studies

Hours: 24S

This seminar addresses Asian worlds – In Asia, transnationally, and locally – to cultivate new approaches to global processes and problems. The course explores key Asian sites that open new configurations for studying interactions between economic/environmental development, political change, and migration and cultural politics. It provides an advanced and systematic overview of the research methodologies that students have been exposed to throughout the CAS program. These include historical-archival, ethnographic, visual/media, and statistical/quantitative methods that allow us to map Asian political, economic, and cultural formations, and through them, global challenges. The seminar builds interdisciplinary conversations attentive to both critical problematizing and problem-solving, to qualitative and applied projects. It is the required capstone to the Contemporary Asian Studies major.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE in 200 level CAS courses; 1.0 FCE in 300 level CAS courses
Exclusion: CAS400Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS413H1: Asia and Canada

Hours: 24S

This course is an interactive, participatory seminar. It will provide an opportunity to complement theoretical understanding about Asia acquired in other courses through hands-on research and experiential learning. The course will enable students to link studying Asia and Canada to career trajectories in the field of development and research.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs
Exclusion: NEW413H1, SAS413H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS414H1: Public Culture and Media in Asia

Hours: 24S

This upper-level seminar will introduce students to the interdisciplinary study of popular culture and mass-mediated cultural forms in Asia. Through readings about popular protest, festivals, cinema, print, television, and music this course provides methodological tools to interpret the politics of representation and the formation of alternative modernities in the Asian continent and among the diaspora. The course will furthermore familiarize students with a range of theoretical lenses for conceptualizing the different meanings of the public from a modern Asian perspective.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs
Exclusion: NEW414H1, SAS414H1
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in 200 level CAS courses; 1.0 FCE in 300 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CAS420H1: Asia and the New Global Economy

Previous Course Number: JPA420H1
Hours: 24S

This course explores the rise of Asia and its integration into the new global economy (labour, capitalism, knowledge economy, economic nationalism, inequality, gender, the meaning of capitalism, democracy, among others), exposing students to diverse disciplinary perspectives. Geographical coverage is pan-Asian, including East, Southeast and South Asia.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs
Exclusion: JPA420H1
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in 200 level CAS courses; 1.0 FCE in 300 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS430H1: Nationalism and Revolution in Asia

Hours: 24L

This course explores the far-reaching social, political, and cultural transformations in modern East, Southeast, and South Asia, focusing on the twentieth-century revolutionary histories and struggles to establish modern nation-states. The course adopts a topical approach within a chronological and comparative framework to highlight major historical movements and theoretical issues significant to the Asian experience.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs
Exclusion: HIS382H1, ASI430H1
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in 200 level CAS courses; 1.0 FCE in 300 level CAS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS450H1: Asian Pathways Research Practice

Hours: 24S

This seminar builds on the systematic overview of research methodologies of the Contemporary Asian Studies major and its capstone course, CAS400H1. CAS450H1 provides students with the opportunity to research questions of contemporary relevance stemming from Asia and its transnational networks and communities. Addressing a range of methodologies, including historical-archival, ethnographic, visual/media, and statistical/quantitative, the course emphasizes research experience outside the classroom, in Asia as well as locally with communities in Toronto. Students will develop their own research contributions while working collaboratively.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs, including 1.0 FCE in 200 level CAS courses and 1.0 FCE in 300 level CAS courses
Exclusion: CAS400Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CAS490H1: Special Topics in Contemporary Asian Studies

Hours: 24S

Course content varies in accordance with the interest of the instructor. Check http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/cas for an updated description.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs including 1.0 FCE in 200 level CAS courses, 1.0 FCE in 300 level CAS courses, and enrolment in the Contemporary Asian Studies major or minor or permission from the Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

CAS498H1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open to advanced students with a strong background in contemporary Asian studies. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours with the supervisor may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs including CAS200Y1/​(CAS201H1 and CAS202H1), CAS310H1; enrolment in the Contemporary Asian Studies major or minor, and permission from the Program Director
Recommended Preparation: CAS320H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

CAS498Y1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open to advanced students with a strong background in contemporary Asian studies. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours with the supervisor may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 14 FCEs including 1.0 FCE in 200 level CAS courses, 1.0 FCE in 300 level CAS courses, enrolment in the Contemporary Asian Studies major or minor, and permission from the Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

CDN197H1: Inventing Canada

Hours: 24S

This course explores the ways that Canadian history and identity have been commemorated, interpreted and experienced, now and in the past. The course focuses in particular on who has been included or excluded in commemorative efforts over time. Key topics include representations of women, Indigenous peoples, and political figures on screen and through public installations like museum exhibits, plaques and statues. Case studies highlighting a range of interpretive media will encourage students to work with and discuss a range of primary and secondary sources, build critical thinking and academic writing skills. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN198H1: Canada, Colonialism and Settler Relations

Hours: 24S

A First Year Foundations seminar focused on exploring Canada's colonial history and recent efforts to enact appropriate settler relations through an interdisciplinary lens. Topics will include contemporary land claims and treaty-making processes, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, governmental apologies for the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, land acknowledgements, practices of allyship through social movement such as Idle No More, and efforts to influence Canada's overseas mining practices. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN199H1: Canada- Hong Kong Migration

Hours: 24S

This course surveys the effects of migrations and cultural connections between Hong Kong and Canada from the 1960s. Students will discuss and analyze the impact of migrations, and study the connection between the two locations from the perspectives of history, culture and literature, politics and democracy, economic and financial development and the network of people and community. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN202H1: Aspects of Quebec Culture

Previous Course Number: UNI202H1
Hours: 24S

An exploration of modern Québec culture as expressed in literature and the performing arts. Through a selection of internationally-known entertainers, we examine form, artistic innovation, communication of information and knowledge, and spectatorship. Novels and plays provide key elements such as tradition and historical context.

Exclusion: UNI202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN205H1: Topics in Canadian Studies I

Previous Course Number: UNI205H1
Hours: 24L

A focused introduction to specific issues in Canadian culture and society. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Canadian Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies.

Exclusion: UNI205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

CDN218H1: Voices in Canadian Writing

Previous Course Number: UNI218H1
Hours: 24S

A study of the variety of voices in Canadian fiction with a focus on contemporary writers. Issues such as marginalization, migration, diaspora and the formulation of the Canadian canon are discussed.

Exclusion: UNI218H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN221H1: Culture and the Media in Canada

Previous Course Number: UNI221H1
Hours: 24L

An exploration of the encounter between culture and mass communication in Canadian society. The course considers the role of major cultural institutions such as the CBC, the NFB, and their granting bodies. The emergence of new media and its relationship to mass media is also addressed.

Exclusion: UNI221H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN225H1: Asian Canadian Space & Place

Hours: 24L

A comprehensive examination of the socio-cultural dimensions of space and place in the contemporary Asian Canadian context. Explores Asian Canadian landscape, culture and heritage, place and identity formation, multiculturalism and nationalism, spatial conflict and contestation, and the political economy of cultural space.

Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1/​CDN268H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN230H1: Asian Canadian History

Previous Course Number: UNI230H1
Hours: 24L

The course examines the history of Asian Canadians from the mid-1800s to the present by analyzing their contributions to the socio-cultural, economic, and political development of Canada. It explores how Asian Canadian history reconfigures prevailing understanding of race, migration, multiculturalism, and national identity through intersectional, comparative, and transnational frameworks.

Exclusion: UNI230H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CDN240H1: Italian Canadian Studies

Hours: 24L

An interdisciplinary course that examines the social, economic, and political forces and events that have shaped the Italian Canadian experience. Topics include initial and subsequent settlement patterns including suburbanization, identity formation, education, mobility, work, media, multiculturalism, transnationalism, and political participation and representation. The course interrogates the complexities of the social and cultural interactions of Italian Canadians in the context of the changing demography of Canada.

Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1, CDN268H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN267H1: Canadian Nationalisms

Previous Course Number: UNI267H1
Hours: 24L

A critical examination of contemporary forms of Canadian nationalism. This interdisciplinary course will interrogate national formations across theoretical works, policy documents, and cultural representations. Students will address the ways that nationalist discourses constitute difference, especially with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.

Exclusion: UNI220Y, UNI267H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN268H1: Canada and Globalization

Previous Course Number: UNI268H1
Hours: 36L

Students examine the impact of contemporary globalization on Canada, and for Canada’s place in the world. The course is interdisciplinary in its approach and addresses globalization from a wide range of perspectives, including mobility, trade, urbanization, health, religion, environmental change, technology, communications, and the arts.

Exclusion: UNI220Y, UNI268H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN280H1: Canadian Jewish History

Previous Course Number: UNI280H1
Hours: 24L

This course focuses on initial settlement patterns of Jews in Toronto and elsewhere, community growth including suburbanization, and contemporary challenges such as anti-Semitism and assimilation.

Exclusion: UNI280H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN305H1: Topics in Canadian Studies II

Previous Course Number: UNI305H1
Hours: 24L

An in-depth study of selected questions in contemporary Canadian culture and society. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Canadian Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies/.

Exclusion: UNI305H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

CDN307H1: Asian Cultures in Canada

Previous Course Number: UNI307H1
Hours: 24S

An exploration of the cultural histories and creative productions of a wide range of Asian communities in Canada. Experts in specific areas - literature, dance, drama, film - will be invited to present their work.

Exclusion: UNI307Y1, UNI307H1
Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1 (formerly UNI267H1), CDN268H1 (formerly UNI268H1)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN325H1: Asian Canadian Space & Place

Hours: 24L

A comprehensive examination of the socio-cultural dimensions of space and place in the contemporary Asian Canadian context. Explores Asian Canadian landscape, culture and heritage, place and identity formation, multiculturalism and nationalism, spatial conflict and contestation, and the political economy of cultural space.

Prerequisite: 5.0 FCE or permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1/​CDN268H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN335H1: Black Canadian Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI335H1
Hours: 24S

An interdisciplinary course that interrogates the constitution of blackness in Canada. Students will study race and ethnic relations, alongside other identity formations such as class, gender and sexuality. Topics to be addressed include media, education, law, immigration and mobility, urbanism, work, political representation and the arts.

Exclusion: UNI335H1
Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1 (formerly UNI267H1), CDN268H1 (formerly UNI268H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN340H1: The History of Canadian-U.S. Relations

Hours: 24L

Over time, Canadians and Americans have developed distinct identities and cultures, but their histories have always been closely linked. This course examines the complex interrelationship between Canada and the United States. from the colonial period through the present day, especially its political, cultural, and indigenous dimensions.

Prerequisite: 0.5 FCE in a CDN course or permission of instructor
Exclusion: CDN305H1 (Canadian Topics II: The History of Canadian-U.S. Relations)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN355H1: Digital Media, Digital Makers

Hours: 24S

This course will introduce students to quantitative research tools developed through the Digital Humanities. Students will learn to use online text analytics tools in order to understand how quantitative methods can support critical academic research of the study of Canada. Quantitative digital analysis will be applied to a wide range of Canadian digital academic archives and community hubs.

Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1, CDN268H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN365H1: The Canadian Arctic

Hours: 24S

This course surveys topics related to the Canadian Arctic. Through a critical interdisciplinary lens, the course looks at a broad set of issues including discovery and history, the environment and climate change, economic and resource development, sovereignty and security, social conditions, governance, and First Nations, Inuit, and Metis perspectives.

Prerequisite: At least 4.0 FCE in Faculty of Arts & Science/1.0 FCE in Canadian Studies
Exclusion: CDN406H1 (Topics in Canadian Studies III: Canadian Arctic Policy Development and Inuit Recognition)
Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1, CDN268H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN367H1: Canadian Pluralism

Previous Course Number: UNI367H1
Hours: 24S

Students will examine the complexities of social and cultural interaction in the context of changing Canadian demographics. This course compares and contrasts policies regarding indigenous rights, migration, multiculturalism, and citizenship with contemporary cultural narratives in literature, painting and film.

Prerequisite: CDN267H1/​CDN268H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: UNI320Y1, UNI367H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN368H1: Canada's Borders

Previous Course Number: UNI368H1
Hours: 24S

The Canadian border is being reshaped by the increasing transnational movement of people, goods and ideas. Students will examine border issues relating to mobility, trade, and security from a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives, from public policy to contemporary media, such as TV, films, and novels.

Prerequisite: CDN267H1/​CDN268H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: UNI320Y1, UNI368H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN380H1: Socio-Cultural Perspective of the Canadian Jewish Community

Previous Course Number: UNI380H1
Hours: 24L

This course examines the relationship between prominent Canadians who happen to be Jews and those whose works are founded in Jewish identity; the diversity of the community on the basis of religion, language, class, ideology, etc.; contributions to the arts and scholarship; and the role and contribution of Jewish women.

Exclusion: UNI380H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CDN390H1: Chinese Canadian Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI390H1
Hours: 24S

This course examines socio-cultural, political and economic aspects of Chinese communities in Canada. It explores how the study of Chinese Canadians challenges and augments our understanding of issues such as immigration and diaspora, multiculturalism, and race and ethnicity.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCEs or by permission of instructor
Exclusion: UNI390H1
Recommended Preparation: CDN230H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN395H1: Independent Study in Asian Canadian Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI395H1

An opportunity to write an independent research paper in Asian Canadian Studies under direction of a faculty member. Students wishing to take this course must have their essay proposal and supervisor approved by the Canadian Studies Program Director. The application for enrolment should be made in the term preceding study. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CDN267H1/​CDN268H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: UNI395H1

CDN405H1: The University in Canada

Previous Course Number: UNI405H1
Hours: 24S

This seminar course will address the role of universities in Canadian society and in the lives of Canadians. Students will explore both contemporary issues in Canadian higher education and consider the historical contexts from which they emerged.

Prerequisite: CDN367H1/​CDN368H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: UNI405H1
Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1, CDN268H1, CDN367H1, CDN368H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN406H1: Topics in Canadian Studies_III

Hours: 24S

An in-depth study of selected questions in contemporary Canadian culture and society. Content will vary from year to year. Specific course information will be available on the Canadian Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies.

Prerequisite: At least 4.0 FCE in Faculty of Arts & Science/1.0 FCE in Canadian Studies
Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1, CDN268H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CDN420Y1: Senior Essay

Previous Course Number: UNI420Y1
Hours: 48S

Students select an appropriate research topic and, in consultation with the Program Director, make arrangements with a suitable supervisor. Preferably, research projects must be approved by the supervisor and by the Director of the Canadian Studies Program by April of the preceding academic year. Students meet periodically during the year in seminar to participate in peer evaluations of: statement of research, literature review, methods of analysis, and to share reports of progress in research. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Normally open only to Majors and Specialists in the Canadian Studies program or permission of Director.
Exclusion: UNI420Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

CDN425H1: Independent Research in Canadian Studies (formerly UNI425H1)

An opportunity to write a substantial research paper in Canadian Studies that integrates research methodologies and conceptual frameworks developed over the student’s course of study. Students must have their topic and supervisor approved by the Canadian Studies program director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CDN367H1, CDN368H1 or permission of Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

CDN430Y1: Senior Seminar: Special Topics in Canadian Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI430Y1
Hours: 48S

An upper level seminar. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CDN367H1 (formerly UNI367H1), CDN368H1 (formerly UNI368H1) or permission of the Director of the Canadian Studies program
Exclusion: UNI430Y1

CDN435Y1: Active Citizenship in a Canadian Context

Previous Course Number: UNI435Y1
Hours: 48S

This course draws from theoretical works to critically examine the experiences of citizenship of various communities in Canada. A service learning component is incorporated so that students can themselves engage in active citizenship. The course develops extra-curricular expertise that can contribute to a student’s professional CV.

Prerequisite: Completion of 10 FCEs, and application required. See http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/courses-offered-canadian-studies-program for details.
Exclusion: UNI435Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

CHM101H1: The Chemistry and Biology of Organic Molecules: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll!

Hours: 30L/6T

An introduction to chemistry and chemical principles for non-scientists, with a focus on the chemistry and biology of organic molecules. The myriad roles these compounds play in our lives are discussed, including their use of pheromones, medicines and weapons, and their effect on colour, taste and smell.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM135H1: Chemistry: Physical Principles

Previous Course Number: CHM139H1
Hours: 36L/12T/18P

Structure of matter, gases, liquids and solids; phase equilibria and phase diagrams; colligative properties; chemical equilibria; electrolyte solutions and electrochemistry; reaction kinetics; introduction to thermodynamics. Recommended for students in life and health science programs that involve a small amount of chemistry. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: Chemistry SCH4U, Mathematics MHF4U + MCV4U
Corequisite: (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1 recommended, but may be required prerequisite in 2nd year Chemistry courses; PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1) recommended
Exclusion: CHM139H1, CHM151Y1, CHMA11H3, CHM140Y5, CHM110H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM136H1: Introductory Organic Chemistry I

Previous Course Number: CHM138H1
Hours: 36L/12T/18P

An introduction to principles of structure and their relation to reactivity of organic molecules: molecular structure, stereochemistry, functional groups, and reactions. Recommended for students in life and health science programs that involve a small amount of chemistry. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: Chemistry SCH4U, Mathematics MHF4U + MCV4U, CHM135H1
Corequisite: MAT135H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1 recommended, but may be required prerequisite in 2nd year Chemistry courses;(PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1) recommended
Exclusion: CHM138H1, CHM151Y1, CHM242H5, CHMB41H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM151Y1: Chemistry: The Molecular Science

Hours: 72L/24T/35P

An introduction to the major areas of modern chemistry, including organic and biological chemistry; physical chemistry and chemical physics; and inorganic/materials chemistry. The course is intended for students who will be following one of the chemistry specialist programs (including Biological Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry) or who will be including a substantial amount of chemistry in their degree (such as those following a chemistry major program). The combination of CHM151Y1 and CHM249H1 serves as a full year introductory course in organic chemistry with laboratory. (Lab Materials Fee: $50).

Note: CHM151Y1 has a unique Course Community where the undergraduate experience in chemistry is greatly enhanced through a series of workshops, research seminars, tours, outreach opportunities and social activities. Two hour biweekly Course Community meetings, during laboratory class hours will alternate weeks with the CHM151Y1 lab classes. The lab time is reserved for CHM151Y1 activities every week of each semester.

Prerequisite: Chemistry SCH4U, Mathematics MHF4U + MCV4U; Physics SPH4U recommended
Corequisite: PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1) recommended, but may be required prerequisites in 2nd year chemistry courses; (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: CHM135H1, CHM136H1, CHM138H1, CHM139H1, CHMA10H3, CHMA11H3, CHMB41H3, CHM110H5, CHM120H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM194H1: Science and Human Values

Hours: 24S

There is a tension between creativity and the search for truth, which in science can be looking for patterns in nature. With examples drawn particularly from reports of scientific discoveries that have generated controversy, this seminar course will introduce the underlying principles and history of science, as well as how science and its boundaries are evolving, and how these influence human values. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: Other First-year Seminars
Recommended Preparation: Minimum level of high school science and mathematics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM195H1: Innovative Teaching Methods in Chemistry

Hours: 24S

Good teaching is effective communication that engages the audience. In this breadth course, we'll explore innovative teaching in science, through an examination of the nature of science, how scientific knowledge is built, and what makes certain concepts in science problematic to the learner. Students will read and discuss relevant articles in newsmagazines, popular science sources, and educational literature. They will design and deliver mini-lessons to communicate specified scientific concepts. As a major course project, students will develop a communication tool that integrates pedagogical know-how with leading-edge chemical discoveries to produce a teaching unit for use by Ontario teachers. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: Other First-year Seminars
Recommended Preparation: Minimum level of high school science and mathematics
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CHM196H1: The Quantum World and Its Classical Limit

Hours: 24S

This course seeks to demystify quantum mechanics and equip students to critically analyze popular depictions of quantum phenomena. While quantum mechanics provides a reliable description of the behavior of atoms, molecules and photons, most people are uncomfortable with some of its predictions, such as "quantum entanglement" between distant particles. In this course we will delve into key aspects of quantum mechanics and its more comfortable classical limit, focusing first on its manifestations in nature and then on fundamental issues such as uncertainty, interference, entanglement, and decoherence. This course will appeal to students with enthusiasm for physics. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Recommended Preparation: High school physics and mathematics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM197H1: Environmental Chemistry in a Sustainable World

Hours: 24S

Rapid and widespread industrialization is changing the chemical nature of the planet. In order to have a sustainable future, we need to manage chemicals released by humankind, and to understand their effects on the environment and on us. Each year, this seminar course will address the fundamental science behind a specific topic in this field, such as the interactions of our energy choices and the environment, changes in water and air quality, or exposure to biologically-active synthetic chemicals such as pharmaceuticals or personal care products. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Recommended Preparation: Minimum level of high school science and mathematics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM198H1: Biosensor Technology and Applications for the Non-Scientist

Hours: 24S

This breadth course introduces uses of and key ideas behind biosensor technology. Sensors will be familiar to all, playing key roles in our everyday lives, for example in touch screens or in automotive technology. Biosensor devices are fabricated from an electrical transducer which is intimately connected to a biochemical probe such as an enzyme or antibody. The idea is that a detectable electrical signal can be obtained when a target molecule or ion binds to the probe. Such a device offers many applications. These range from the detection of biological markers in blood and serum to test for genetic and infectious disease, to the selective monitoring of biomolecules for public safety, or in biotechnology or other industrial processes. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Recommended Preparation: Reading of book chapter on biosensor technology
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM199H1: The Context of Chemistry: Origins, Concepts, Tools, and Challenges

Hours: 24S

Chemistry is a practical as well as a conceptual science that serves as the basis for applications in many other fields. The ideas and methods have evolved from diverse inputs leading to widely accepted sets of standard of facts. This collective knowledge has led to progress in the quality and understanding of life at a molecular level. While the facts of chemistry are taught in established courses, the context of what we know, the limitations and challenges of what chemistry can do and how we got to this point will be the targets for discovery by students in this course. The course will operate in a seminar model, combining presentations, readings, reports and discussions of current and historical issues. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Recommended Preparation: Grade 12 level chemsitry
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM209H1: Science of the Modern Kitchen

Hours: 24L

The properties of different food types will be discussed, as well as how they can be manipulated in the kitchen to transform taste and texture. Concepts will be considered through the lens of the scientific method, and many of the ingredients and practices of modernist cuisine will be examined. This course is intended for students with no science background.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: CHM135H1/​CHM136H1/​CHM138H1/​CHM139H1/​CHM151Y1
Recommended Preparation: SCH4U
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM210H1: Chemistry of Environmental Change

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines the fundamental chemical processes of the Earth’s natural environment, and changes induced by human activity. Topics relate to the atmosphere: urban air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, acid rain; the hydrosphere: water resources and pollution, wastewater analysis; biogeochemistry and inorganic metals in the environment.

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1/​CHM139H1/​CHM151Y1), (MAT135H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1)
Exclusion: ENV235Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM211H1: Chemicals in the Environment: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Hours: 24L/12T

The world is made up of chemicals, some are natural and some are unnatural. This course will explore sources and fate of chemicals in the environment and how humans interact with them. From this perspective, we will examine how to assess exposure and risk in our everyday lives.

Exclusion: CHM135H1/​CHM136H1/​CHM151Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM217H1: Introduction to Analytical Chemistry

Hours: 30L/6T/52P

Introduction to the science of chemical measurement, from sampling through analysis to the interpretation of results, including how water, food products, pharmaceuticals, and dietary supplements are analysed for content, quality, and potential contaminants. Also how to interpret experimental measurements, compare results and procedures, and calibrate analytical instrumentation. Through closely integrated lectures, laboratories, and tutorials, this highly practical course introduces a variety of analytical techniques including volumetric methods, potentiometry, uv/visible and infrared spectrophotometry, flame atomic absorption spectrometry, and chromatography. Additional information can be found at http://www.chem.utoronto.ca/coursenotes/CHM217/. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1)/CHM151Y1 with a minimum grade of 63%; (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: CHM211H5, CHMB16H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM220H1: Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences

Hours: 36L/12T

Introduction to thermodynamics; kinetics; phase equilibrium, properties of mixtures, chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry; introduction to quantum mechanics and spectroscopy. This course is recommended for students in life and health science programs that involve a small amount of chemistry. Students enrolled in any chemistry specialist program (including Biological Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry) or who will be including a substantial amount of chemistry in their degree (such as those following a chemistry major program), are strongly encouraged to take CHM222H1 and CHM223H1.

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1)/CHM151Y1; (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Corequisite: Recommended co-requisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1
Exclusion: CHM225Y1/​CHM222H1, CHMB20H3, JCP221H5/CHM221H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM222H1: Introduction to Physical Chemistry

Previous Course Number: CHM225Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

Topics: introductory thermodynamics, first and second law and applications; chemical equilibrium. The course is intended for students who will be following one of the chemistry specialist programs (including Biological Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry) or who will be including a substantial amount of chemistry in their degree (such as those following a chemistry major program).

Prerequisite: [(CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1)/CHM151Y1 with a minimum grade of 63%], (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1,(PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1
Exclusion: CHM220H1/​CHM225Y1, CHMB20H3, CHM221H5, JCP221H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM223H1: Physical Chemistry: The Molecular Viewpoint

Previous Course Number: CHM221H1
Hours: 24L/12T

A continuation of CHM220H1 or CHM222H1 for students wishing to take some additional material in Physical Chemistry. The course covers topics in quantum mechanics and spectroscopy.

Prerequisite: CHM220H1 with a minimum grade of B, or CHM222H1
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1 recommended, but may be required pre-requisite in 3rd year Chemistry courses
Exclusion: CHM225Y1/​CHM221H1, CHMB21H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM238Y1: Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry

Hours: 48L/10T/52P

The first part (with CHM338H1) of a two-year sequence in Inorganic Chemistry, designed to illustrate and systematize the rich variety of structures, physical properties and reactions of compounds of the elements across and down the Periodic Table. Introduction to structure, symmetry and bonding of molecules and lattices; acid-base and redox reactions; d-metal complexes; chemistry of elements of the s and p blocks; inorganic materials and solid state chemistry with applications in advanced technologies. (Lab Materials Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: CHM151Y1/​(CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1) with a minimum grade of 63%
Exclusion: CHM231H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM247H1: Introductory Organic Chemistry II

Hours: 36L/12T/22P

Reactions of organic compounds. Principles of mechanism, synthesis, and spectroscopy, continuing from CHM138H1. This course is recommended for students in life and health science programs that involve a small amount of chemistry. Students enrolled in any chemistry specialist program (including Biological Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry) or who will be including a substantial amount of chemistry in their degree (such as those following a chemistry major program) are strongly encouraged to take CHM249H1. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1)/CHM151Y1
Exclusion: CHM249H1, CHM243H5, CHMB42H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM249H1: Organic Chemistry

Hours: 36L/52P

An introductory course in organic chemistry, based around the themes of structure, bonding, reaction mechanism and synthesis. Reactions are discussed with a view to understanding mechanism and how they are useful in the multi-step synthesis of medicinally and industrially important compounds. An introduction to the spectroscopy of organic molecules is also given, as well as discussion of topics relating to the biological behaviour of organic molecules and medicinal chemistry. Students are also introduced to green chemistry approaches from an experimental perspective. This course continues from CHM151Y1 or CHM138H1 and is designed for students enrolled in any chemistry specialist or major program. This course is highly recommended for students in the Biological Chemistry Specialist program. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: CHM151Y1/​(CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1) with a minimum grade of 63%
Exclusion: CHM247H1, CHM243H5, CHMB42H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

CHM310H1: Environmental Chemistry

Hours: 24L/12T

This course considers carbon-containing molecules in the environment from a variety of perspectives: the carbon cycle, climate change and ocean acidification; fossil fuels and alternative energy sources; and the partitioning and degradation pathways of organic chemicals.

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1)/CHM151Y1, (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM317H1: Introduction to Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Hours: 24L/52P

Scope of instrumental analytical chemistry; Fourier transform IR absorption spectroscopy; molecular luminescence; emission spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; sensors; gas and high performance liquid chromatography; instrument design principles and applications in industry and the environment. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: CHM217H1 with a minimum grade of 63%; (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: CHM391H5, CHMC11H3, CHMC16H3
Recommended Preparation: (CHM220H1/​CHM222H1,CHM221H1/​CHM223H1)/CHM225Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM325H1: Introduction to Inorganic and Polymer Materials Chemistry

Hours: 24L

Fashioned to illustrate how inorganic and polymer materials chemistry can be rationally used to synthesize superconductors, metals, semiconductors, ceramics, elastomers, thermoplastics, thermosets and polymer liquid crystals, with properties that can be tailored for applications in a range of advanced technologies. Coverage is fairly broad and is organized to crosscut many aspects of the field.

Prerequisite: CHM220H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM2225Y, CHM238Y1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1
Exclusion: CHM426H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM326H1: Introductory Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces the postulates of quantum mechanics to develop the fundamental framework of quantum theory. A number of exactly soluble problems are treated in detail as examples. Perturbation theory is introduced in the context of understanding many body problems. Various applications to chemical bonding and molecular spectroscopy are covered in detail.

Prerequisite: (CHM220H1/​CHM222H1,CHM221H1/​CHM223H1)/CHM225Y1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1
Exclusion: JCP321H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM327H1: Experimental Physical Chemistry

Hours: 12L/52P

Students are exposed to experiments to help them experience modern physical chemistry. Labs designed to illustrate physical chemistry principles and practical techniques as well as their real world state of the art applications. The course also involves some lecture material to broaden the laboratory experience. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: (CHM220H1/​CHM222H1,CHM221H1/​CHM223H1)/CHM225Y1 with a minimum grade of 63%
Corequisite: Recommended: CHM326H1 or CHM328H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM328H1: Modern Physical Chemistry

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores the microscopic description of macroscopic phenomena in chemistry. Statistical mechanics is introduced as the bridge between the microscopic and macroscopic views, and applied to a variety of chemical problems including reaction dynamics. More advanced topics in thermodynamics are introduced and discussed as required.

Prerequisite: (CHM220H1/​CHM222H1,CHM221H1/​CHM223H1)/CHM225Y1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1
Exclusion: JCP322H5, CHMC20H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM338H1: Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry

Hours: 24L/52P

Further study of the structures, physical properties and reactions of compounds and transition metals. Introductions to spectroscopy and structural analysis, reaction mechanisms, d- block organometallic compounds, catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry. The weekly laboratory demonstrates aspects of transition metal chemistry. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: CHM238Y1 with a minimum grade of 63%
Exclusion: CHM331H5
Recommended Preparation: CHM217H1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM342H1: Modern Organic Synthesis

Hours: 24L/12T

An overview of the preparation of various classes of organic compounds. Strategies and tactics of synthetic organic chemistry using examples from natural products and pharmaceuticals. C-C bond formation, functional group reactivity, structure, stereochemistry and selectivity.

Prerequisite: CHM247H1/​CHM249H1
Exclusion: CHM345H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM343H1: Organic Synthesis Techniques

Hours: 24L/52P

This laboratory course showcases modern organic synthesis techniques and introduces chemical research principles. It provides excellent preparation for a CHM499Y1 project in organic chemistry. Associated lectures teach theory and problem-solving approaches from a practical perspective and through industrial case studies. Green chemistry decision-making is a central theme of both the lecture and laboratory components. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: CHM247H1/​CHM249H1 with a minimum grade of 63%
Exclusion: CHM393H5
Recommended Preparation: CHM342H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM347H1: Organic Chemistry of Biological Compounds

Hours: 24L/12T

An organic chemical approach to the structure and reactions of major classes of biological molecules: carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides and proteins, phosphates, lipids, heterocycles, vitamins, nucleotides and polynucleotides. This is achieved through studies of advanced stereochemistry, chemical modification, reactions and synthesis. In addition to lectures and reading from texts, there will be opportunities for independent written assignments on several of the topics.

Prerequisite: CHM247H1/​CHM249H1
Exclusion: CHM347H5, CHMC47H3
Recommended Preparation: CHM217H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM348H1: Organic Reaction Mechanisms

Hours: 24L/26P

Principles and methods of analyzing and predicting organic chemical reactivity: advanced stereochemistry, conformational analysis, molecular orbitals, reaction kinetics, isotope effects, linear free energy relationships, orbital transformations, systematization of mechanisms. The laboratory section is used to illustrate the operation of the principles, including examples of data acquisition for mechanistic analysis and theoretical computations. Regular original reports on methods and outcomes are an important part of the laboratory. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: CHM247H1/​CHM249H1 with a minimum grade of 63%
Exclusion: CHM341H5, CHMC41H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM379H1: Biomolecular Chemistry

Hours: 24L/52P

This course provides an opportunity to learn core techniques in biological chemistry in a small group laboratory setting. It provides excellent preparation for a CHM499Y1 project in biological chemistry or related areas. Lectures will discuss the theory behind the techniques and highlight how they are used in modern biological chemistry research and practice. Note: CHM379H1 can be used as the biochemistry lab requirement for students completing double majors in chemistry and biochemistry. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: (CHM247H1/​CHM249H1 with a minimum grade of 63%), CHM347H1, BCH210H1
Exclusion: BCH370H1, CHM371H5
Recommended Preparation: CHM217H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM395Y1: Research Project in Chemistry

Hours: 180P

An independent research project conducted under the direction of a teaching faculty or research faculty member in the Department of Chemistry. Applications for enrolment should be made to the Department before the end of the preceding Summer session. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 2.0 FCEs of CHM courses with a minimum cGPA of 3.0 in all CHM courses. Students are required to identify a potential faculty supervisor before contacting the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies for enrolment permission. Written confirmation is needed from both the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies and the prospective supervisor. Attendance at a mandatory safety orientation training session held during the first week of September.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM396Y0: Research Topic Abroad

Course credit for research or field studies abroad under the supervision of a faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 8.5 FCEs and no more than 14.0 FCEs including at least 1.5 FCEs in 2nd Year chemistry courses, or permission of the instructor.
Recommended Preparation: CHM299Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM397H0: Research Abroad in Chemistry

Independent research project in Chemistry under the supervision by a faculty member in an approved partner institution. This unique opportunity to conduct a lab-based research project is open to students in any Chemistry programs. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Any CHM 300-level courses with lab; permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

CHM398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

CHM410H1: Analytical Environmental Chemistry

Hours: 24L/44P

An analytical theory, instrumental, and methodology course focused on the measurement of pollutants in soil, water, air, and biological tissues and the determination of physical/chemical properties including vapour pressure, degradation rates, partitioning. Lab experiments involve application of theory. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: CHM217H1, CHM210H1/​CHM310H1
Recommended Preparation: CHM317H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM414H1: Biosensors and Chemical Sensors

Hours: 24L

The development, design, and operation of biosensors and chemical sensors, including: biosensor technology, transducer theory and operation, device design and fabrication, surface modification and methods of surface analysis, flow injection analysis and chemometrics.

Prerequisite: CHM217H1/​CHM220H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM225Y1
Recommended Preparation: CHM317H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM415H1: Topics in Atmospheric Chemistry

Hours: 24L

This course builds upon the introductory understanding of atmospheric chemistry provided in CHM210H. In particular, modern research topics in the field are discussed, such as aerosol chemistry and formation mechanisms, tropospheric organic chemistry, the chemistry of climate including cloud formation and geoengineering, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, the chemistry of remote environments. Reading is from the scientific literature; class discussion is emphasized.

Prerequisite: (CHM220H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM225Y1),CHM210H1
Recommended Preparation: (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM416H1: Separation Science

Hours: 24L

This course provides theoretical and practical background useful for engaging in cutting-edge chemical separations in chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, research, and industry. The course covers general separations concepts and principles, with an emphasis on liquid chromatography and its various modes, including partition chromatography, ion chromatography, enantiomer chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, and affinity chromatography. Other topics include materials and instrumentation, gas chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, electrophoresis and related techniques, and a host of miscellaneous separation (e.g., TLC, FFF, CF) and extraction (e.g., LLE, SPE, SPME) modalities. Classes are supplemented with online/virtual laboratory exercises.

Prerequisite: CHM317H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM417H1: Laboratory Instrumentation

Hours: 24L/10P

This course provides an introduction to building and using optics- and electronics-based instrumentation for laboratory research, as well as for implementing custom software control. Lecture topics include passive electronic components, diodes and transistors, operational amplifiers, analogue-to-digital conversion, light sources and detectors, reflectors, refractors, polarizers, diffractors, and many others. Lectures are supplemented by laboratories in which students work in teams to build fluorescent detection systems for chromatography over the course of several weeks. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Recommended Preparation: CHM317H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM423H1: Applications of Quantum Mechanics

Hours: 24L

Applications of time independent and time dependent perturbation theory to atomic and molecular problems, selection of topics from WKB approximation and the classical limit; the interaction of light with matter; elementary atomic scattering theory; molecular bonding.

Prerequisite: CHM326H1
Recommended Preparation: MAT223H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM426H1: Polymer Chemistry

Hours: 24L/12T

Scope of polymer chemistry. Classification of polymers. Synthesis and characterization. Polymers in solution. Thermodynamics of polymer solutions and blends, Flory-Huggins theory. Polymers in the solid state. Crystalline and amorphous polymers. Glass transition and melting temperature. Mechanical properties. Polymers as advanced materials.

Prerequisite: CHM220H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM225Y1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1
Recommended Preparation: CHM325H1
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM427H1: Statistical Mechanics

Hours: 24L

Ensemble theory in statistical mechanics. Applications, including imperfect gases and liquid theories. Introduction to non-equilibrium problems.

Prerequisite: CHM326H1, CHM328H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM432H1: Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis

Hours: 24L

Structure, bonding, and reactions of organometallic compounds, with emphasis on basic mechanisms, and industrial processes. Addition, metalation, elimination, important catalytic cycles, electrophilic, and nucleophilic reactions are considered on a mechanistic basis. Topics on modern organometallic chemistry and catalysis are covered.

Prerequisite: CHM338H1
Recommended Preparation: CHM348H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM434H1: Advanced Materials Chemistry

Hours: 24L

A comprehensive investigation of synthetic methods for preparing diverse classes of inorganic materials with properties intentionally tailored for a particular use. Begins with a primer on solid-state materials and electronic band description of solids followed by a survey of archetypical solids that have had a dramatic influence on the materials world, some new developments in materials chemistry and a look at perceived future developments in materials research and technology. Strategies for synthesizing many different classes of materials with intentionally designed structures and compositions, textures and morphologies are then explored in detail emphasizing how to control the relations between structure and property of materials and ultimately function and utility. A number of contemporary issues in materials research are critically evaluated to appreciate recent highlights in the field of materials chemistry - an emerging sub-discipline of chemistry.

Prerequisite: CHM325H1, CHM338H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM437H1: Bioinorganic Chemistry

Hours: 24L

This course examines the use of metals in biology. Topics include naturally occurring and medicinal ligands; transport, uptake and control of concentration of metal ions; and physical methods of characterization of metal binding sites. The roles of metal ions in nature are discussed, including as structural and signaling elements in proteins, nucleic acids and DNA-binding complexes and proteins; as Lewis-acid centres in enzymes; as carriers of electrons, atoms and groups in redox proteins and enzymes; and as sources of biominerals; as radiopharmaceuticals.

Prerequisite: CHM238Y1
Exclusion: CHM333H5, CHMD69H3
Recommended Preparation: CHM338H1(strongly recommended), CHM347H1/​CHM379H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM440H1: The Synthesis of Modern Pharmaceutical Agents

Hours: 24L

This course provides an overview of reactions and synthetic strategies that are being used at different stages of the drug development process. Using representative examples from the literature, we will concentrate on synthesis of complex heterocyclic compounds.

Prerequisite: CHM342H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM441H1: Spectroscopic Analysis in Organic Chemistry

Hours: 24L/20P

Structure and stereochemistry determination using modern spectroscopic techniques. Several techniques are discussed but particular emphasis is given to NMR (1H and 13C NMR) and mass spectrometry. The approach taken emphasizes applications of these spectroscopic methods to organic problems. Students are trained to run their own spectra (IR, UV, NMR, GC-MS). (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: CHM249H1, CHM343H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM443H1: Physical Organic Chemistry

Hours: 24L

Noncovalent binding forces, solutions, and molecular recognition. Electronic structure theory and computational techniques. Reaction mechanisms: experimental probes and reactive intermediates, including carbenes and radicals. Photophysics and photochemistry of organic compounds.

Prerequisite: CHM220H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM225Y1, CHM348H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM446H1: Organic Materials Chemistry

Hours: 24L

This course covers design, synthesis, characterization and application of organic materials. Emphasis is placed on classic examples of organic materials including semiconducting polymers, molecular devices, self-assembled systems, and bioconjugates, as well as recent advances from the literature.

Prerequisite: CHM247H1/​CHM249H1, CHM220H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM225Y1
Recommended Preparation: CHM325H1, CHM342H1/​CHM343H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM447H1: Bio-organic Chemistry

Hours: 24L

Mechanisms in biochemical systems:  Examples of biological catalysis are considered in terms of chemical mechanisms and their extensions, overcoming barriers catalytic groups in active sites, stereochemical applications, energy transfer, kinetic patterns, inhibitors, drug design, cofactors, ribozymes, proteosomes.  Related current issues are noted and discussed.  The format includes lectures integrated with in-class discussions. 

Prerequisite: CHM347H1, CHM348H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM479H1: Biological Chemistry

Hours: 24L

An in depth examination of biological systems at the molecular level. Several complex, multi-component molecular machines with a central role in life will be examined. For each system studied, the focus will be on understanding the chemical mechanisms that underlie the biological activities, and how these processes fit into a cellular context.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, CHM347H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CHM499Y1: Introduction to Chemistry Research

Hours: 240P/16S

An experimental or theoretical research problem under the supervision of a teaching faculty or research faculty member in the Department of Chemistry. Five mandatory 90-minute professional development workshops cover aspects of academic writing, poster presentations, reading scientific literature, and job applications/interviews. Each student is required to attend a total of six one-hour research colloquia during the Fall and Winter Sessions. Applications for enrolment should be made to the Department in the preceding Winter Session with the deadline being the Friday before Reading Week: the application form is available at the Department of Chemistry website. Students are notified with the results of their application by the last week of March. Only students being admitted are required to contact chemistry faculty to discuss available research projects. Projects are in the areas of environmental, analytical, physical, inorganic, materials, polymer, organic and biological chemistry. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Minimum cGPA of 3.0 in CHM program courses. Research positions are limited. Students with strong background on courses in the sub-discipline of research interest will be given preference. Attendance at a mandatory safety orientation training session held during the first week of September.
Exclusion: CHM489Y5, CHMD90Y3, MSE498Y1, PHC489Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CIN105Y1: Introduction to Film Study

Hours: 24L/24T/72P

Introduction to film form (including style and narration), different types of films, and popular approaches to the study of cinema. Topics include: narrative cinema, documentary, avant-garde, genre, authorship, ideology, and representation.

Exclusion: INI115Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN196H1: Story Worlds and the Cinema

Hours: 24S

Films create story worlds, imaginary environments in which characters live and act, and where events, large and small, transpire. Some story worlds are elaborate, fanciful constructs (think of Disney’s animated films). Others stay close to reality (think of “docudramas”). But across the spectrum, all of them are framed by and provided with rules of time and space, of believable or impossible. This course offers an examination of selected story worlds from several periods of film history. Emphasis falls on the expansive story worlds of contemporary corporately-run media-franchise “universes,” like the cross-media “DC Universe.” Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN197H1: School Daze

Hours: 24P/24S

This first-year foundation course is a survey of sound film (with a brief selection of silent shorts) on the topic of how popular cinemas have represented going to school. Looking at one film and one scholarly text a week, the course will offer an introduction to the close reading of film texts, reading and writing film criticism, and the fundamentals of film history. By engaging with only one film/reading per week, the course emphasizes depth over breadth. Texts for the course may include excerpts from Corrigan’s A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Sturken and Cartwright’s Practices of Looking, Staiger’s Interpreting Films, and Prince’s Movies and Meaning, along with selected criticism on the movies screened. Those films may include Zero for Conduct, Aparajito, Tom Brown’s School Days, Tea and Sympathy, If, Rock and Roll High School, Mean Girls, School Daze, Blackboard Jungle, or Lady Bird. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN201Y1: Film Cultures I: Art and Industry

Hours: 24L/24T/72P

Examines the practices, theories, and debates surrounding the emergence of cinema through to the development of studio system filmmaking in the first half of the 20th Century. Topics include: film's relation to the other arts, formalist and realist traditions, technological innovations, audiences and reception, and cultural industries.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI212Y1, INI215Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CIN210H1: Horror Film

Hours: 12L/12T/36P

Horror film as a genre, focusing on three types of international horror: the un-dead, body horror, and the supernatural. The genre's popular appeal, affective power, unique means of producing pleasure, and current global resurgence will be emphasized. Topics include: the aesthetics of gore and violence, technologies of fear, J-Horror, new French extremity, cult fandom and paracinema, and media convergence.

Exclusion: INI226H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN211H1: Science Fiction Film

Hours: 12T/36P

This course is the study of science fiction films in their cultural and political contexts and the genre's narrative and conceptual components. The goal of the course is to familiarize students with science fiction films as popular genre texts, emphasizing the period between 1950 and the present.

Exclusion: INI227H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN212H1: Cinema and Sensation I: Action/Spectacle

Hours: 12L/12T/36P

Action movies cement the dominance of commercial cinema, and they largely define the contemporary era of the blockbuster and CGI effects. This course examines the narrative modes and the extremes that action scenes reach, and it explores the commercial and social function of the genre. The course also traces Action's historic reach and global diversity to include its significant precursors and transnational forms that Action cinema takes on.

Exclusion: INI222H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN213H1: Cinema and Sensation II: Sex

Hours: 12L/12T/36P

Erotic images and sounds have long featured in filmic pleasure and, for just as long, excited controversy. This course examines how sex is articulated on screen and how its regulation suggests broader themes and ideas. Topics include: obscenity laws and the history of film censorship, the eroticized aspects of conventional movies, art cinema, and "adult" erotic films.

Exclusion: INI223H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN214H1: New Media Forms

Previous Course Number: CIN260H1
Hours: 36L/12T

Introduction to the study of new and contemporary media forms, with a focus on aesthetic and moving-image media. Students will learn key concepts in digital media studies through close examination of historical and contemporary examples from art, cinema, video, and games. Course readings draw on interdisciplinary critical models from cinema studies, cultural studies, art history, and digital media studies.

Exclusion: CIN260H1 (Topics: New Media), offered in Winter 2014, Fall 2014, and Fall 2016
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN215H1: Fantasy Film

Hours: 12L/12T/36P

This course examines the development of the Fantasy imagination in cinema from the start of film production (i.e., George Melies) through the classical era (i.e., Wizard of Oz) to the contemporary proliferation of Fantasy cinema (i.e., Lord of the Rings, Snow White and the Huntsman). Course includes study of Asian, European, and South American Fantasy films.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN216H1: Crime Film Traditions

Hours: 12L/12T/36P

Originating in the mid-19th century from journalistic accounts and detective stories, crime fiction has emerged as one of the dominant popular genres in the 20th century across a variety of media and platforms, from true crime dime novels to radio dramas, from hard-boiled literature to prestige television series. Rejuvenated in the 21st century by the consolidation of gaming culture and the rise of podcasting, crime narratives have expanded to transmediality, stretching the boundaries between fiction and documentary practices. In this context, the culturally porous and generically elastic crime film had remained one of the most enduring cinematic expressions of sociopolitical anxieties related to class, gender, race, and ethnicity. This course examines a selection of crime film traditions across various geographical areas and historical periods, investigating the resilience of this form from the silent period to the present day.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN230H1: The Business of Film

Hours: 36L/12T

Examines cinema as a commercial enterprise, emphasizing production, distribution, and exhibition and the political economy of North American film culture. 

This is a Breadth Category 3 course but has been specially-designed to fulfill the Quantitative Reasoning requirement for Cinema Studies Specialists and Majors.

Exclusion: INI228H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CIN240H1: Special Topics in Cinema Studies

Hours: 12L/12T/36P

Course on special topics in Cinema Studies. Topics vary each year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CIN250Y1: Directors: Four Studies in Film Authorship

Hours: 48L/48P

This course takes four selected directors' films and examines them analytically and interpretively. The purpose of the course is to apply and test the auteur theory in the context of concepts of film style and film conventions.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI224Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN260H1: Selected Topics in Cinema Studies

Hours: 12L/12T/36P

Course on selected topics in Cinema Studies. Past topics include: "New Media."

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN270Y1: American Popular Film Since 1970

Hours: 48L/24T/48P

The examination of popular American cinema through its social, political, and commercial practices, and through the study of selected popular films from the 1970s to the present.

Exclusion: INI225Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

CIN301Y1: Film Cultures II: Politics and Global Media

Hours: 24L/24T/72S

Examines film theory and practice from the 1950s onward, and the impact of media change on earlier film cultures and aesthetics. Topics include: New Wave cinemas, the politicization of theory, spectatorship, counter-cinemas, transnational film and “Global Hollywood”, and media theory from the analog to the digital.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1
Exclusion: INI214Y1, INI314Y1, INI315Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CIN310Y1: Avant-Garde and Experimental Film

Hours: 48L/72P

Avant-garde films, both canonical and marginal, are examined mainly in the context of modern art and poetry from the 1920s through the 1990s. Films include works from Europe, North America, and Japan. Art contexts range from Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism in the 1920s to Neo-Dada, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, and Postmodernism.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI322Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN312Y1: Documentary Film

Hours: 48L/48P

Critical and historical survey of documentary practice, including cinema verité, ethnographic experiments, and various hybrid forms, with emphasis on the rhetorical, aesthetic, and political dimensions of the "art of record." Topics include: the filmmaker/subject/audience nexus; historiography, hagiography, and performance; and how emerging technology and new media platforms, evinced in the rise of documentary-based webdocs, i-docs, and webgames, affect the actual production and style of linear documentary, as well as impact earlier models of documentary exhibition, distribution, and viewer engagement alike.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI325Y1
Recommended Preparation: CIN201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

CIN314Y1: Genre, Narrative and Narration in Film

Hours: 48L/72P

Study of theoretical-analytical models of film genres, narrative form, and narration. Structuralist, cognitive-neoformalist, and historiographical approaches will be developed. Genres to be studied include: Westerns, musicals, crime films, biography films, gothic and fantastic films, and art cinema.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI329Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CIN320H1: Special Topics in Genre and Modes

Hours: 24L/24P

Courses in special topics designed for Specialists and Majors in Cinema Studies. Past topics include: "Contemporary Screen Comedy," and "Eco-cinema: The Nature of Film."

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN322H1: Cult Cinema

Hours: 24L/24P

This course examines "cult" and "exploitation" cinema. It examines the growing popularity of cult/exploitation films as an emerging cinematic subculture that valorizes disreputable or "trash" cinema. A number of sub-genres within exploitation film, including teen films, educational/instructional films, sexploitation, and Blaxploitation, will be explored. The social politics of appropriating texts through ironic reading strategies will also be considered.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI396H1F (2011), CIN320H1F (20145), CIN320H1S (2016)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN330Y1: Feminist Approaches to Cinema

Hours: 48L/48P

Gender politics of feminist film culture since the 1970s. Topics include: apparatus theory and its legacy, models of spectatorship, feminist historiography, the cinematic (re)production of identity, the relationship between social movements and cinema, "postfeminism."

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1/​ permission of instructor
Exclusion: INI323Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CIN332Y1: Screening Race

Hours: 48L/48P

How race functions in cinema. Topics include: the foundational role of racial inscription and its expansion beyond the black/white paradigm, visual ethnography, 'the primitive,' and Orientalism, indigenous media, the 'Black Atlantic' and Diaspora, Banlieu and exilic film practice and theory, border aesthetics, race and urban space, 'post-race', and the evolving racial imaginary. 

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1
Exclusion: INI327Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CIN334H1: The Origins of the Animation Industry, 1900-1950: A Technosocial History

Previous Course Number: INI383H1
Hours: 24L/36P

An introduction to early animation, considering its vaudeville roots, industrialization, emerging aesthetics, and representational tropes. Examination of the early corpus of animation from 1900-1950, and in-depth study of the artistic, social, and cultural milieux from which animation derived.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1
Exclusion: INI383H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN335H1: American Animation after 1950

Hours: 24L/36P

This course examines the second fifty years of animation, first by marking Disney's shifting fortunes, then broadening the scope to take in its competitors here and abroad. The global nature of postwar animation has been an odd amalgam of competition and cooperation, of private and public funding, and of film, television, and eventually webcasting, and we will explore some of the changes the form has gone through in the past fifty years or so. Since this is a study of art and of commerce, and of high and low culture, we will view our limited history through the lenses of aesthetics, cultural practices, business decisions, and sometimes political struggle.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1
Exclusion: INI396H1S (2013), CIN320H1S (2014)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN336H1: Queer Film and Media

Hours: 48L

This course focuses on queer film, television, and/or digital media. Approaches may include cultural, historical, analytical, critical, and theoretical methods. This course may focus on the representation of queer people in film in media, or film and/or media made by queer people, or both.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, or 1.0 FCE from SDS255H1, SDS256H1, SDS279H1, SDS355H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN340H1: Special Topics in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice

Hours: 24L/24P

Courses in special topics designed for Specialists and Majors in Cinema Studies. Past topics include: "History of Cinematography," and "Everyday Life in the Digital Age."

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN349H1: Screenwriting

Hours: 24S

Students will develop screenwriting skills under the guidance of a renowned screenwriter-in-residence through a combination of writing workshops and individual consultations. Like the course, the appointment of the Universal Screenwriter-in-Residence occurs biannually.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, and two additional Cinema Studies full-course equivalents
Exclusion: INI388H1, VIC276H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN352H1: Issues in Film Authorship I

Hours: 24L/24P

Advanced study of issues in film authorship through intensive examination of one or more major filmmakers.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI374H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN353H1: Issues in Film Authorship II

Hours: 24L/24P

Advanced study of issues in film authorship through intensive examination of one or more major filmmakers.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI375H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN360H1: Special Topics in Theory and Criticism

Hours: 24L/24P

Courses in special topics designed for Specialists and Majors in Cinema Studies. Past topics include: "Cinema and Intermediality."

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CIN362H1: Animals and Cinema

Hours: 24L/24P

This course explores cinema's century-long fascination with animals. Its investigations are organized around three central questions. First, what does cinema teach us about animals (why and how we look at animals on film, how we represent and understand animals through film, and what lessons we hope to gain from animals on film)? Second, what do animal films reveal or teach us about the cinema? Third, what are the aesthetic, theoretical, and ethical stakes of such encounters between animals and cinema?

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1
Exclusion: INI398H1F (2011), CIN360H1F (2013), CIN340H1S (2016)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CIN363H1: Ecocinema: The Nature of Film

Hours: 2L/2P

This course takes a broad approach to the growing field – sometimes termed “ecocinema” or “film ecology” – devoted to cinema’s relationship to the natural environment. We will consider that relationship through a combination of historical, textual, and theoretical analysis.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN364H1: Theories of Media

Hours: 48L

In-depth history of humanistic theories of media and mediation, with a focus on aesthetics. Authors discussed may include Karl Marx, Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud, Marshall McLuhan, Friedrich Kittler, Donna Haraway, Bernard Stiegler, Katherine Hayles, and others. Includes substantial discussion of contemporary problems and authors in digital media studies and media theory. Includes extensive consideration of aesthetic forms, including animation, cinema, television, installation art, video games, net.art, and others.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Recommended Preparation: CIN214H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN369H1: Critical Writing on Film

Hours: 48L

The practice of film criticism: studies of examples of journalistic and scholarly critical writing, practical sessions of process writing, and collaborative editing. Course includes regular film screenings.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1 and one additional Cinema Studies full-course equivalent/ permission of the instructor
Exclusion: INI384H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN370H1: Canadian Cinemas

Hours: 24L/24P

History and diversity of Canadian and Québécois cinemas. Analyses of film and critical frameworks examine how co-productions, multiculturalism, and post-national arguments are re-shaping the production and reception contexts of national cinema. Annual emphasis will be placed on one of the following topics: the emergence of the feature film, Québécois cinema, documentary, or experimental cinema.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: FCS391H1, INI385Y1, INI385H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN371H1: (New) Media Aesthetics

Previous Course Number: CIN340H1
Hours: 48L

Investigates the theory and history of media technologies as sites of aesthetic investment in a wide variety of artistic practices, focusing on contemporary digital media work, including experimental cinema, gallery installation, net.art, and avant-garde videogames. One important emphasis lies in the aesthetic possibilities new (and newly inexpensive) media technologies have made available to marginalized artists, including especially women and queer artists. We will study the work of Maya Deren, John Cage, Tony Conrad, Yoko Ono, Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, Michael Snow, Marina Abramovic, Marlon Riggs, Felix Gonzales-Torres, Anna Anthropy, and others.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: CIN340H1 (Topics: (New) Media Aesthetics), offered in Winter 2017
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN372Y1: Contemporary World Cinema

Hours: 48L/72P

Major contemporary developments beyond Hollywood and European filmmaking, examining a select number of national/regional cinemas: Africa, Korea, Iran, India (Hindi cinema), and Latin America. Topics include: transnationalism, indigenization of generic and stylistic conventions, cultural contexts, distribution networks, film festivals, and reception within a global economy.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI380Y1
Recommended Preparation: CIN201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

CIN374Y1: American Filmmaking in the Studio Era

Hours: 24L/24T/72P

Industrial, economic, ideological, and aesthetic dimensions of the American studio era.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI324Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

CIN376Y1: Chinese Cinemas

Hours: 48L/72P

Examination of Chinese films in their three post-World War II production centres: The People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Commercial, political, and aesthetic trends; international reception; major auteurs and genres. Directors include Tsui Hark, Chen Kaige, Zang Yimou, Edward Yang, John Woo, and Wong Kar-Wai.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Exclusion: INI390Y1
Recommended Preparation: CIN201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

CIN378H1: Aspects of a National Cinema

Hours: 24L/24P

In-depth treatment of a national cinema. Past courses include: "British Cinema," "Australian and New Zealand Cinema," and "The Other Europe."

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN378Y0: Aspects of a National Cinema

This course offers a critical study of British film cultures, with an emphasis on British film genres, movements and cycles from the 1960s to the present day. Earlier representative works, to include the British documentary movement, will provide a foundation for a comparative study of contemporary British cinema. Major and minor film cultures will be studied in their institutional, social, and cultural contexts to include: the long standing tradition of British realism; the Free Cinema Movement; the “New Wave;” “Swinging London;” “Thatcherite” cinema, including its heritage, art cinema, Brit-grit and Black British iterations; in addition to the recent “lad boy” underclass cycle that reconfigures the traditional conceptualization of British cinema as strictly oppositional “realism or tinsel.” Debates pertinent to the way in which British films and relate to a shifting sense of national identity, towards examining the “Englishness” of British national cinema, will be highlighted.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN379H1: Hungarian Cinema

Hours: 24L/24P

Examines historical trends, influential filmmakers, and social and cultural factors influencing the development of Hungarian cinema, assessing its impact within the context of Eastern Europe and internationally.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1/​ permission of instructor
Exclusion: INI381H1/​F (2010) Aspects of a National Cinema: Hungarian Cinema, INI378H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN380H1: Special Topics in History and Nation

Hours: 24P/24S

Courses in special topics designed for Specialists and Majors in Cinema Studies.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN381Y1: Special Topics in History and Nation

Hours: 48P/48S

Courses in special topics designed for Specialists and Majors in Cinema Studies.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN410H1: Advanced Study in Genre and Modes

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN412H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN411H1: Advanced Study in Genre and Modes

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN412H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN412H1: Advanced Study in Genre and Modes

Hours: 24P/24S

Consideration of the status of a selected film genre or mode from historical and theoretical perspectives. Past seminars include: “Film Comedy,” “Melodrama,” “Film Noir,” “The End in Cinema,” and “The Musical.”

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN420H1: Advanced Studies in Cinema

Hours: 24P/24S

Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students in Cinema Studies.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN430H1: Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN432H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN431H1: Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN432H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN432H1: Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice

Hours: 24P/24S

Consideration of cinema and its social relations. Past seminars include: “American Independent Film,” “Children in the Movies,” “Sub-Saharan African Cinema,” “International Film Festivals,” “Interactive Documentary,” “Graphic!," “The Revolution Will/Will Not Be Televised,” "Social Problem Films," and "Programming and Curation."

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN440H1: Advanced Studies in Cinema

Hours: 24P/24S

Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students in Cinema Studies. Past seminars include: "Experiential Learning."

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN450H1: Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN452H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN451H1: Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN452H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN452H1: Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism

Hours: 24P/24S

Advanced study of select approaches to film theory and criticism. Past seminars include: “Corporeality and the Cinema,” “The Cinematic City: Urban Spaces in Film,” “Sound and Music in Film,” “Expanded Cinema,” “Digital Cinema,” and "Cinema and Architecture: Scenes, Screens, Studios."

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN460H1: Advanced Studies in Cinema

Hours: 24P/24S

Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students in Cinema Studies.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN470H1: Advanced Study in History and Nation

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN472H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN471H1: Advanced Study in History and Nation

Hours: 24P/24S

See course description for CIN472H1 listed below.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN472H1: Advanced Study in History and Nation

Hours: 24P/24S

Seminars in historiography and questions of national cinema. Past seminars include: “Film Historiography,” “Early Cinema,” “Reviewing Hollywood Classicism,” “Women Pioneers,” “Local Film Cultures: Toronto Sites and Scenes,” and “Debating Transnational Cinema."

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN480H1: Advanced Studies in Cinema

Hours: 24P/24S

Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students in Cinema Studies.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN490Y1: Independent Studies in Cinema

See course description for CIN492H1 listed below. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN491H1: Independent Studies in Cinema

See course description for CIN492H1 listed below. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CIN492H1: Independent Studies in Cinema

Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by Cinema Studies faculty. Open to advanced Specialist and Major students in the Program. Submit applications to the Undergraduate Program Office: Fall 2016 courses, June 1/ Winter 2017 courses, November 1/ Summer 2017 courses, April 1. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least ten full-course equivalents, including CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CJH332H1: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of the Synapse

Previous Course Number: CSB332H1
Hours: 36L

Examination of all aspects of the synapse in both the peripheral and central nervous systems of invertebrates and vertebrates. Topics include: neuroplasticity, synapse formation, synaptic transmission, synaptic modulation, and the molecular biological basis of neurodegenerative disorders.

Prerequisite: BIO271H1/​PSL300H1
Exclusion: CSB332H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CJS200H1: Introduction to Jewish Thought

Hours: 24L

A balanced presentation of the multifaceted approach to the discipline by treating Jewish religion and thought.  The course introduces students not only to a chronological and thematic overview of the subject, but also to different methodological approaches.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS201H1: Introduction to Jewish Culture

Hours: 24S

General introduction to history, literatures and cultures of Jewish people from antiquity to contemporary. A balanced presentation of multi-disciplinary approaches and multi-methodological approaches to Jewish studies, with a special emphasis on Jewish cultural studies and Jewish secularity.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CJS220H1: The Holocaust in Fiction

Hours: 24S

The course examines literary works written in different languages, in ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust, as well as those reflecting on the genocide in its aftermath. We focus on literature as a means of engaging with the unimaginable and on the cross analysis of eye-witness and memory writing.

Recommended Preparation: CJS200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CJS230H1: God, Nation, and Self Transformed: The Secularization of the Jewish Experience

Hours: 24S

The course provides a theoretical background to the issue of secularization and examines the diverse attempts to define on a secular basis the Jew, the Jewish nation, and the Jewish God since the breakdown of traditional Jewish society. A variety of Jewish secularisms are examined in a larger, non-Jewish context.

Recommended Preparation: CJS200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS290H1: Topics in Jewish Studies

Hours: 24L/24T

An examination of issues in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS330H1: Who's a Jew? Theory, Myth, and Practice

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the host of core concepts in terms of which Jewish identity has been and continues to be defined and debated. Topics include: the difference between insiders and outsiders; collective vs individual identity; the nature of the bond between group members; identification across time, space, and disagreements; social and gendered hierarchies; joining and leaving the group; the identities of outsiders.

Exclusion: CJS290H1 (Topics in Jewish Studies: Who is a Jew?), offered in Fall 2014 and Fall 2015
Recommended Preparation: CJS200H1 or CJS201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS340H1: Mizrahim in Israel: History, Politics, and Culture

Hours: 24L

What is the significance of the designation “Mizrahi” in Israel today? Does it refer to people who share a common geographical and ethnic origin or does it indicate a shared worldview that draws upon Middle Eastern Arabic culture? What are its relations with other terms, such as “Sephardi,” “Oriental,” or “Levantine”? What kind of political membership does it entail? Does it possess a certain cultural, religious, or political vocabulary? And, ultimately, does the diasporic concept of “Mizrahiyut” (mizrahiness) undermine national homogeneity or rather facilitate and enable its enforcement?

Exclusion: CJS390H1 (Special Topics in Jewish Studies: Mizrahim in Israel: History, Politics, and Culture), offered in Summer 2017
Recommended Preparation: CJS201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CJS383H1: Jews and Power

Hours: 24L

This course will explore the relationship of Jews to political power. Among the themes to be covered are: How has the relationship of the Jewish community to political authority changed over time? What is the Jewish conception of political authority? How did Jews protect their communal and individual rights in the absence of sovereignty? How did the dynamics of antisemitism, philosemitism, and anti-Jewish violence change over time? How did Zionism and the revival of Jewish sovereignty change the position of Jews in the political order? What are the political and moral dilemmas posed by statehood? And what are the implications of Jewish sovereignty for Jews in the Diaspora?

Prerequisite: POL101Y1 or CJS200H1 or CJS201H1
Exclusion: POL383H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CJS389H1: Jewish Secularism and Messianic Thought: From Spinoza to Derrida

Hours: 24S

This course examines the critical role that Messianic thought plays in the emergence of modern Jewish secular thought. A study of the secular dimension of Messianism in the writings of Jewish philosophers, from Spinoza to Derrida, leading to the larger question of its place in the project of Jewish modernity.

Recommended Preparation: CJS200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS390H1: Special Topics in Jewish Studies

Hours: 24L

An examination of issues in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS391H1: Special Topics in Jewish Studies

Hours: 24L

An examination of issues in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS392H1: Special Topics in Jewish Studies

Hours: 24L

An examination of issues in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS400H1: Research Seminar in Jewish Studies

Hours: 24S

An interdisciplinary seminar in which Jewish Studies topics are explored intensively, culminating in a major research paper by each student. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: JSP200H1; permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS401H1: Community & Identity

Hours: 24S

Exploration of Jewish notions of community, identity, and humanity in classic and contemporary sources as well as through experiential learning in which students are placed in internships at organizations and institutions that identify themselves as Jewish and as serving the Jewish community in the GTA. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200H1 or CJS201H1 and at least two other half-courses in Jewish Studies; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS401Y1: Community & Identity

Hours: 48S

Exploration of Jewish notions of community, identity, and humanity in classic and contemporary sources as well as through experiential learning in which students are placed in internships at organizations and institutions that identify themselves as Jewish and as serving the Jewish community in the GTA. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200Y1 or CJS201Y1 and at least two other half-courses in Jewish Studies; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS430H1: Encounters between Jewish and Modern Thought

Hours: 24L

A detailed exploration of how Jewish thought develops in relationship to key figures or moments in modern European philosophy (e.g., Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger). The particular focus varies from year to year.

Exclusion: CJS490H1 (Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies: Kierkegaard and Modern Jewish Philosophy), offered in Fall 2015
Recommended Preparation: CJS201H1 or a course in either modern European philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS440H1: The Arab Jew: A History of a Concept

Hours: 24L

This course invites students to explore the debates around the term “Arab Jews.” A cultural, historical, and historiographical designation, the term encompasses a range of experiences for Arabic-speaking Jews. These Jews lived in diverse cultural worlds across the Middle East and North Africa, where they developed deep and enduring relationships with non-Jews, and were instrumental in shaping local, regional and national cultures and politics. By engaging with the term “Arab Jews” in its various incarnations, the course offers new perspectives on questions of Zionism and nationalism, colonialism and geography, religion and secularization, as well as historiography and memory.

Exclusion: CJS491H1 (Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies: The Arab Jew: A History of a Concept), offered in Winter 2017
Recommended Preparation: CJS201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CJS444H1: Topics in the Study of Antisemitism

Hours: 24L

This seminar explores in depth one of the many theoretical or methodological issues that confront scholars of antisemitism. Possible topics include: definitions of antisemitism and their purposes; philosemitism and its conceptual and real connection with antisemitism; Jewish self-hatred; contextualist vs eternalist accounts of antisemitism; classic and contemporary theories of antisemitism.

Recommended Preparation: RLG344H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS490H1: Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS491H1: Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS498Y1: Independent Study

A scholarly project on an approved topic supervised by a faculty affiliated with the Centre for Jewish Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200H1 and permission of the Centre
Recommended Preparation: CJS400H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CJS499H1: Independent Study

A scholarly project on an approved topic supervised by a faculty affiliated with the Centre for Jewish Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200H1 and permission of the Centre
Recommended Preparation: CJS400H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA160H1: Introduction to Classical Studies

Hours: 36L/10T

An introduction to major themes in the development of Greek and Roman civilization, literature and culture.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA195H1: Socrates and his Legacy

Hours: 24S

Socrates was a well-known figure in Athens during his lifetime: charismatic and inspirational to some, but a figure of fear and derision to others, who saw in him a challenge to political and religious norms. This course will look at the debates, ancient and modern, provoked by the unconventional life and controversial death of Socrates, and the influence he had over the public image, style, and content of subsequent philosophy. Plato is an important source for our view of Socrates, but we will make a point of exploring wider perspectives too: from the work of others in his circle, through literary representations, to his later reception in antiquity and beyond. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA196H1: Homer's Odyssey down through Time

Hours: 24S

This course will survey creative works inspired by Homer’s Odyssey. First we will read through the Odyssey, contextualizing the Homeric epic within the larger story of the Trojan War and the subsequent heroic return in the "Epic Cycle." Then we will study various "receptions" of the Odyssey, ancient and modern. Ancient works will include the satyr play Cyclops by Euripides and portrayals of a love-sick Cyclops in Theocritus and Ovid. In True Story Lucian calls Odysseus a liar but rivals his travel tale with episodes placed on the moon and inside a whale. Modern works include Atwood’s Penelopiad, Walcott’s stage version of the Odyssey, and the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Themes will include travel literature, truth and lying, localization of the wanderings of Odysseus, culture clash, and the definition of home. All this material, various in date, media, and fidelity to their Homeric source, will provide us with a well-rounded sense of how the Odyssey has been re-imagined over the ages. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA197H1: Death and Immortality in Ancient Thought

Hours: 24S

It seems natural for us to love life and hate death -- to long, therefore, for immortality. But are human beings in any way immortal? If so, where do we go — is there an 'afterlife'? Are our souls reincarnated? And are we really right to fear death, or is this somehow childish? What is death, and what exactly is it that we are so afraid of: the pain of dying, loss of the pleasures of life, non-existence? We will read a series of ancient texts which engage with these questions: the Mesopotamian epic Gilgamesh, Homer’s Odyssey, Euripides’ play Alcestis, Plato’s Phaedo, and De Rerum Natura by the Roman poet Lucretius. All are great works with many dimensions; while focusing on our themes we will try to make the most of what they have to offer. The course is designed for students to get practice at several important skills: close reading of complex texts, analysis of philosophical arguments, oral discussion, and essay-writing. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA198H1: Julius Caesar

Hours: 24S

Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC) was a writer, an orator, a reformer, and a builder, as well as a general, a conqueror, an explorer, and a dictator. After his death, he was even worshipped as a god with a temple in the very heart of Rome. According to his critics, both ancient and modern, he was also a megalomaniac, an enemy of the state, a war criminal, and a tyrant. Only a very few individuals have left such an extensive and controversial mark on the history of the ancient world. We shall consider as many aspects of his life and his legacy as we can, from his conquest of Gaul to his decision to plunge Rome into a horrific civil war, from his love-affair with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt to his brutal assassination on the Ides of March. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA199H1: Monsters

Hours: 24S

We will be examining the monsters of classical antiquity. How do we think of monstrosity today? What is the shape of this category in the Greco-Roman world? Why are our monsters not the same as theirs? What occasions the peculiar horror that one labels “monstrosity”?

We will look at the exotic, inhuman creatures of mythology. But we will also explore other genres like ethnographic writing and natural history where one entertains the idea that there are real monsters “out there” at the edge of the world. Similarly we will consider tragedy and its “human monsters”, people guilty of crimes such as incest and cannibalism. And lastly we will ponder the “monsters of history”, that is, the concrete historical individuals whose acts were so shocking that they could be described in the register reserved for the outlandishly inhuman. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA201H1: Latin & Greek in Scientific Terminology

Hours: 36L

The study of technical and scientific terms derived from Latin and Greek: word elements, formation, analysis. The course is designed to give students in any field of specialization a better grasp of the derivation and basic meaning of English words derived from Latin and Greek elements.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CLA203H1: Science in Antiquity

Hours: 36L

The first scientific traditions in the classical Mediterranean and the Near East, with emphasis on Greek science. Discussions of early physical science, biology, mathematics, and astronomy, and their place in ancient life and thought, based on primary sources in translation. Designed for students in both the sciences and humanities.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CLA204H1: Introduction to Classical Mythology

Hours: 36L

A survey of the myths and legends of ancient Greece (and their extension to Rome) with some consideration of their role in ancient and modern literature and art.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CLA210H1: Greek and Roman Archaeology

Hours: 36L

A survey of the practices and theory of archaeology in the Classical Mediterranean, from the Greek Bronze Age through the Roman Empire. This course introduces students to the archaeological record of the Greco-Roman past, as well as the means by which we access it. Students will develop essential skills to recognize and analyze ancient material culture in preparation for upper level classes, or for fieldwork. No previous knowledge of the discipline is required.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CLA215H1: Classical Warfare

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the military history of ancient Greece and Rome from the 8th century BCE to the 7th century CE, with an emphasis on the political, social and economic implications of warfare and military institutions.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA219H1: Women in Antiquity

Hours: 36L

A survey of the position of women in ancient Greece and Rome, with focus on women's sexuality and socialization; their economic, religious, and political roles; and their creative production in the arts.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA230H1: Introduction to Greek History

Hours: 36L

A historical survey of the most significant features in the development of the civilization and states of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the second century B.C.E.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA231H1: Introduction to Roman History

Hours: 36L

A historical survey of the most significant features in the development of the civilization and state of ancient Rome from the mythical beginnings to the fourth century C.E.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA232H1: Greek Literature and Society

Hours: 36L

An introduction to ancient Greek literature. Students will explore a range of genres, authors and texts as well as ways of interpreting them.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA233H1: Roman Literature and Society

Hours: 36L

An introduction to ancient Roman literature. Students will explore a range of genres, authors and texts as well as ways of interpreting them.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA236H1: Greek and Roman Epic

Hours: 36L

A study of one or more of the epic poems of Greek and Roman antiquity (e. g. The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil).

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA260H1: Method and Theory in Classics

Hours: 36L

An introduction to key issues in methodology and theory in the study of the classical world.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA303H1: The Ancient Novel

Hours: 36S

An introduction to the Greek romances of love and adventure (Chariton, Longus, Heliodorus), and the more ironical and socially conscious works of the Roman writers Petronius and Apuleius.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA204H1/​CLA219H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA305H1: Theories of Myth

Hours: 36S

A detailed study of the major modern approaches to the analysis and interpretation of myth with specific reference to their applications to ancient Graeco-Roman myth.

Prerequisite: CLA204H1 + 1 OF CLA160H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CLA308H1: Religion in the Greek World

Hours: 36S

A study of the religious cults and forms of worship in the ancient Greek world.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA204H1/​CLA230H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CLA310H1: Religion in the Roman World

Hours: 36S

A study of the religious cults and forms of worship in the Roman world, including the pagan cults, Judaism, and early Christianity.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA204H1/​CLA231H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CLA319H1: Sexuality and Gender in Classical Literature

Hours: 36S

Detailed study of the representation of sexuality and gender in Greek and/or Roman literary texts from one or more genres.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA219H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA321H1: Sport and Festival

Hours: 36S

An examination of various aspects of athletic competition in the ancient Greco-Roman world, employing literary and archaeological evidence.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA231H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA322H1: Classical Reception

Hours: 36S

Modern reception of the classical world in a variety of media, such as art, literature, music, popular culture, etc.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA204H1/​CLA219H1/​CLA230H1/​CLA231H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA336H1: Roman Law

Hours: 36S

Roman law with emphasis on how it reflected community values. The nature of Roman legal reasoning. The historical development of Roman law against the background of the evolution of Roman society and Roman power.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA362H1: Early Greece

Hours: 36S

The Greek world from the second millennium B.C.E. to the emergence of the polis

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA363H1: Archaic and Classical Greece

Hours: 36S

The Greek world from the eighth to the fourth centuries B.C.E., with an emphasis on political events and development.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA364H1: The Hellenistic World

Hours: 36S

The Greek world in the age of Alexander the Great and his successors (336 B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E.)

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA366H1: Topics in the Study of Greek History

Hours: 36S

Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA367H1: The Roman Republic

Hours: 36S

The Roman world from 510 B.C.E. to 44 B.C.E.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA231H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA368H1: Augustus and the Julio-Claudians

Hours: 36S

The Roman world in the age of Augustus and his dynasty (44 B.C.E. to 68 C.E.)

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA231H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA369H1: The Roman Empire

Hours: 36S

The Roman world from 68 C.E. to 378 C.E.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA231H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA371H1: Topics in the Study of Roman History

Hours: 36S

Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA231H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA372H1: The Economic History of the Classical World

Hours: 36S

The structure and performance of economies in the Greek and/or Roman worlds, and their modern interpretation.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA231H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA373H1: The Environment in the Greco-Roman World

Hours: 36S

An exploration of the ecology and environment of the ancient Mediterranean basin in classical antiquity.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA231H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CLA378H1: Late Antiquity

Hours: 36S

The history and culture of the Greco-Roman world during the fourth through seventh centuries C.E., with particular emphasis on the decline of the Roman state and emergence of Christianity.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA231H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA260H1/​CLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLA382H1: Tragedy

Hours: 36S

The study of classical tragedy as a literary genre, dramatic production, and social institution, with analysis of representative plays.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA204H1/​CLA219H1/​CLA230H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA383H1: Comedy

Hours: 36S

The origin and development of Greek and Roman comedy, based on a study of representative plays.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA219H1/​CLA230H1/​CLA231H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA386H1: Classical Literature in Translation

Hours: 36S

Study of a selection of Greek and Roman literary texts from one or more genres.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA204H1/​CLA219H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA236H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA387H1: Spectacle in the Roman World

Hours: 36S

The role in Roman society and culture of public spectacles, including the chariot-races, the gladiatorial games, executions, and triumphal processions.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA231H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA388H1: Classical Antiquity and the Cinema

Hours: 36S

A study of the representation of ancient Greece and/ or Rome in cinema.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA219H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA260H1; or INI115Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA389H1: Classical Spaces: Sites and Monuments

Hours: 36S

A close study of one or more sites in the ancient world and the cultural significance of the site(s) in question.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA230H1/​CLA231H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA392H1: Topics in the study of Classical Culture and Society

Hours: 36S

Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: CLA160H1 + 1 of CLA219H1/​CLA232H1/​CLA233H1/​CLA260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLA398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CLA400H1: Independent Studies

Previous Course Number: CLA400Y1

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Exclusion: CLA400Y1
Recommended Preparation: Preferably 1 FCE in the CLA 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA401H1: Independent Studies

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Recommended Preparation: Preferably 1 FCE in the CLA 300 series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA402H1: Advanced Seminar in Greek Civilization

Hours: 36S

An advanced research seminar devoted to critical issues relating to Greek civilization.  Course requirements include a research essay. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Major Program in Classical Civilization; 14.0 FCEs completed including 1.0 in CLA 300-series
Exclusion: CLA403H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLA403H1: Advanced Seminar in Roman Civilization

Hours: 36S

An advanced research seminar devoted to critical issues relating to Roman civilization.  Course requirements include a research essay.Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Major Program in Classical Civilization; 14.0 FCEs completed including 1.0 in CLA 300-series
Exclusion: CLA402H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

COG250Y1: Introduction to Cognitive Science (formerly JUP250Y1, UNI250Y1)

Hours: 78L

An introduction to the problems, theories and research [strategies central to the interdisciplinary field focusing on the nature and organization of the human mind and other cognitive systems. Interrelations among the philosophical, psychological, linguistic and computer science aspects of the field are emphasized.

Exclusion: JUP250Y1, UNI250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG260H1: Data, Computation, and the Mind

Hours: 24L/12P

How does the human mind work? We explore this question by analyzing a range of data concerning such topics as human rationality and irrationality, human memory, how objects are represented in the mind, and the relation of language and cognition. This class provides critical thinking and practical computational skills that will allow students to work with data in cognitive science and related disciplines.

Prerequisite: CSC108H1/​CSC148H1
Corequisite: COG250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

COG341H1: Issues in Cognitive Science I: Attention, Perception, and Consciousness

Hours: 36L

An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: perception and attention; concepts; imagery; consciousness.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of PSY270H1/​PHL342H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG342H1: Issues in Cognitive Science II: Concepts, Theories of Mind, and Cognitive Evolution

Hours: 36L

An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: concepts; theories of mind; cognitive evolution.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of PSY270H1/​PHL342H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG343H1: Issues in Cognitive Science III: Computational Cognition

Hours: 24L/12P

An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: computational models of cognition and learning, natural language processing, computer intelligence.

Prerequisite: COG260H1, CSC148H1, STA220H1/​PSY201H1
Corequisite: COG250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

COG344H1: Issues in Cognitive Science IV: Language and Communication

Hours: 36L

An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Typical topics include: language and cognition; language acquisition; theories of meaning; pragmatics.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of either LIN232H1/​LIN241H1 or JLP315H1/​JLP374H1.

COG345H1: Issues in Cognitive Science V: Cognitive Science and Society

Hours: 36L

An examination of core topics in cognitive science building on introductions in COG250Y1. Topics include central moral, social, and political questions both relevant to and raised by cognitive science research.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of PSY270H1/​ PHL342H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG401H1: Seminar in Cognitive Science

Hours: 36S

Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics for arts majors. Possible topics include: concepts, consciousness, the mind-body problem, cognitive science and the arts.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1; PHL342H1; 14.0 credits
Exclusion: COG402H1, COG403H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG402H1: Seminar in Cognitive Science

Hours: 36S

Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics such as neuroscientific theories of consciousness, rationality and modelling of cognitive processes.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1; PSY270H1; 14.0 credits
Exclusion: COG401H1; COG403H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG403H1: Seminar in Cognitive Science

Hours: 36S

Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics, including the application of core ideas from probability theory, information theory, statistics, and machine learning to modelling human cognition and artificial intelligence.

Prerequisite: CSC148H1; COG250Y1; COG260H1; (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1, 0.5 FCE in statistics; 14.0 credits
Exclusion: COG401H1; COG402H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

COG404H1: Seminar in Cognitive Science

Hours: 36S

Advanced treatment of cognitive science topics, including language processes and language representation, productions and comprehension, language acquisition, and language and theory of mind, pragmatics, reference and context.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1; JLP315H1/​JLP374H1; LIN232H1/​LIN241H1; 14.0 credits.
Exclusion: COG401H1; COG402H1; COG403H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG415H1: Cognitive Science in Practice

Hours: 18L/15P

This course provides COG students with the opportunities to practice quantitative and qualitative evaluation and assessment methods in real world situations and juxtapose theory with practice. Placement activities will ground topics such as problem solving, logistics, decision making, etc., through practical application, individual and group / in-class critical reflection.

Prerequisite: COG250Y1, COG341H1/​COG342H1, PSY370H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

COG498H1: Independent Study

Advanced Independent Study. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

COG499H1: Individual Study in Cognitive Science

Advanced Independent Study. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

CRI205H1: Introduction to Criminology

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the study of crime and criminal behaviour. The concept of crime, the process of law formation, and the academic domain of criminology. Theories of crime causation, methodologies used by criminologists, and the complex relationship between crime, the media and modern politics.

Prerequisite: Min. 4.0 FCEs
Corequisite: CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW205H1, WDW200Y1
Recommended Preparation: 2 FCEs from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC with a combined average of at least 70%
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI210H1: Criminal Justice

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the Canadian criminal justice system. The institutions established by government to respond to crime and control it; how they operate, and the larger function they serve; including the role of the police, the trial process, courts and juries, sentencing, imprisonment and community corrections.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW210H1, WDW200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI215H1: Introduction to Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 24L/12T

The course covers several major issues that will help prepare students for advanced courses in the criminology major: the meaning of law, the production of laws and legal institutions, law in action, comparative legal traditions, and the methodology of sociolegal studies.

Prerequisite: Min. 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: WDW215H1
Recommended Preparation: 2 FCEs from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC with a combined average of at least 70%
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI225H1: Criminal Law

Hours: 24L/12T

The main principles and themes of Canadian criminal law; legal definitions of crime, requirements of a criminal act (actus reus), criminal intention (mens rea), causation and defences. The origins, goals and functioning of criminal law, and limits on the power of the state to criminalize behaviour.

Prerequisite: Min. 4.0 FCEs
Corequisite: CRI205H1
Exclusion: WDW225H1, WDW220Y1
Recommended Preparation: 2 FCEs from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC with a combined average of at least 70%
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Hours: TBA

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CRI300H1: Theories of Criminal Justice

Hours: 36L

A survey of the evolution of normative theories of criminal justice, which examines how major theorists from the Enlightenment to the contemporary period have understood the normative justification for criminal prohibition and punishment.  Although the course focuses on western political philosophy and social science, there will also be some attention to theories of criminal justice in selected non-western traditions.

Prerequisite: (CRI205H1 and CRI225H1) or (1.0 FCE 300+ level from HIS/PHL/POL/SOC and a min cgpa of 2.5)
Exclusion: WDW300H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI322H1: Inequality and Criminal Justice

Hours: 36L

This course examines the intersections between social inequality and the criminal justice system in Canada and internationally. The course explores how factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion influence perceptions of and experiences with crime and criminal justice.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from: CRI205H1, CRI210H1, SOC212H1.
Exclusion: CRI391H1 (Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies: Inequality and Criminal Justice), offered in Winter 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2020, SOC322H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI335H1: Policing

Hours: 36L

A theoretical framework is developed to examine the nature of policing, its structure and function. Attention is given to the history of policing as a global form of social practice. We examine the perspectives of both “the police” and “the policed”, as well as the objectives, domains, strategies, and authority of contemporary policing, including decision-making, organizational culture, and accountability.

Prerequisite: CRI210H1/​CRI215H1
Exclusion: WDW335H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI340H1: Punishment: Theory and Practice

Hours: 36L

The study of punishment from historical and philosophical perspectives, with a focus on contemporary Canadian policy issues. Topics covered include penal theory, prisons and non-carceral forms of punishment, and the goals of penal reform.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW340H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI343H1: Comparative Criminal Justice

Hours: 36L

Criminal justice issues outside Canada, based on a variety of international and historical studies. The evolution of criminal justice systems in Western Europe, including the English adversarial and continental European inquisitorial approaches. A comparison of policing, criminal procedure, forms of punishment, and crime rates in the contemporary world.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW393H1 taken in 2008-09, WDW343H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI345H1: History of Criminal Justice

Hours: 36L

The course offers a historical perspective on the development of the legal doctrines, professions and institutions that define criminal justice in Canada and the broader common law world today. Topics include the shift from medieval trial by ordeal and torture to the modern reliance on expert witnesses and forensic science; the emergence of the adversarial trial; the growth of the legal profession; the birth of policing; the rise of the penitentiary; and the changing fortunes of the death penalty. The course focuses primarily on the period from the eighteenth century to the present. Students will be introduced to historical debates and ways of thinking and writing about law and crime. We will explore how culture, politics, economics and social life are essential to how we understand the foundational elements of criminal justice, including concepts of truth, guilt, legitimacy, fairness and violence.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from: CRI215H1, CRI210H1, SOC212H1, SOC313H1, HIS268H1, any HIS 300+ level course. Any course combination from this list is acceptable.
Exclusion: CRI392H1 (Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies: History of Criminal Justice in the Common Law World), offered in Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI350H1: Understanding Criminological Research

Hours: 36L

An introduction to social science research methods used by criminologists and to the statistical analysis of criminological data. An understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of published criminological research is developed. Specific technical issues related to sampling, measurement, and data analysis are taught in the context of examining ways of answering research questions.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: SOC200H1, SOC200Y1, WDW350H1, WDW350Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI364H1: Indigenous Peoples & Criminal Justice

Hours: 36L

An introduction to issues affecting Indigenous peoples in the Canadian criminal justice system identified by Indigenous scholars, activists and allies.  Topics include: effects of colonization, legal discrimination and disenfranchisement, Treaties and land claims, criminalization, Indigenous activism, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI215H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: CRI394H1 Topics: Indigenous Peoples & Criminal Justice taken in 20171
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI365H1: Crime and Mind

Hours: 36L

Legal, psychological and sociological understandings of issues in the criminal justice system, through a consideration of topics including: criminal intent, the Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder defence, the use of battered woman syndrome as part of a self-defence, infanticide, issues of transcultural psychiatry, and jury screening for bias.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW365H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI370H1: Youth Justice

Hours: 36L

The course will examine what is known about offending by youths and the various purposes that have been attributed to youth justice systems.  The course will focus, in large part, however, on the nature of the laws and youth justice systems that have been designed in Canada and elsewhere to respond to offending by youths.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW370H1, WDW375H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI380H1: Crime, Gender and Sex

Hours: 36L

Theory, research and policy related to the ways in which gender shapes criminal behaviour, the administration of criminal justice, and the criminal law. How notions of different types of masculinity and femininity are embedded in and influence both the operation of the criminal justice system as well as criminal behaviours. The regulation of gender and sexuality through the criminal law and through crime.

Prerequisite: (CRI205H1 and CRI210H1) or (70% in SOC212H1 and enrolment in Sociology program)
Exclusion: WDW380H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI383H1: Immigration, Ethnicity and Crime

Hours: 36L

The connection between immigration and crime, the effect of immigration on crime rates, discrimination against immigrants, the representation of immigrants in crime statistics, public perception of risk and security, and criminal justice policy changes which affect immigration. We consider research conducted in North America and Europe.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1 or SOC212H1
Exclusion: WDW383H1, WDW390H1 in 2008
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI385H1: Representing Crime and Authority

Hours: 36L

Cultural constructions of crime, disorder, dangerousness and risk are integral parts of the criminal justice system. A critical analysis of how criminal justice personnel, the media, and academic criminologists construct their authority through symbols and images, in order to “explain” and manage crime, and how these representations are regarded in public discourse.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW385H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI386H1: Origins of Criminal Justice

Hours: 36L

Criminal justice practice, as well as political debate concerning crime and criminal justice, are often influenced by ideas that are initially developed outside the criminal justice arena. This course examines the history, current influence and efficacy of a range of such ideas, such as: the role of religious practice in rehabilitating offenders; military service and participation in sports as preventive of delinquency; the influence of environmental pollution on crime rates; the concept of the ‘problem family’; intelligence based policing and the use of management theories in criminal justice organizations.

Note: The course may include an optional Service Learning component. If offered, additional information will be provided in the Faculty of Arts and Science's timetable.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI210H1
Exclusion: CRI390H1 Roots of Criminal Justice Policy taken in 20141/20151/20161.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI389Y0: Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies Abroad

Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies offered in an international setting. The content may vary from year to year.
Details are posted on the Summer Abroad website.

Prerequisite: Consult the Summer Abroad Program Office.
Exclusion: WDW389Y0
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI390H1: Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 36L

The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW390H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI391H1: Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 36L

The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW391H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI392H1: Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 36L

The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW392H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI393H1: Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 36L

The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW393H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI394H1: Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 36L

The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1
Exclusion: WDW394H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI395H1: Independent Study

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Consult the program website for additional information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1 and 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses, approval of the Program Coordinator
Exclusion: CRI395Y1, WDW395H1 Criminology
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI396H1: Research Participation

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a full-time faculty member from the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies is willing and available to supervise. Consult the program website for additional information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 9 FCEs. A CGPA of at least 3.0 is recommended. Approval of the Program Coordinator.
Exclusion: CRI397Y1, WDW396H1 Criminology
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CRI415H1: Politics and Crime

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar examining the development of criminal justice and penal policies in Canada, the United States, Western Europe and Russia; the way authorities in those countries define and manage political deviance and the intrusion of politics into the administration of justice, especially in non-democratic settings.

Prerequisite: A minimum average of 77% in 4 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: CRI3120H1, WDW415H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI420H1: Current Issues in Criminal Law

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar exploring in detail current issues in criminal law. The objective of the course is to discuss current policy and case law developments in the criminal law, and their social, political and ethical implications. The role of Parliament and the judiciary in the development of the criminal law is considered. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: WDW420H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI422H1: Indigenous Law

Hours: 24S

Seminar course exploring Indigenous law, settler state law, and the complex interrelationship between the two in Canada. Topics include: legal sources, forms and processes; sovereignty, territory and jurisdiction; treaty relationships; Indigenous peoples in international law; Indigenous rights and the constitution; environmental use, relations and protection; and Indigenous self-determination and governance. 

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI215H1, CRI225H1. 0.5 FCE from CRI 300-level
Exclusion: CRI490H1 Advanced Topics in Criminology: Indigenous Law taken in 20169
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI425H1: The Prosecution Process

Hours: 24L

A critical examination of the process by which certain conduct is identified, prosecuted and punished as “crime”, and the process by which individuals become “criminals”. The evolution of the modern prosecution system, including the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, rules of evidence, socially constructed defences, disparity in sentencing, and wrongful convictions.

Prerequisite: CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI225H1, 0.5 CRI 300 level course
Exclusion: WDW320H1, WDW425H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI427H1: Organized Crime and Corruption

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar exploring the history and characteristics of organized crime and corruption.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: WDW427H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI428H1: Neighbourhoods and Crime

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar exploring the connection between neighbourhoods and the perpetuation of poverty, social marginalization, segregation and crime.
The course may include an optional Service Learning component. Check the timetable for details.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: WDW428H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI429H1: Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar exploring youth culture and its possible connection to criminality from an international perspective.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses (0.5 may be substituted by a 300+ level HIS/PHL/PSY/SOC course)
Exclusion: WDW429H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI431H1: Mental Health, Morality & Legal Controls

Hours: 24S

A critical exploration of contemporary debates in criminology, and legal and moral philosophy concerning the diagnostic and criminal justice labeling of mental disorders such as psychopathy and paedophilia, and their representation in popular culture.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: WDW431H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI435H1: Advanced Seminar in Policing

Hours: 24S

This course will explore policing in a comparative and historical context. Issues to be covered include the following: the maintenance of law and order before police forces; development of police forces in continental Europe and the English-speaking world; structure and function of national police forces around the world today; the role of political and secret police forces; and contemporary debates on the mission and regulation of the police in contemporary North America including issues such as police-community relations, private policing, and counter-terrorism.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses.
Exclusion: CRI3130H1, WDW435H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI445H1: International Criminal Law

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar focusing on the legal and conceptual framework for responding to state violence and war crimes, and the challenges faced by various international legal institutions. Legal doctrines of sovereign immunity and universal jurisdiction, the history of international criminal prosecutions, and substantive international criminal law are examined.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: CRI3340H1, WDW425H1 taken in 2008-2009; WDW445H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI450H1: Advanced Research/Reading

A supervised individual or group project under the direction of a faculty member from the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies. Approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator is required. Form is available on the Program Office website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 3 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses and minimum 3.0 CGPA.
Exclusion: WDW450H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI480H1: Interpersonal Violence

Hours: 24S

The meaning, purposes and sources of interpersonal violence, including an examination of debates over defining and documenting violence, and a review of the research on the relationships between illegitimate, interpersonal violence and state-approved or state-initiated violence. Cultural, social and individual correlates of interpersonal violence; the violence of the law; and how violence is justified and denied.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: WDW400H1 in 2004-2006, WDW480H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI487H1: Law, Space, and the City

Hours: 24S

An introduction to interdisciplinary studies of law and space, this course covers a broad range of topics, from work on empire and colonialism by legal historians and indigenous scholars to studies of national spaces, urban spaces, and bodily spaces. Some background in either legal studies or cultural geography is desirable. Open to students in law, geography, anthropology, women/gender studies, and sociology, though permission of the instructor is required.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: CRI3256H1 (when offered as a joint course), WDW487H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI490H1: Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 24S

The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: WDW490H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI491H1: Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year. The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications.

Prerequisite: 2 CRI 300 half-credit lecture/seminar courses
Exclusion: WDW491H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CRI498H1: Intensive Course

Content in any given year depends on  instructor. Intensive courses are offered by distinguished visitors  from around the world. Students in their 4th year are strongly  encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity to study  with one or more outstanding visiting international scholars that the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies brings from time to  time. The intensive course usually runs for approximately 3-4 weeks.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CSB196H1: Genes, Genomes and Us

Hours: 24L

With the completion of the human genome sequence, we now have access to more information than ever before about our genetic make-up. This course addresses topics such as what are genes, how are they identified and how does knowledge about genes impact society. Students will learn basic concepts in genetics. Using this conceptual foundation, the significance of genomic research for understanding human biology, and the social consequences that may result from it, will be discussed. Evaluation is based on class discussions, homework, oral presentation and written assignments. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB197H1: Human Viruses

Hours: 24L

This course allows students to broaden their knowledge about the most important human viruses and prions. In essence, what viruses are, what they do, what are the diseases caused by viruses and how they are transmitted, etc., and what can be done about them (vaccines, antiviral treatments, etc.). Viruses cause many diseases ranging from a benign rash to severe hemorrhages and death. Each student will select a specific topic in Virology and write an essay and present a seminar for the rest of the class. Major "hot" problems in Virology from pandemics to controversial vaccines will also be discussed. Two tests covering all materials presented by all the students' seminars will be conducted. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB198H1: Cell and Molecular Biology in the News

Hours: 24L

The pace of knowledge creation in the fields of cell and molecular biology has greatly increased in the 21st century and with it, the need for greater scientific literacy. In this course, we will teach students to find reliable sources of information in order to understand the basic concepts underlying the research reported in these media releases, with the ultimate aim of critically evaluating these reports. Through exploration of various media articles in cell and molecular biology (with an emphasis on humans), students will be able to apply what they have learned to current events, as well as relevant issues in their lives and society as a whole. Students will be assessed through short-written assignments, class discussions, an oral presentation, and a final project where they will get the opportunity to explore the research behind a media article of their choice. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB199H1: Biotechnology and Society

Hours: 24L

From the manipulation of genes of plants for improved food production through to human tissue engineering and stem cell research, biotechnology is increasingly playing a major role in our world. Society, however, is often challenged by the rapid advances in our knowledge in these areas, and how to best apply these technologies in a manner that is socially responsible and economically viable. In this seminar course, students will research and describe various applications of biotechnology using information obtained from reputable sources, and lead discussions on the benefits and concerns that arise from this research. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB201H1: Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and You

Hours: 24L/12T

An online course intended to provide non-science students with an understanding of basic concepts in molecular biology and genetics, with particular emphasis on humans. Students will work online in groups on problem sets. The course will end with an introduction to biotechnology, including an opportunity for students to use their new knowledge to explore a real, multi-dimensional problem (e.g., cancer). Lectures will be delivered via the web and mandatory tutorials will require live webinar participation. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus. This course does not count towards CSB programs.

Exclusion: BIO130H1, BIO230H1, BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB202H1: Further Exploration in Biotechnology

Hours: 24L/12T

Provides non-science students with an additional opportunity to explore biotechnology and its applications in agriculture, the environment, and human health including: genetically modified organisms, drug discovery and aging. Most lectures are viewed online before class and students work in groups during class on problem sets and case studies designed to stimulate further learning, enhance evidence-based reasoning, and promote reflection on the role of biotechnology in society. This course does not count towards CSB programs. CSB201H1 is not a prerequisite for this course.

Exclusion: BIO230H1, BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

CSB325H1: Endocrine Physiology

Hours: 24L/9T

The regulation of physiological processes by hormones and other signalling molecules in non-human chordates. An integrated genes-to-environment approach is used to examine aspects of hormonal evolution, physiological information flow, behaviour and neuroendocrinology, and xenobiotic endocrine disruptors.  Students will have the opportunity to research areas of their own interest via group interaction in a series of tutorial sessions.

Prerequisite: BIO270H1, BIO271H1
Recommended Preparation: EEB266H1, EEB267H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB327H1: Extracellular Matrix Dynamics and Associated Pathologies

Hours: 36L

Examines the expression, structure and function of the four major classes of ECM macromolecules: collagen, proteoglycans, non-collagenous structural proteins and glycoproteins. In addition to forming elaborate networks that give tissues and organs their unique architectural design and biomechanical properties, ECM molecules act as potent regulators of all cellular activities. Emphasis is placed on the morphoregulatory contribution(s) of ECM molecules to normal and pathological development.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB328H1: Developmental Biology

Hours: 24L/24P

Basic concepts in developmental biology. Early development of invertebrates and vertebrates will be discussed with emphasis on experimental and molecular analysis of developmental mechanisms. Tutorials focus on the experimental analysis of embryonic development and regeneration, and discuss primary literature of selected topics in developmental biology. (Lab Materials Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB329H1: Stem Cell Biology: Developmental Models and Cell-based Therapeutics

Hours: 24L/12T

Stem cells provide the basis for cellular diversity in multicellular organisms and have enormous therapeutic potential in regenerative medicine. The course will introduce students to the differences and similarities between stem cells from different organisms, their roles throughout development and therapeutic potential.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB330H1: Techniques in Molecular and Cell Biology

Hours: 8L/52P

Laboratory course on molecular and cell biology research techniques used to study genes and proteins. Topics include plasmid cloning, PCR, bioinformatics, gene expression analyses, protein-protein interactions, and protein subcellular localization. (Lab Materials Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Recommended Preparation: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1 taken concurrently
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB331H1: Advanced Cell Biology

Hours: 36L

The development of multicellular organisms is dependent on complex cell-cell and cell-matrix dynamics. The course examines the molecules and mechanisms involved and how they act in concert to regulate distinct developmental and physiological events. Emphasis is placed on the experimental approaches and technology used to study the molecular interactions and dynamics that alter structure-function relationships in cells and organisms.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB340H1: Plant Development

Hours: 24L

Plant developmental genetics at the molecular, cellular and organismal level, generation and use of genomic resourses in plant model organisms. Questions address the genetic dissection of plant embryo and meristem development, plant stem cell specification and tissue patterning. Genomic approaches applicable to plant biotechnology are also covered.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​(HMB265H1 with a minimum grade of 73%)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB343H1: Animal Energetics

Hours: 24L

Animal structure and function, at all levels from molecule to whole animal, are dependent on energy. This course describes how the supply, consumption, transformation, exchange and storage of energy can facilitate, constrain and limit animal function. Emphasis is placed on systems level physiological function and whole animal performance.

Prerequisite: (BIO270H1, BIO271H1)/(PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB346H1: Neurobiology of Respiration

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines how the central and peripheral nervous system controls breathing in mammals. Topics include how the brain generates rhythmic breathing movements, how sleep impacts breathing control and how abnormal breathing contributes to disorders such as sleep apnea.

Prerequisite: (BIO270H1, BIO271H1)/(PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB348H1: Laboratory in Comparative Animal Physiology

Hours: 48P

Laboratory exercises will include traditional and guided inquiry approaches to investigate and gain an understanding of the regulation of physiological systems in vertebrates and invertebrates. Students will experience the nature of physiological investigation while being exposed to a range of the current experimental approaches animal physiologists use to design, test and evaluate hypotheses, and communicate their findings. This course will emphasize the fundamental characteristics humans share with all animal life and the physiological adaptations that have permitted species to exploit alternative environmental niches. This course requires participation and includes group work, written assignments, and oral presentations. (Lab Materials Fee: $50). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: BIO230H1
Exclusion: PSL372H1
Recommended Preparation: BIO270H1, BIO271H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB349H1: Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Hours: 30L/18T

Genome structure and the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. Topics include gene duplication, repetitive DNA, transcription, gene silencing and regulation, expression profiling, and nuclear reprogramming. Tutorials emphasize problem based learning exercises that relate to recent advances in the broad field of eukaryotic gene expression.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Exclusion: MGY311Y1, MGY420H1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB350H1: Laboratory in Molecular Plant Biology

Hours: 24L/36P

Laboratory methods used in plant molecular biology research. Topics include vector construction, plant transformations, PCR, DNA blots, high-throughput screens, genetic mapping, and bioinformatic analyses. (Lab Materials Fee: $50). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Recommended Preparation: BIO251H1 or higher level plant biology course; BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1 concurrently
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB351Y1: Introductory Virology

Hours: 48L/48T

An introduction to basic and medical virology. What you should know about viruses and the diseases they cause. Tutorials are optional.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB352H1: Bioinformatic Methods

Hours: 6L/18P

Use of available programs for analyzing biological data. This is an introductory course with a strong emphasis on hands-on methods. Some theory is introduced, but the main focus is on using extant bioinformatics tools to analyze data and generate biological hypotheses.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB353H1: Plant-Microorganism Interactions and Plant Immunity

Hours: 24L

Plants have co-evolved with microbes ever since their first appearance on land, resulting in sophisticated strategies of pathogenicity, symbiosis, commensalisms and mutualism. This course presents an overview of these strategies with examples of bacteria, fungi, oomycetes and viruses that have evolved intimate associations with plants, and discusses plant immune systems.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Recommended Preparation: BIO251H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB397Y0: Research Abroad in Cell & Systems Biology

An independent research project conducted in molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, physiology or systems biology. Whole organism, cell culture, in vitro or in silico studies are acceptable. The laboratory research is conducted by the student and supervised by a faculty member at an approved partner university. An information session is held each fall, and an application and interview process is required. The research is typically conducted from May to August. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of 73% in BIO230H1/​BIO255H1/​BIO271H1 and permission of the CSB397Y0 coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

CSB399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CSB426H1: Physiology of Stress and Reproduction

Hours: 12L/24S

Students will gain an integrated understanding of how organismal and cellular stress affects the process of reproduction. The focus will be primarily on chordates and will examine genetic, cellular, organismal, behavioural, and social levels of interaction.

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of 73% in CSB325H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB427H1: Drosophila as a Model in Cancer Research

Hours: 12L/12T/12S

Use of the genetic model organism Drosophila in biomedical research with specific emphasis on cancer research. Students will read, discuss and present classical papers and current literature in the field to enhance their ability to critically evaluate the primary scientific literature.

Prerequisite: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, two of CSB328H1/​CSB331H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB428H1: Cytoskeletal Networks of the Cell

Hours: 12L/12T/12S

The cytoskeleton is a highly dynamic protein network that links all regions and components of the cell to provide a structural framework for organizing numerous cellular activities. This course will explore the molecular regulation of the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons during cell migration and other cellular processes. Topics will include (1) an overview of key regulators of the cytoskeleton, (2) how they organize specific cellular structures, and (3) how the coordinated activities of cytoskeletal networks govern complex cellular behaviours. The format of this course is mainly journal club style presentations and student-led discussions of research papers, together with supporting background lectures. Experience with critical evaluation of research papers is emphasized.

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of 73% in BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1, minimum grade of 73% in BCH340H1/​CJH332H1/​CSB328H1/​CSB329H1/​CSB331H1/​CSB340H1/​CSB353H1/​CSB397Y0
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB429H1: Germ Cell Biology

Hours: 12L/12T/12S

This course will discuss the genetic and cell biological aspects of the development of gametes, gonads, and sex related traits in animals, including invertebrates and vertebrates.  The course consists of lectures and student seminars, and is based on the discussion of primary scientific literature.  Not recommended for students with fewer than 14 FCE's.

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of 77% in CSB328H1/​CSB340H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1/​MGY312H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB430H1: Neurogenesis

Hours: 24L/12T

An examination of the molecular and cellular basis of neurogenesis in development and adult nervous systems. Experimental evidence from recent studies in selected invertebrate and vertebrate model systems will be discussed. Topics include neural stem cells, regional specialization of neurogenesis, neuronal and glial differentiation, extrinsic regulation of neurogenesis, adult neurogenesis, and the evolution of neurogenesis. Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of molecular genetics, developmental biology and/or neuroanatomy. Lectures will be complemented by student directed seminars that focus on specialized research studies published in leading scientific journals.

Prerequisite: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, CSB328H1/​CSB349H1/​(HMB200H1, HMB320H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB431H1: Evolution and Development: Gastrulation

Hours: 12L/12T/12S

Gastrulation is used to examine the molecular and cellular mechanisms of a major morphogenetic process and its evolutionary modifications.  This course includes small group discussions and presentations.  Controversial issues presented in the lectures are debated.

Prerequisite: CSB328H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB432H1: Advanced Topics in Cellular Neurophysiology

Hours: 12L/24S

This course examines cellular neurophysiological processes in the developing and mature nervous systems with a focus on: (1) understanding modern techniques used in neurophysiological research; and (2) interpreting the results from neurophysiological peer-reviewed manuscripts. This course is interactive and requires students to contribute actively during lectures and seminars, including conducting a group presentation.

Prerequisite: CJH332H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB435H1: Regulatory Networks and Systems in Molecular Biology

Hours: 24L

This course will expose students to several of the best-understood regulatory networks in molecular biology, as well as recent technological and methodological developments. Emphasis is on the mechanistic basis for these systems, methods and models for quantitative analysis of regulatory networks and the biological logic they encode.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB445H1: Topics in Sleep Research

Hours: 3L/33S

This course covers theories in why and how we sleep.  It will focus on the biological functions of sleep, how the brain generates different sleep states and how breakdowns in sleep mechanisms contribute to sleep disorders like insomnia, sleep walking and narcolepsy.  This course emphasizes student participation in seminar discussion and debates.

Prerequisite: (BIO270H1, BIO271H1)/(PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Recommended Preparation: CJH332H1/​CSB345H1/​PSY397H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB447H1: Living Without Oxygen: Microbes to Mammals

Hours: 18L/18S

In-depth examination of the unique cellular adaptations of different organisms and tissues to survival in low oxygen environments.  Cellular, physiological and biochemical strategies, and systemic and whole organism responses will be investigated to uncover broad-ranging common strategies employed by diverse organisms to live without oxygen and in other stressful environments.

Prerequisite: (BIO270H1, BIO271H1)/(PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Exclusion: CSB347H1, NUS348H0
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB450H1: Proteomics in Systems Biology

Hours: 24L

A discussion on current proteomic approaches to understand biological processes. The role of mass spectrometry, gel electrophoresis, protein-protein interaction and structural biology in understanding how proteins function in pathways and interaction networks will be discussed.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB452H1: Molecular Interactions Between Plants, Microorganisms and Parasitic Plants

Hours: 24L

This course explores the strategies that plants have evolved to defend themselves against microbes and parasitic plants. The course consists of two sections: 1. Plant - pathogenic microbe interactions and 2. Plant - plant parasite interactions. The first section focuses on an in-depth discussion about on-going research of plant immunity against pathogenic microbes. The second section introduces plant - parasitic plant relationships with an emphasis on signalling pathways that underlie these interactions and discusses how basic knowledge of the lifestyle of parasitic plants could contribute to agricultural solutions in the developing world.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Recommended Preparation: CSB353H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB454H1: Pathogenic Effector Biology

Hours: 12L/12S

Microbial pathogens inject effector proteins into host cells in order to sabotage cellular systems and favor the infection process. This course explores the molecular details of how cellular systems (e.g., secretion, cytoskeleton and signaling) are manipulated by pathogenic effectors to promote the infection process, while emphasizing interesting structural and biochemical features of effector biology along the way. The course will also compare and contrast the strategies employed by plant versus animal pathogens, and how immune systems have evolved to cope with cellular hijacking by pathogenic effector molecules. The course will be based on the primary research literature and involve a combination of lectures and critical discussions of research papers.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Recommended Preparation: MGY377H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB457H1: Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation

Hours: 12L/24S

This course focuses on advances in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Topics include regulatory RNAs, RNA processing, localization, translation, and degradation. In addition to lectures covering background material, emphasis is placed on current research and involves discussion of primary literature in a round-table format.

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of 70% in BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB458H1: Epigenetics

Hours: 36S

A seminar course exploring non-Mendelian phenomena in plants, fungi and animals that reveal aspects of genome organization and regulation that may provide insight into genome function and evolution.

Prerequisite: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB459H1: Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to major features of gene expression and signal transduction in plants. Topics include strategies for generating transgenic plants and regulating gene expression, as well as the importance of signal transduction in plant growth and survival. How plants sense and respond at the molecular level to environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, cold and disease will be discussed. The application of this basic scientific information in biotechnological strategies for improving agronomic traits will also be addressed.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB460H1: Plant Signal Transduction

Hours: 24L

Plant development, ecological adaptation and crop plant productivity depend on the sophisticated potential of plants to sense and compute signals to regulate their responses. An arsenal of genetic and genomic tools is employed to elucidate these plant signal transduction pathways. Examples from the original literature will be used to introduce general concepts of plant signal transduction, molecular biology and genomics and their application in understanding and influencing plant growth and development.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB471H1: Foundational Discoveries in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics

Hours: 24S

This course is based on the critical analysis of key research articles in genome biology and bioinformatics. The format is interactive and requires students to contribute actively during class meetings. Small student groups will be assigned to present context, figures, data, methods and impact from a number of research articles during the semester. Based on the readings, small student groups will propose new genome technologies or datasets and new bioinformatics software or databases.

Prerequisite: BCB330Y1/​BCH441H1/​CSB352H1/​CSB472H1/​EHJ352H1/​MGY428H1, or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB472H1: Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics

Hours: 24L/12T

Computational analyses of DNA and RNA expression data. Understanding biological databases, sequence alignment, sequence annotation, gene prediction, computational analysis of function, motif analysis, phylogenetic analysis, and gene expression profiling analysis. Applied, theoretical and statistical issues will be addressed.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Recommended Preparation: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB473H1: Chemical Genomics

Hours: 24L

This course surveys the field of Chemical Genomics, focusing on the analysis of biological problems using chemical approaches. Topics covered include chemical genetics, combinatorial chemistry and combinatorial strategies in molecular biology. Examines both the underlying biological and chemical concepts; however, the focus is primarily biological.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1/​any 300+ CHM course
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB474H1: Methods in Genomics and Proteomics

Hours: 48P

This is a hands-on, laboratory based course offered through the Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function (CAGEF). It will teach students how to produce and analyze data that are central to the fields of genomics and proteomics. Techniques taught include DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, DNA sequencing, quantitative PCR, transcript profiling using microarrays, 2D-gel proteome analysis, and associated bioinformatics analyses. (Lab Materials Fee: $50). A lab coat is required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing this (approximate cost is $16).

Prerequisite: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, BIO255H1/​CSB330H1/​CSB350H1 or by permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB475H1: Plant Metabolomics

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to major features of plant metabolism. The content covers plant physiology, natural product chemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and genomics. Topics also include strategies for designing how we modulate metabolic pathways and how we utilize plants for biotechnology through metabolic engineering.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB483H1: Seminar in Development

Hours: 24S

Seminars analyzing major concepts in developmental biology from quantitative, physics-based and molecular perspectives.

Prerequisite: CSB328H1/​CSB340H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB490H1: Team-Based Learning: Current Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology

Hours: 8L/16S

A team-based learning course with emphasis on questions in the fields of protein biochemistry, synthetic biology, and the evolution of proteins and networks of protein-protein interactions. Lectures and seminars will focus on current research topics within these fields and will provide the background knowledge for students to work in teams to explore the primary research literature, and for each team to develop a formal research proposal. For details on this year's content, please go to the Undergraduate course section of the CSB website, http://csb.utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, CSB330H1/​CSB349H1/​CSB352H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB491H1: Team-Based Research: Research in Cell and Molecular Biology

Hours: 60P

CSB491H1 is a plant molecular biology lab that builds on molecular biology and biochemistry skills acquired in CSB350H1 or CSB330H1. After an initial training lab section, students will work in teams to develop a research project which they will conduct in the second half of the course. They will develop laboratory and teamwork skills that are desirable for them to function in a research laboratory and in the workplace. The course will integrate current molecular biology techniques, including designing and characterizing mutants made with CRISPR/Cas9. (Lab Materials Fee: $50). Lab coat and safety glasses are required for use in laboratories; students are responsible for purchasing these items (approximate cost is $25).

Prerequisite: CSB330H1/​CSB350H1 with a minimum grade of 77% and approval of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB492H1: Advanced Topics in Cell and Systems Biology

Hours: 24L

This advanced course covers topics in cell and systems biology at all levels of biological organization.  Students learn about the wide array of state-of-the-art molecular, genomic, proteomic, cell biological, imaging, physiological and computational tools and methods that researchers use to study the behaviour of cells.

Prerequisite: CSB325H1/​CSB349H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB497H1: Independent Research in Cell and Systems Biology I

An original research project (a literature review alone is not sufficient) requiring the prior consent of a member of the Department to supervise the project. The topic is to be mutually agreed upon by the student and supervisor. They must arrange the time, place, and provision of any materials and submit to the Undergraduate Office a signed form of agreement outlining details prior to being enrolled. In the Fall or Winter sessions, a commitment of 8-10 hours per week is expected for research and related course activities. If spread over both the Fall and Winter sessions, a commitment of 4-5 hours per week is expected. In the Summer Session, the number of hours doubles per week (e.g., 16-20 for F or S, or 8-10 for Y) as the length of the term is halved compared to the Fall or Winter term. Many students spend more than this amount of time as they become immersed in their project. This course is normally open only to fourth year students with adequate background in Cell and Systems Biology. Course requirements include a final report, and either an oral presentation (Summer and Fall sessions) or a poster presentation (Winter session). Two workshops on scientific research are scheduled and highly recommended. Details for enrollment are available at the Undergraduate course section of the CSB website, http://csb.utoronto.ca. Maximum of 2.0 FCEs allowed among CSB497H1, CSB498Y1 and CSB499Y1. (Lab Materials Fee: $25). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB498Y1: Independent Research in Cell and Systems Biology I

An original research project (a literature review alone is not sufficient) requiring the prior consent of a member of the Department to supervise the project. The topic is to be mutually agreed upon by the student and supervisor. They must arrange the time, place, and provision of any materials and submit to the Undergraduate Office a signed form of agreement outlining details prior to being enrolled. In the Fall/Winter session, a commitment of 8-10 hours per week is expected for research and related course activities. In the Summer session, the number of hours doubles (16-20 per week) as the length of the term is halved. This course is normally open only to fourth year students with adequate background in Cell and Systems Biology. Course requirements include a final report and either an oral presentation (Summer session) or a poster presentation (Fall/Winter session). Four workshops on scientific research are scheduled and highly recommended. Details for enrollment are available at the Undergraduate course section of the CSB website, http://csb.utoronto.ca. Maximum of 2.0 FCEs allowed among CSB497H1, CSB498Y1 and CSB499Y1. (Lab Materials Fee: $50). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSB499Y1: Independent Research in Cell and Systems Biology II

Allows students to do a second independent project. Operates in the same manner as CSB497H1/CSB498Y1. Maximum of 2.0 FCEs allowed among CSB497H1, CSB498Y1 and CSB499Y1.  Students who have completed both CSB497H1 and CSB498Y1 are excluded from taking CSB499Y1. (Lab Materials Fee: $50). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CSB497H1/​CSB498Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

CSC104H1: Computational Thinking

Hours: 24L/12T

Humans have solved problems for millennia on computing devices by representing data as diverse numbers, text, images, sound and genomes, and then transforming the data. A gentle introduction to designing programs (recipes) for systematically solving problems that crop up in diverse domains such as science, literature, and graphics. Social and intellectual issues raised by computing. Algorithms, hardware, software, operating systems, the limits of computation.

Note: you may not take this course concurrently with any Computer Science course, but you may take CSC108H1/CSC148H1 after CSC104H1.

Exclusion: JCC250H1; Any CSC course except CSC196H1, CSC197H1, CSC199H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC108H1: Introduction to Computer Programming

Hours: 36L

Programming in a language such as Python. Elementary data types, lists, maps. Program structure: control flow, functions, classes, objects, methods. Algorithms and problem solving. Searching, sorting, and complexity. Unit testing. No prior programming experience required.

NOTE: You may not take this course concurrently with CSC120H1/CSC148H1, but you may take CSC148H1 after CSC108H1.

Exclusion: CSC110Y1, CSC120H1, CSC121H1, CSC148H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC110Y1: Foundations of Computer Science I

Hours: 72L/24P

An introduction to the field of computer science combining the tools and techniques of programming (using the Python programming language) with rigorous mathematical analysis and reasoning. Topics include: data representations; program control flow (conditionals, loops, exceptions, functions); mathematical logic and formal proof; algorithms and running time analysis; software engineering principles (formal specification and design, testing and verification). Prior programming experience is not required to succeed in this course.

This course is restricted to students in the first year Computer Science admission stream, and is only offered in the Fall term. Other students planning to pursue studies in computer science should enrol in CSC108H1, CSC148H1, and CSC165H1/CSC240H1.

Exclusion: CSC108H1, CSC148H1, CSC165H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC111H1: Foundations of Computer Science II

Hours: 36L/24P

A continuation of CSC110Y1 to extend principles of programming and mathematical analysis to further topics in computer science.

Topics include: object-oriented programming (design principles, encapsulation, composition and inheritance); binary representation of numbers; recursion and mathematical induction; abstract data types and data structures (stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, graphs); the limitations of computation.

This course is restricted to students in the first year Computer Science admission stream, and is only offered in the Winter term. Other students planning to pursue studies in computer science should enrol in CSC108H1, CSC148H1, and CSC165H1/CSC240H1.

Prerequisite: CSC110Y1 (70% or higher)
Exclusion: CSC108H1, CSC148H1, CSC165H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC120H1: Computer Science for the Sciences

Hours: 36L/12P

An introduction to computer science for students in other sciences, with an emphasis on gaining practical skills. Introduction to programming with examples and exercises appropriate to the sciences; web programming; software tools.  Topics from: database design, considerations in numerical calculation, using UNIX/LINUX systems. At the end of this course you will be able to develop computer tools for scientific applications, such as the structuring and analysis of experimental data. With some additional preparation, you will also be ready to go on to CSC148H1.  Practical (P) sections consist of supervised work in the computer laboratory. No programming experience is necessary.

Exclusion: Any CSC course, with the exception of CSC104H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC148H1: Introduction to Computer Science

Hours: 36L/24P

Abstract data types and data structures for implementing them. Linked data structures. Encapsulation and information-hiding. Object-oriented programming. Specifications. Analyzing the efficiency of programs. Recursion. This course assumes programming experience as provided by CSC108H1. Students who already have this background may consult the Computer Science Undergraduate Office for advice about skipping CSC108H1. Practical (P) sections consist of supervised work in the computing laboratory. These sections are offered when facilities are available, and attendance is required. NOTE: Students may go to their college to drop down from CSC148H1 to CSC108H1. See above for the drop down deadline.

Prerequisite: CSC108H1/​(equivalent programming experience)
Exclusion: CSC111H1, CSC207H1, CSC148H5, CSCA48H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC165H1: Mathematical Expression and Reasoning for Computer Science

Hours: 36L/12T

Introduction to abstraction and rigour. Informal introduction to logical notation and reasoning. Understanding, using and developing precise expressions of mathematical ideas, including definitions and theorems. Structuring proofs to improve presentation and comprehension. General problem-solving techniques. Running time analysis of iterative programs. Formal definition of Big-Oh. Diagonalization, the Halting Problem, and some reductions. Unified approaches to programming and theoretical problems.

Corequisite: CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​(equivalent programming experience)
Exclusion: CSC111H1, CSC236H1, CSC240H1, MAT102H5, CSCA65H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC196H1: Great Ideas in Computing

Hours: 36L

We will pursue the general (and very debatable) theme of GREAT IDEAS in COMPUTING (including some surprising algorithms). The ambitious goal is to try to identify some of the great ideas that have significantly influenced the field and have helped to make computing so pervasive. We will concentrate on mathematical, algorithmic and software ideas with the understanding that the importance and usefulness of these ideas depends upon (and often parallels) the remarkable ideas and progress in computing and communications hardware. As we will see, many of the great ideas were against the "prevailing opinion". The list of topics we shall discuss will depend to some degree on the background and interests of the class. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Recommended Preparation: Some knowledge of probability theory
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CSC197H1: What, Who, How: Privacy in the Age of Big Data Collection

Hours: 24S

The rapid advance of technology has brought remarkable changes to how we conduct our daily lives, from how we communicate, consume news and data, and purchase goods. As we increase our online activity, so too do we increase the amount of personal data that we're sharing, often without realizing it. The questions of exactly what data is being collected, who is collecting and accessing this data, and how this data is being used, have significant implications for both individuals and our larger social and political institutions. Organized by a wide variety of case studies drawn from current events, we'll study how personal data can be collected and tracked, how personal and social factors may influence our own decisions about whether and how much to share our data, and what broader political and legal tools are used to either protect or subvert individual privacy. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CSC198H1: Computing for Science

Hours: 48L

Computational skills for the modern practice of basic and applied science. Applied computer programming with an emphasis on practical examples related to the simulation of matter, drawing from scientific disciplines including chemistry, biology, materials science, and physics. Studio format with a mixture of lecture, guided programming, and open scientific problem solving. Students will be exposed to Python numerical and data analysis libraries. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Any CSC course, except CSC104H1
Recommended Preparation: We recommend students also be enrolled in CHM151H1, PHY151H1, or another science course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC199H1: Intelligence, Artificial and Human

Hours: 24S

What is human intelligence? How close are we to replicating it? How productive/reductive is the brain-computer analogy? What ethical challenges are posed by AI on workers, society, and the environment? Can we put a hold on "progress"? Is Silicon Valley the seat of a new techno-religion? What can they teach us about today's research priorities? What insight (or inspiration) can we get from works of science fiction about the future of human-AI interaction? Through reading discussion, written assignment, and workshops, this seminar will present students with the opportunity to integrate their computer science interests with philosophy, history, and literature. There is an equivalent course offered by St. Michael’s College. Students may take one or the other but not both. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: SMC199H1 (Intelligence, Artificial and Human)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CSC207H1: Software Design

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to software design and development concepts, methods, and tools using a statically-typed object-oriented programming language such as Java. Topics from: version control, unit testing, refactoring, object-oriented design and development, design patterns, advanced IDE usage, regular expressions, and reflection. Representation of floating-point numbers and introduction to numerical computation.

Prerequisite: 60% or higher in CSC148H1/​ 60% or higher in CSC111H1 (Please note: The minimum prerequisite grade in CSC148H1 is lower than the minimum grade for program admission in Computer Science. If you take this course when your grade in CSC148H1 is lower than the requirement for program admission, you will be unable to enrol in a Computer Science program. If you hope to enrol in a Computer Science program in future, please ensure that you satisfy the program admission grade requirements in CSC148H1 before completing CSC207H1.)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC209H1: Software Tools and Systems Programming

Hours: 24L/12T

Software techniques in a Unix-style environment, using scripting languages and a machine-oriented programming language (typically C). What goes on in the operating system when programs are executed. Core topics: creating and using software tools, pipes and filters, file processing, shell programming, processes, system calls, signals, basic network programming.

Prerequisite: CSC207H1
Exclusion: CSC372H1, CSC369H1, CSC469H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC236H1: Introduction to the Theory of Computation

Hours: 24L/12T

The application of logic and proof techniques to Computer Science. Mathematical induction; correctness proofs for iterative and recursive algorithms; recurrence equations and their solutions; introduction to automata and formal languages. This course assumes university-level experience with proof techniques and algorithmic complexity as provided by CSC165H1. Very strong students who already have this experience (e.g. successful completion of MAT157Y1) may consult the undergraduate office about proceeding directly into CSC236H1 or CSC240H1.

Prerequisite: 60% or higher in CSC148H1/​ 60% or higher in CSC111H1, 60% or higher in CSC165H1/​ 60% or higher in CSC111H1 (Please note: The minimum prerequisite grade in CSC148H1 and CSC165H1/​CSC240H1 is lower than the minimum grade for program admission in Computer Science. If you take this course when your grade in CSC165H1/​CSC240H1 is lower than the requirement for program admission, you will be unable to enrol in a Computer Science program. If you hope to enrol in a Computer Science program in future, please ensure that you satisfy the program admission grade requirements in CSC165H1/​CSC240H1 before completing CSC236H1. Students will not be permitted to retake CSC165H1 after completing CSC236H1.)
Exclusion: CSC240H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC240H1: Enriched Introduction to the Theory of Computation

Hours: 24L/12T

The rigorous application of logic and proof techniques to Computer Science. Propositional and predicate logic; mathematical induction and other basic proof techniques; correctness proofs for iterative and recursive algorithms; recurrence equations and their solutions (including the Master Theorem); introduction to automata and formal languages. This course covers the same topics as CSC236H1, together with selected material from CSC165H1, but at a faster pace, in greater depth and with more rigour, and with more challenging assignments. Greater emphasis will be placed on proofs and theoretical analysis. Certain topics briefly mentioned in CSC165H1 or CSC236H1 may be covered in more detail in this course, and some additional topics may also be covered.

NOTES:

  1. If you completed CSC165H1 with a course grade less than 85, you should take CSC236H1 instead of CSC240H1.
  2. Students may go to their college to drop down from CSC240H1 to CSC165H1 (or to CSC236H1 if they have already passed CSC165H1). See note in Calendar Section for the drop down deadlines.
Corequisite: CSC111H1/​CSC148H1; MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: CSC236H1, CSC263H1/​CSC265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC258H1: Computer Organization

Hours: 24L/12T/36P

Computer structures, machine languages, instruction execution, addressing techniques, and digital representation of data. Computer system organization, memory storage devices, and microprogramming. Block diagram circuit realizations of memory, control and arithmetic functions. There are a number of laboratory periods in which students conduct experiments with digital logic circuits.

Prerequisite: 60% or higher in CSC111H1/​CSC148H1, 60% or higher in CSC111H1/​CSC165H1/​CSC240H1 (Please note: The minimum prerequisite grades in CSC148H1 and CSC165H1/​CSC240H1 are lower than the minimum grades for program admission in Computer Science. If you take this course when your grade in CSC148H1 or CSC165H1/​CSC240H1 is lower than the requirement for program admission, you will be unable to enrol in a Computer Science program. If you hope to enrol in a Computer Science program in future, please ensure that you satisfy the program admission grade requirements in CSC148H1 and CSC165H1/​​CSC240H1 before completing CSC258H1.)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC263H1: Data Structures and Analysis

Hours: 24L/12T

Algorithm analysis: worst-case, average-case, and amortized complexity. Expected worst-case complexity, randomized quicksort and selection. Standard abstract data types, such as graphs, dictionaries, priority queues, and disjoint sets. A variety of data structures for implementing these abstract data types, such as balanced search trees, hashing, heaps, and disjoint forests. Design and comparison of data structures. Introduction to lower bounds.

Prerequisite: CSC236H1/​ ​CSC240H1/​ APS105H1/​ APS106H1/​ ESC180H1; STA237H1/​ STA247H1/​ ​STA255H1/​ ​STA257H1/​ ECE302H1/​ STA286H1/​ CHE223H1/​ CME263H1/​ MIE231H1/​ MIE236H1/​ MSE238H1/​ ECE286H1
Exclusion: CSC265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC265H1: Enriched Data Structures and Analysis

Hours: 24L/12T

This course covers the same topics as CSC263H1, but at a faster pace, in greater depth and with more rigour, and with more challenging assignments. Greater emphasis will be placed on proofs, theoretical analysis, and creative problem-solving. Certain topics briefly mentioned in CSC263H1 may be covered in more detail in this course, and some additional topics may also be covered. Students without the exact course prerequisites but with a strong mathematical background are encouraged to consult the Department about the possibility of taking this course.

 NOTE: Students may go to their college to drop down from CSC265H1 to CSC263H1. See above for the drop down deadline.

Prerequisite: CSC240H1 or an A- in CSC236H1
Corequisite: STA247H1/​STA255H1/​STA257H1
Exclusion: CSC263H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Hours: TBA

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CSC300H1: Computers and Society

Hours: 24L/12T

This course offers a concise introduction to ethics in computing, distilled from the ethical and social discussions carried on by today's academic and popular commentators. This course covers a wide range of topics within this area including the philosophical framework for analyzing computer ethics; the impact of computer technology on security, privacy and intellectual property, digital divide, and gender and racial discrimination; the ethical tensions with Artificial Intelligence around future of work and humanity, the emerging role of online social media over voice, inclusion, and democracy; and the environmental consequences of computing.

Prerequisite: Any CSC half course.
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CSC301H1: Introduction to Software Engineering

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to agile development methods appropriate for medium-sized teams and rapidly-moving projects. Basic software development infrastructure; requirements elicitation and tracking; estimation and prioritization; teamwork skills; basic UML; design patterns and refactoring; security, discussion of ethical issues, and professional responsibility.

Prerequisite: CSC209H1, CSC263H1/​CSC265H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC302H1: Engineering Large Software Systems

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the theory and practice of large-scale software system design, development, and deployment. Project management; advanced UML; reverse engineering; requirements inspection; verification and validation; software architecture; performance modelling and analysis.

Prerequisite: CSC301H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC303H1: Social and Information Networks

Hours: 24L/12T

A course on how networks underlie the social, technological, and natural worlds, with an emphasis on developing intuitions for broadly applicable concepts in network analysis. Topics include: introductions to graph theory, network concepts, and game theory; social networks; information networks; the aggregate behaviour of markets and crowds; network dynamics; information diffusion; popular concepts such as "six degrees of separation," the "friendship paradox," and the "wisdom of crowds."

Prerequisite: CSC263H1/​CSC265H1, STA247H1/​STA255H1/​STA257H1/​ECO227Y1/​STA237H1, MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1
Exclusion: CSCC46H3. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC304H1: Algorithmic Game Theory and Mechanism Design

Hours: 24L/12P

A mathematical and computational introduction to game theory and mechanism design. Analysis of equilibria in games and computation of price of anarchy. Design and analysis mechanisms with monetary transfers (such as auctions). Design and analysis of mechanisms without monetary transfers (such as voting and matching). This course is intended for economics, mathematics, and computer science students.

Prerequisite: STA247H1/​STA255H1/​STA257H1/​STA237H1/​PSY201H1/​ECO227Y1, (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: MAT223H1, CSC373H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC309H1: Programming on the Web

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to software development on the web. Concepts underlying the development of programs that operate on the web; survey of technological alternatives; greater depth on some technologies. Operational concepts of the internet and the web, static client content, dynamic client content, dynamically served content, n-tiered architectures, web development processes, and security on the web. Assignments involve increasingly more complex web-based programs. Guest lecturers from leading e-commerce firms will describe the architecture and operation of their web sites.

Prerequisite: CSC209H1/​ ESC180H1/​ ESC190H1/​ CSC190H1/​ (APS105H1, ECE244H1)
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC343H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC311H1: Introduction to Machine Learning

Previous Course Number: CSC411H1
Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to methods for automated learning of relationships on the basis of empirical data. Classification and regression using nearest neighbour methods, decision trees, linear models, and neural networks. Clustering algorithms. Problems of overfitting and of assessing accuracy. Basics of reinforcement learning.

Prerequisite: CSC207H1/​ APS105H1/​ APS106H1/​ ESC180H1/​ CSC180H1; MAT235Y1/​​ MAT237Y1/​​ MAT257Y1/​​ (minimum of 77% in MAT135H1 and MAT136H1)/ (minimum of 73% in MAT137Y1)/ (minimum of 67% in MAT157Y1)/ MAT291H1/​ MAT294H1/​ (minimum of 77% in MAT186H1, MAT187H1)/ (minimum of 73% in MAT194H1, MAT195H1)/ (minimum of 73% in ESC194H1, ESC195H1); MAT221H1/​​ MAT223H1/​ MAT240H1/​ MAT185H1/​ MAT188H1; STA237H1/​ STA247H1/​ STA255H1/​ STA257H1/​ STA286H1/​ CHE223H1/​ CME263H1/​ MIE231H1/​ MIE236H1/​ MSE238H1/​ ECE286H1
Exclusion: CSC411H1, STA314H1, ECE421H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC317H1: Computer Graphics

Previous Course Number: CSC418H1
Hours: 24L/12T

Identification and characterization of the objects manipulated in computer graphics, the operations possible on these objects, efficient algorithms to perform these operations, and interfaces to transform one type of object to another. Display devices, display data structures and procedures, graphical input, object modelling, transformations, illumination models, primary and secondary light effects; graphics packages and systems. Students, individually or in teams, implement graphical algorithms or entire graphics systems.

Prerequisite: MAT235Y1/​ MAT237Y1/​ MAT257Y1/​ MAT291H1/​ MAT294H1; MAT221H1/​ MAT223H1/​ MAT240H1/​ MAT185H1/​ MAT188H1; CSC209H1/​ proficiency in C or C++/ APS105H1/​ ESC180H1/​ CSC180H1
Exclusion: CSC418H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: MAT244H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC318H1: The Design of Interactive Computational Media

Hours: 24L/12T

User-centred design of interactive systems; methodologies, principles, and metaphors; task analysis. Interdisciplinary design; the role of graphic design, industrial design, and the behavioural sciences. Interactive hardware and software; concepts from computer graphics. Typography, layout, colour, sound, video, gesture, and usability enhancements. Classes of interactive graphical media; direct manipulation systems, extensible systems, rapid prototyping tools. Students work on projects in interdisciplinary teams.

Prerequisite: Any CSC half-course/ ESC180H1/​ ESC190H1/​ APS105H1/​ APS106H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC300H1 provides useful background for work in CSC318H1, so if you plan to take CSC300H1 then you should do it before CSC318H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC320H1: Introduction to Visual Computing

Hours: 24L/12P

Image synthesis and image analysis aimed at students with an interest in computer graphics, computer vision, or the visual arts. Focus on three major topics: (1) visual computing principles—computational and mathematical methods for creating, capturing, analyzing, and manipulating digital photographs (image acquisition, basic image processing, image warping, anti-aliasing); (2) digital special effects—applying these principles to create special effects found in movies and commercials; (3) visual programming—using C/C++ and OpenGL to create graphical user interfaces for synthesizing and manipulating photographs. The course requires the ability to use differential calculus in several variables and linear algebra.

Prerequisite: CSC209H1/​(CSC207H1, proficiency in C or C++); MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, (MAT136H1 with a minimum mark of 77)/(MAT137Y1 with a minimum mark of 73)/(MAT157Y1 with a minimum mark of 67)/MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC324H1: Principles of Programming Languages

Hours: 24L/12T

Programming principles common in modern languages; details of commonly used paradigms. The structure and meaning of code. Scope, control flow, datatypes, and parameter passing. Two non-procedural, non-object-oriented programming paradigms: functional programming (illustrated by languages such as Lisp/Scheme, ML or Haskell) and logic programming (typically illustrated in Prolog).

Prerequisite: CSC263H1/​CSC265H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC336H1: Numerical Methods

Hours: 24L/12T

The study of computational methods for solving problems in linear algebra, non-linear equations, and approximation. The aim is to give students a basic understanding of both floating-point arithmetic and the implementation of algorithms used to solve numerical problems, as well as a familiarity with current numerical computing environments.

Prerequisite: CSC148H1/​CSC111H1; MAT133Y1(70%)/(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT135Y1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1, MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1
Exclusion: CSC350H1, CSC351H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC343H1: Introduction to Databases

Hours: 36L

Introduction to database management systems. The relational data model. Relational algebra. Querying and updating databases: the query language SQL. Application programming with SQL. Integrity constraints, normal forms, and database design. Elements of database system technology: query processing, transaction management.

Prerequisite: CSC111H1/​ CSC165H1/​ ​CSC240H1/​ ​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT135Y1/​ MAT137Y1/​ ​MAT157Y1/​ (MAT186H1, MAT187H1)/ (MAT194H1, MAT195H1)/ (ESC194H1, ESC195H1); CSC207H1/​ ECE345H1/​ ESC190H1
Exclusion: CSC443H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC367H1: Parallel Programming

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to aspects of parallel programming. Topics include computer instruction execution, instruction-level parallelism, memory system performance, task and data parallelism, parallel models (shared memory, message passing), synchronization, scalability and Amdahl's law, Flynn taxonomy, vector processing and parallel computing architectures.

Prerequisite: CSC258H1, CSC209H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC369H1: Operating Systems

Hours: 24L/12T

Principles of operating systems. The operating system as a control program and as a resource allocator. The concept of a process and concurrency problems: synchronization, mutual exclusion, deadlock. Additional topics include memory management, file systems, process scheduling, threads, and protection.

Prerequisite: CSC209H1, CSC258H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC373H1: Algorithm Design, Analysis & Complexity

Hours: 36L/12T

Standard algorithm design techniques: divide-and-conquer, greedy strategies, dynamic programming, linear programming, randomization, network flows, approximation algorithms. Brief introduction to NP-completeness: polynomial time reductions, examples of various NP-complete problems, self-reducibility. Additional topics may include approximation and randomized algorithms. Students will be expected to show good design principles and adequate skills at reasoning about the correctness and complexity of algorithms.

Prerequisite: CSC263H1/​CSC265H1
Exclusion: CSC375H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC384H1: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Hours: 24L/12T

Theories and algorithms that capture (or approximate) some of the core elements of computational intelligence. Topics include: search; logical representations and reasoning, classical automated planning, representing and reasoning with uncertainty, learning, decision making (planning) under uncertainty. Assignments provide practical experience, in both theory and programming, of the core topics.

Prerequisite: (CSC263H1/​​ CSC265H1/​ ECE345H1/​ ECE358H1/​ MIE335H1, STA237H1/​ STA247H1/​​ STA255H1/​​ STA257H1/​ STA237H1/​ ECE302H1/​ STA286H1/​ CHE223H1/​ CME263H1/​ MIE231H1/​ MIE236H1/​ MSE238H1/​ ECE286H1)/ Permission of the Cognitive Science Director
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC324H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC385H1: Microprocessor Systems

Hours: 24L/12T/36P

Microprocessor and embedded systems: Software techniques for real-time task creation and management. Connected device charachteristics and the hardware and software ramifications. System construction and management. An examination of the issues unique to or particulaly important to embedded computing. Laboratory experiments provide "hands on" experience. An open team project is done in the last few laboratory sessions.

Prerequisite: CSC258H1; CSC209H1/​proficiency in C
Exclusion: CSC372H1, ECE385H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC396Y0: Designing Systems for Real World Problems

This Summer Abroad special offering provides students with an opportunity to explore new environments, which improves their ability to see their own world with increased sensitivity and germinates new design ideas. In this course, students will identify a real problem in the world and work in groups on projects addressing this problem. Students will explore their problem space and the people within that space, identify needs, constraints, and requirements, and ultimately design solutions. Their designs will be iterated by gathering feedback and conducting usability testing on the early prototypes. The course projects will culminate with development of a technological solution that addresses the identified problem. Final project presentations will take place at the end of the course. This course can be counted as 0.5 FCE at the 300-level for Computer Science program completion.

Prerequisite: Any CSC half course, and balloting
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC398H0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CSC398Y0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CSC399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.

CSC401H1: Natural Language Computing

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to techniques involving natural language processing and speech in applications such as information retrieval, speech recognition and synthesis, machine translation, summarization, and dialoque. N-grams, corpus analysis, neural methods, and information theory. Python and other software.

Prerequisite: CSC207H1/​ CSC209H1/​ APS105H1/​ APS106H1/​ ESC180H1/​ CSC180H1; STA237H1/​ STA247H1/​​ STA255H1/​ ​STA257H1/​ ECE302H1/​ STA286H1/​ CHE223H1/​ CME263H1/​ MIE231H1/​ MIE236H1/​ MSE238H1/​ ECE286H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1 is strongly recommended
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC404H1: Introduction to Video Game Design

Hours: 24L/12T

Concepts and techniques for the design and development of electronic games. History, social issues, and story elements. The business of game development and game promotion. Software engineering, artificial intelligence, and graphics elements. Level and model design. Audio elements. Practical assignments leading to team implementation of a complete game.

Prerequisite: CSC301H1/​CSC317H1/​CSC318H1/​CSC384H1/​CSC417H1/​CSC418H1/​CSC419H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CSC410H1: Software Testing and Verification

Hours: 24L/12T

Concepts and state-of-the-art techniques in quality assessment for software engineering; quality attributes; formal specifications and their analysis; testing, verification, and validation.

Prerequisite: CSC207H1, CSC236H1/​CSC240H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC330H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC412H1: Probabilistic Learning and Reasoning

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to probability as a means of representing and reasoning with uncertain knowledge. Qualitative and quantitative specification of probability distributions using probabilistic graphical models. Algorithms for inference and probabilistic reasoning with graphical models. Statistical approaches and algorithms for learning probability models from empirical data. Applications of these models in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Prerequisite: CSC311H1/​ CSC411H1/​ STA314H1/​ ECE421H1/​ ROB313H1/​ CSCC11H3
Exclusion: STA414H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC413H1: Neural Networks and Deep Learning

Previous Course Number: CSC321H1/CSC421H1
Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to neural networks and deep learning. Backpropagation and automatic differentiation. Architectures: convolutional networks and recurrent neural networks. Methods for improving optimization and generalization. Neural networks for unsupervised and reinforcement learning.

Prerequisite: CSC311H1/​​ CSC411H1/​ STA314H1/​ ECE421H1/​ ROB313H1/​ CSCC11H3; MAT235Y1/​​ MAT237Y1/​​ MAT257Y1/​ MAT291H1/​ MAT294H1/​ AER210H1/​ MAT232H5/ MAT233H5/ MATB41H3; MAT221H1/​ MAT223H1/​ MAT240H1/​ MAT185H1/​ MAT188H1/​ MAT223H5/ MATA23H3
Exclusion: CSC321H1/​CSC421H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC417H1: Physics-Based Animation

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is designed to introduce students to the field of physics-based animation by exposing them to the underlying mathematical and algorithmic techniques required to understand and develop efficient numerical simulations of physical phenomena such as rigid bodies, deformable bodies and fluids. Topics covered include rigid body simulation, elasticity simulation, cloth simulation, collision detection and resolution and fluid simulation. Along the way, we will explore the underlying mathematics of ordinary differential equations, discrete time integration, finite element methods and more.

Students should have a strong background in Linear Algebra and Multivariate Calculus.

Prerequisite: MAT235Y1/​ MAT237Y1/​ MAT257Y1/​ MAT291H1/​ MAT294H1; MAT221H1/​ ​MAT223H1/​​ MAT240H1/​ MAT185H1/​ MAT188H1; CSC209H1/​ ​proficiency in C or C++/ APS105H1/​ ESC180H1/​ CSC180H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC419H1: Geometry Processing

Hours: 24L/12T

Extending traditional signal processing, geometry processing interprets three-dimensional curves and surfaces as signals. Just as audio and image signal data can be filtered, denoised and decomposed spectrally, so can the geometry of a three-dimensional curve or surface. The course covers algorithms and mathematics behind fundamental operations for interpreting and manipulating geometric data. These essential tools enable: geometric modeling for computer aided design, life-like animations for computer graphics, reliable physical simulations, and robust scene representations for computer vision. Topics include: discrete curves and surfaces, curvature computation, surface reconstruction from point clouds, surface smoothing and denoising, parameterization, symmetry detection, and animation.

Prerequisite: MAT235Y1/​ MAT237Y1/​ MAT257Y1/​ MAT291H1/​ MAT294H1; MAT221H1/​ MAT223H1/​ MAT240H1/​ MAT185H1/​ MAT188H1; CSC209H1/​ proficiency in C or C++/ APS105H1/​ ESC180H1/​ CSC180H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC317H1/​ CSC418H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC420H1: Introduction to Image Understanding

Hours: 24L/12P

Introduction to basic concepts in computer vision. Extraction of image features at multiple scales. Robust estimation of model parameters. Multiview geometry and reconstruction. Image motion estimation and tracking. Object recognition. Topics in scene understanding as time permits.

Prerequisite: CSC263H1/​ CSC265H1/​ ECE345H1/​ ECE358H1/​ MIE335H1; (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT137Y1/​ MAT157Y1/​ (MAT186H1, MAT187H1)/ (MAT194H1, MAT195H1)/ (ESC194H1, ESC195H1); MAT221H1/​ MAT223H1/​ MAT240H1/​ MAT185H1/​ MAT188H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC320H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC428H1: Human-Computer Interaction

Hours: 24L/12T

Understanding human behaviour as it applies to user interfaces: work activity analysis, observational techniques, questionnaire administration, and unobtrusive measures. Operating parameters of the human cognitive system, task analysis and cognitive modelling techniques and their application to designing interfaces. Interface representations and prototyping tools. Cognitive walkthroughs, usability studies and verbal protocol analysis. Case studies of specific user interfaces.

Prerequisite: CSC318H1; STA237H1/​ STA247H1/​ ​STA255H1/​ ​STA257H1/​ ECE302H1/​ STA286H1/​ CHE223H1/​ CME263H1/​ MIE231H1/​ MIE236H1/​ MSE238H1/​ ECE286H1; CSC209H1/​​ proficiency in C or C++ or Java/ APS105H1/​ ESC180H1/​ CSC180H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: A course in PSY; CSC209H1; (STA248H1/​STA250H1/​STA261H1)/(PSY201H1, PSY202H1)/(SOC202H1, SOC300H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC436H1: Numerical Algorithms

Hours: 24L/12T

Numerical algorithms for the algebraic eigenvalue problem, approximation, integration, and the solution of ordinary differential equations. Emphasis is on the convergence, stability, and efficiency properties of the algorithms.

Prerequisite: CSC336H1/​CSC350H1
Exclusion: CSC351H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC438H1: Computability and Logic

Hours: 24L/12T

Computable functions, Church's thesis, unsolvable problems, recursively enumerable sets. Predicate calculus, including the completeness, compactness, and Lowenheim-Skolem theorems. Formal theories and the Gödel Incompleteness Theorem. Ordinarily offered in years alternating with CSC448H1.

Prerequisite: (CSC363H1/​CSC463H1)/CSC365H1/​CSC373H1/​CSC375H1/​MAT247H1
Exclusion: MAT309H1; PHL348H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC443H1: Database System Technology

Hours: 24L/12T

Implementation of database management systems. Storage management, indexing, query processing, concurrency control, transaction management. Database systems on parallel and distributed architectures. Modern database applications: data mining, data warehousing, OLAP, data on the web. Object-oriented and object-relational databases.

Prerequisite: CSC343H1, CSC369H1, CSC373H1/​CSC375H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC446H1: Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Hours: 24L/12T

Finite Difference and Finite Element methods for boundary value problems including 2-point boundary value problems and 2-dimensional problems. Convergence of methods. Efficiency of the solution of linear systems. Finite difference methods for initial value problems. Consistency, stability and convergence. Method of lines. Special topics of interest among domain decomposition, multigrid, FFT solvers. Ordinarily offered in years alternating with CSC466H1.

Prerequisite: CSC351H1/​(CSC336H1 (75%))/equivalent mathematical background; MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1; APM346H1/​MAT351Y1/​(MAT244H1/​MAT267H1 and exposure to PDEs)
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC448H1: Formal Languages and Automata

Hours: 24L/12T

Regular, deterministic, context free, context sensitive, and recursively enumerable languages via generative grammars and corresponding automata (finite state machines, push down machines, and Turing machines). Topics include complexity bounds for recognition, language decision problems and operations on languages. Ordinarily offered in years alternating with CSC438H1.

Prerequisite: CSC236H1/​CSC240H1, CSC263H1/​CSC265H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC373H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC454H1: The Business of Software

Hours: 24L/12T

The software and internet industries; principles of operation for successful software enterprises; innovation and entrepreneurship; software business definition and planning; business models, market and product planning; product development, marketing, sales, and support; financial management and financing of high-technology ventures; management, leadership, and partnerships. Students will all write business plans in teams.

Prerequisite: Five CSC half-courses at the 200-level or higher
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC456H1: High-Performance Scientific Computing

Hours: 24L/12T

Computationally-intensive applications in science and engineering are implemented on the fastest computers available, today composed of many processors operating in parallel. Parallel computer architectures; implementation of numerical algorithms on parallel architectures; performance evaluation. Topics from: matrix-vector product, solution of linear systems, sparse matrices, iterative methods, domain decomposition, Fourier solvers. For students in computer science, applied mathematics, science, engineering. Ordinarily offered in years alternating with CSC446H1.

Prerequisite: CSC436H1/​(CSC336H1 (75%))/equivalent mathematical background; CSC209H1/​proficiency in C, C++, or Fortran
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC457H1: Principles of Computer Networks

Previous Course Number: CSC358H1
Hours: 24L/12T

The course covers fundamental principles of computer networks, as well as currently used network architectures and protocols. Its emphasis is 1) to explain why reliable data transfer, addressing, routing and congestion control are the fundamental concepts, 2) to explore the design principles behind algorithms/protocols for reliable data transfer, addressing, routing and congestion control and 3) to use current protocols such as TCP/IP, ARQ, Ethernet, CSMA/CD, DNS and Internet routing protocols as examples of concrete implementations/designs of these protocols. It will highlight the trade-offs (and approaches to navigate these trade-offs) in the design of computer network protocols.

Prerequisite: CSC373H1/​CSC373H5/CSCC73H3, STA247H1/​STA255H1/​STA257H1/​STA237H1
Exclusion: CSC358H1; NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC309H1, CSC369H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC458H1: Computer Networking Systems

Hours: 24L/12T

Computer networks with an emphasis on network systems, network programming, and applications. Networking basics: layering, routing, congestion control, and the global Internet. Network systems design and programming: Internet design, socket programming, and packet switching system fundamentals. Additional topics include network security, multimedia, software-defined networking, peer-to-peer networking, and online social networks.

Prerequisite: CSC209H1, CSC258H1, CSC263H1/​CSC265H1, STA247H1/​STA255H1/​STA257H1/​STA237H1/​ECO227Y1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC463H1: Computational Complexity and Computability

Hours: 24L/12P

Introduction to the theory of computability: Turing machines and other models of computation, Church’s thesis, computable and noncomputable functions, recursive and recursively enumerable sets, many-one reductions. Introduction to complexity theory: P, NP, polynomial time reducibility, NP-completeness, self-reducibility, space complexity (L, NL, PSPACE and completeness for those classes), hierarchy theorems, and provably intractable problems.

Prerequisite: CSC236H1/​CSC240H1
Exclusion: CSC363H1/​CSCC63H3, CSC365H1. NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC465H1: Formal Methods in Software Design

Hours: 24L/12T

Using mathematics to write error-free programs. Proving each refinement; identifying errors as they are made. Program development to meet specifications; modifications that preserve correctness. Useful for all programming; essential for programs that lives depend on. Basic logic, formal specifications, refinement. Conditional, sequential, parallel, interaction, probabilistic programming, and functional programming.

Prerequisite: CSC236H1/​CSC240H1/​MAT309H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC466H1: Numerical Methods for Optimization Problems

Hours: 36L

Numerical methods for unconstrained optimization problems, in particular line search methods and trust region methods. Topics include steepest descent, Newton's method, quasi-Newton methods, conjugate gradient methods and techniques for large problems. This course will normally be offered every other year.

Prerequisite: CSC336H1, MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC469H1: Operating Systems Design and Implementation

Hours: 24L/12T

An in-depth exploration of the major components of operating systems with an emphasis on the techniques, algorithms, and structures used to implement these components in modern systems. Project-based study of process management, scheduling, memory management, file systems, and networking is used to build insight into the intricacies of a large concurrent system.

Prerequisite: CSC369H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC473H1: Advanced Algorithm Design

Hours: 24L/12P

Advanced algorithm design techniques, with emphasis on the role that geometry, approximation, randomization, and parallelism play in modern algorithms. Examples will be drawn from linear programming and basics of continuous optimization; randomized algorithms for string matching, graph problems, and number theory problems; streaming algorithms and parallel algorithms in the Map-Reduce model.

Prerequisite: CSC373H1, MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC485H1: Computational Linguistics

Hours: 36L

Computational linguistics and the processing of language by computer. Topics include: context-free grammars; chart parsing, statistical parsing; semantics and semantic interpretation; ambiguity resolution techniques; reference resolution. Emphasis on statistical learning methods for lexical, syntactic, and semantic knowledge.

Prerequisite: CSC209H1/​ APS105H1/​ APS106H1/​ ESC180H1/​ CSC180H1; STA237H1/​ STA247H1/​​ STA255H1/​ ​STA257H1/​ ECE302H1/​ STA286H1/​ CHE223H1/​ CME263H1/​ MIE231H1/​ MIE236H1/​ MSE238H1/​ ECE286H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Recommended Preparation: CSC324H1/​CSC384H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC486H1: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

Hours: 24L/12T

Representing knowledge symbolically in a form suitable for automated reasoning, and associated reasoning methods. Topics from: first-order logic, entailment, the resolution method, Horn clauses, procedural representations, production systems, description logics, inheritance networks, defaults and probabilities, tractable reasoning, abductive explanation, the representation of action, planning.

Prerequisite: CSC384H1, CSC363H1/​CSC365H1/​CSC373H1/​CSC375H1/​CSC463H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC488H1: Compilers and Interpreters

Hours: 24L/12T

The structure of compilers, Programming language processing. Scanning based on regular expressions, Parsing using context free grammars, Semantic analysis (type and usage checking), Compiler dictionaries and tables. Runtime organization and storage allocation, code generation, optimization. Use of modern compiler building tools. Course project involves building a complete compiler.

Prerequisite: CSC258H1, CSC324H1, CSC263H1/​CSC265H1
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC490H1: Capstone Design Project

Hours: 48L

This half-course gives students experience solving a substantial problem that may span several areas of Computer Science. Students will define the scope of the problem, develop a solution plan, produce a working implementation, and present their work using written, oral, and (if suitable) video reports. Class time will focus on the project, but may include some lectures. The class will be small and highly interactive. Project themes change each year. Contact the Computer Science Undergraduate Office for information about this year’s topic themes, required preparation, and course enrolment procedures. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC491H1: Capstone Design Project

Hours: 48L

This half-course gives students experience solving a substantial problem that may span several areas of Computer Science. Students will define the scope of the problem, develop a solution plan, produce a working implementation, and present their work using written, oral, and (if suitable) video reports. Class time will focus on the project, but may include some lectures. The class will be small and highly interactive. Project themes change each year. Contact the Computer Science Undergraduate Office for information about this year’s topic themes, required preparation, and course enrolment procedures. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at the FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC494H1: Computer Science Project

This half-course involves a significant project in any area of Computer Science. The project may be undertaken individually or in small groups. The course is offered by arrangement with a Computer Science faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Three 300-/400-level CSC half-courses, and permission of the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies. Contact the Computer Science Undergraduate Office for information about course enrolment procedures.
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CSC495H1: Computer Science Project

This half-course involves a significant project in any area of Computer Science. The project may be undertaken individually or in small groups. The course is offered by arrangement with a Computer Science faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Three 300-/400-level CSC half-courses, and permission of the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies. Contact the Computer Science Undergraduate Office for information about course enrolment procedures.
Exclusion: NOTE: Students not enrolled in the Computer Science Major or Specialist program at FAS, UTM, or UTSC, or the Data Science Specialist at FAS, are limited to a maximum of three 300-/400-level CSC/ECE half-courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CTA200H1: Computational Astrophysics

Hours: 24L/12T

Research in theoretical astrophysics encompasses cosmology, galaxy formation and black holes. This course introduces students to modern computational techniques using large scale parallel numerical simulations, carried out at CITA and SciNet. This is an intensive two-week course taught in May.

Prerequisite: MAT135Y1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1; (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1) or their equivalent.
Recommended Preparation: Physical science, mathematics and computation, or engineering
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CTA299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: MAT135Y1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1; (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1) or their equivalent
Recommended Preparation: Physical science, mathematics and computation, or engineering
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CTA395Y1: Research Topic

Course credit for research under the supervision of a faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completed at least 8.5 FCEs and no more than 14.0 FCEs including courses in AST, CTA200H1, or permission
Distribution Requirements: Science

CTA396Y0: Research Topic Abroad

Course credit for research or field studies abroad under the supervision of a faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 8.5 FCEs and no more than 14.0 FCEs including courses in AST, CTA200H1, or permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: Physical science, mathematics and computation, or engineering
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

CTA398Y0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CTA399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


CTA495Y1: Independent Topics in Astrophysics

A research project done in consultation with an individual staff member in the Institute leading to a detailed written report and oral presentation. This course is intended primarily for students in the final year of the Astronomy and Physics specialist program, although it is available to students in Engineering Science, Computer Science, or Mathematics. Students must enroll with the Undergraduate Secretary, Prof. Pen. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from PHY324H1, PHY350H1, PHY354H1, PHY356H1, PHY357H1, PHY358H1, PHY395H1, PHY404H1, PHY408H1, AST325H1/​AST326Y1, or similar courses in Engineering Science or Mathematics.
Recommended Preparation: Physical science, mathematics and computation, or engineering
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

DRM101Y1: Introduction to Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 48L/24T

The course introduces students to key concepts and issues in the three related disciplines at the core of our program: drama, theatre, and performance studies. We consider broader questions of performance and performativity in daily life alongside the questions of what goes into the making of a stage-based performance and the responsibilities of artists, presenters, and witnesses in this endeavour. Engaging critically with theoretical and dramatic texts and live performances, students learn how to think about performance in its cultural, social, aesthetic and political dimensions, and how to acknowledge and navigate their own responsibilities as culture workers situated in specific historical and contemporary contexts. This course combines weekly two-hour lectures with one-hour tutorials.

Exclusion: DRM100Y1, DRE121H5, DRE122H5, VPDA10H3, VPDA11H3, VPDA10H3, VPDA15H3, VPDB10H3, VPDB11H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

DRM200Y1: Performance I

Hours: 168P

Emphasis is initially placed on ensemble, non-verbal, and improvisational work. Students proceed to the application of their acquired skills to scripted material. Students may apply in their first or second year of University. The Application Deadline is March 10th for the first round of auditions; August 10th for the second round. Please consult the CDTPS undergraduate web page for information on how to apply.

Prerequisite: An audition and interview in April or in August. Newly admitted students can apply for an audition before beginning their first year of studies.
Corequisite: DRM101Y1 or DRM220Y1
Exclusion: DRS221H5 AND DRS222H5; VPDB01H3 AND VPDB02H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM202H1: Directing I

Hours: 36P

A practical introduction to directing theatre and to the different styles, concerns, and goals that can guide directors in their relations to actors, audiences, and politics. Through lectures, discussions, and practical exercises, students learn how directors prepare for their work in terms of generating ideas, breaking down a text, animating space, and communicating with actors and audiences.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; DRM101Y1
Corequisite: DRM220Y1
Exclusion: VPDC02H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM220Y1: Comparative Theatre Histories

Hours: 48L/24T

This course will introduce students to major developments in world theatre history through the exploration of a wide range of plays, performances, and practices. In the Fall term our trajectory will go roughly from antiquity to the 16th Century; in the Winter term, from the 16th Century to the present. We will examine material from Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with close attention to the social, religious, historical, aesthetic, and political parameters in which theatre and performance take place. Nurturing ethnically sensitive approaches to world theatre history, this course considers the many ways theatre and performance interact with the globalized world. Students will have an opportunity to participate in collaborative projects and focus on writing for research in the performing arts.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

DRM228H1: Playwriting I

Hours: 36L

A hands-on study of the craft of dramatic writing. The class examines the basic elements of playwriting such as plot, structure, theme, character, dialogue, setting, with an emphasis on story-making. Attention is given to the development of students own work through written assignments and in-class exercises.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; DRM101Y1
Corequisite: DRM220Y1
Exclusion: DRE362H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM254H1: Design and Production I

Hours: 36L/12T

A practical and theoretical introduction to the fundamentals of theatrical performance design. This course touches on theatre architecture, conceptual approaches to theatrical design and spatial considerations of live performance. Students will work on case studies and practical projects geared toward understanding theatre terminology, design, and production processes. Students will also explore concrete aspects of technical theatre production, particularly as they pertain to theatrical design elements.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama
Corequisite: DRM101Y1 or DRM220Y1
Exclusion: DRM254Y1, VPDB03H3/VPDC03H3
Recommended Preparation: DRM101Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM286H1: Special Topics in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36P

An introduction to selected issues in drama, theatre and performance studies.
Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution and Group assignment depending on the course content. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office and check Special Topics on the website for more details.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM288H1: Introduction to Communication

Previous Course Number: DRM286H1
Hours: 48P

Effective communication is a pivotal skill when public speaking, persuasive discourse, and personal presence are key to success. In this introductory course, students will strengthen and develop confidence in a supportive, playful, highly participatory and collaborative environment. This course is suited to students in professional programs or for those who would like to learn a full range of communication skills. Exploration of language structure, argumentation, grounding, alignment, vocal resonance, clarity and effective listening will be part of each class with an emphasis on enhancing individual potential.

Prerequisite: 4 FCE
Exclusion: DRM286H1 (Special Topics in Drama: Introduction to Communications), offered in Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, and Summer 2020.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission from the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM300Y1: Performance II

Hours: 192P

Building upon the work of DRM200Y1, students concentrate on scene study, styles of acting, and the development of ensemble work with an intensive focus on voice and movement practices. The Application Deadline is March 10th.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1 and DRM200Y1
Corequisite: DRM220Y1 or any course from Group A if DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1 is complete
Exclusion: DRS321H5 and DRS322H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM301H1: Voice and Movement I

Hours: 3T/36P

A practice-based exploration of voice and movement in relation to performance. Through an exploration of the connections between breath, movement, voice, impulse, emotion, space, character and text, students learn to use their voice and body in informed and efficient ways in practice and performance and to develop a wide expressive range. Emphasis is placed on both personal awareness and ensemble work. Taken in conjunction with DRM300Y1: Performance II.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 and DRM200Y1
Corequisite: DRM300Y1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM302H1: Directing II

Hours: 12T/36P

A continuation of DRM202H1, concentrating on deepening the exploration of what it means to think and work like a director. Through practical exercises and scene study, students learn how to conceptualize a production and how to communicate their vision, as well as deepen their understanding of what is involved in directing actors and collaborating with a production team. Please consult the CDTPS undergraduate web page for information on how to apply and the deadline to apply.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM202H1; and an interview in November.
Corequisite: DRM220Y1 or any course from Group A.
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1 and DRM331H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM303H1: Theories of Acting

Hours: 36L

An examination of the major writers who have influenced the art of the actor in the twentieth century, with a focus on theories of actor training and the preparation for performance, the ways in which audiences assess acting as an art form, and the rise of the actor as an artist of equal status in North American and European theatre. Writers include Konstantin Stanislavsky, his followers and interpreters in America (including the Actors Studio and Lee Strasberg), along with alternatives to his 'System,' including Expressionism, Epic Theatre and the teachings of Michael Chekhov.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: DRM388H1; VPDB15H3
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM311H1: Voice and Movement II

Hours: 3T/36P

Building on DRM301H1, students deepen their exploration of vocal and physical practices and techniques. Taken in conjunction with DRM300Y1: Performance II.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 and DRM200Y1
Corequisite: DRM300Y1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM320H1: Concepts of Theatre in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries

Hours: 36L

An exploration of the shifting landscapes of European theatre theory, history and practice in the late 19th century and their repercussions throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The course focuses on the developments of modern and post-dramatic theatre. It also includes critical analysis of the annual Drama Mainstage production and current Canadian theatre.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1
Exclusion: DRM230Y1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM328H1: Playwriting II

Hours: 36L

A continuation of DRM228H1, concentrating on the in-depth knowledge and practice of playwriting with an emphasis on style and technique of writing for the stage. Students develop their own work through written assignments, in-class exercises, and the final public presentation. Please consult the CDTPS undergraduate web page for information on how to apply and the deadline to apply.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM228H1; and a portfolio of writing samples due in April.
Corequisite: DRM220Y1 or any course from Group A
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM331H1: Dramaturgy

Hours: 36L

Study of dramaturgical theory and of interpretations of the dramaturge's function in the theatre. Using examples from Canada and beyond, students apply this knowledge to theatre practice.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1
Exclusion: DRE348H5; DRE360H5; VPDD01H3
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM342H1: The Contemporary Avant-Garde

Hours: 36L

The turn of the 21st century advanced a social, political, and aesthetic shift reminiscent of that during the post-Industrial Revolution/pre-WWII epoch that launched the historical avant-garde. This class, while exploring significant artistic and sociopolitical developments of the historical avant-garde, will primarily concentrate on the experimental theatre and performance of the past 15 years—a contemporary avant-garde that “hinge[s] on a networked spatiality, rather than on linear teleology” and reflects a growing collective investment on part of audiences and artists alike in the work of a work of art.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM354H1: Design II

Hours: 72P

An intermediate-level investigation of various aspects of theatrical performance design, with a focus on scenic and costume design, though also considering the impact of projections and lighting. Using skills developed through practical study in the Design Studio, the students form the core of the design team for Drama productions. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course. Please consult the CDTPS Application Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM254H1; and an interview.
Corequisite: DRM220Y1 or any course from Group A
Exclusion: DRM354Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM355H1: Production II

Hours: 36L/36P

An intermediate-level investigation of various aspects of theatrical production, including stage management, lighting, sound and video, with some exploration of how these elements relate to theatrical design concepts. Using skills developed through practical study in the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, the students form the core of the production team for Drama productions. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course. Please consult the CDTPS Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM254H1; and an interview.
Corequisite: DRM220Y1 or any course from Group A
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM355Y1: Production II

Hours: 72L/72P

An intermediate-level investigation of various aspects of theatrical production, including stage management, lighting, sound and video, with some exploration of how these elements relate to theatrical design concepts. Using skills developed through practical study in the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, the students form the core of the production team for Drama productions. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course. Please consult the CDTPS Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM254H1; and an interview.
Corequisite: DRM220Y1 or any course from Group A
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM362H1: Theatre and the World

Hours: 36L

An intercultural, post-colonial and comparative analysis of innovative processes in the national and cross-cultural theatre around the world. Focusing on selected periods and cultures, the course explores the cultural backgrounds of key turning points in pre-modern and modern theatre and their impact on the developments of the post-modern theatre in a globalizing world.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM363H1: Story-ing the Possible: Talking Treaties, Rehearsing (Re) conciliation

Hours: 24L/12T

This half course offers a comprehensive examination of Indigenous history in the territories (now called Canada), Treaty Relationships, and Indigenous-Settler Relationships, as they have shifted and evolved since first contact. Students will enter into conversation with this history and the contemporary issues confronting all Canadians today through the writings of Indigenous playwrights, oral history keepers, academic historians, and Indigenous theorists.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: INS201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DRM366H1: Canadian Theatre

Hours: 36L

Since the 1960s, actors, directors, and writers have been architects of Canadian identity. This course will study the history of Canadian theatre, with an emphasis on how Canadian playwrights and creators have been engaged with social and political issues. A survey of post-colonial theatre, cultural diversity, and gender politics on the Canadian stage.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: DRM268H1; DRE200H5; DRE364H5; VPDB13H3
Recommended Preparation: For Drama Majors and Specialists: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DRM368H1: Devised Theatre

Hours: 36P

An in-depth study of devising theatre in a group context. This course offers an intensive exploration of the history and practice of devised theatre within the late 20th and early 21st centuries that will culminate in a number of in-class and public performances.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1 and DRM200Y1/​DRM202H1/​DRM228H1/​DRM254H1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM375H1: Special Topics in Studio Practice

Hours: 36P

An in-depth examination of selected performance disciplines, styles, and genres within their historical and critical context. Content may vary depending on instructor. Please check Studio Topics on the CDTPS undergraduate web page for more details.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM200Y1/​DRM202H1/​DRM228H1/​DRM254H1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM375Y1: Special Topics in Studio Practice

Hours: 72P

An in-depth examination of selected performance disciplines, styles, and genres within their historical and critical context. Content may vary depending on instructor. Please check Studio Topics on the CDTPS undergraduate web page for more details.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM200Y1/​DRM202H1/​DRM228H1/​DRM254H1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM376H1: Special Topics in Studio Practice

Hours: 36P

An in-depth examination of selected performance disciplines, styles, and genres within their historical and critical context. Content may vary depending on instructor. Please check Studio Topics on the CDTPS undergraduate web page for more details.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM200Y1/​DRM202H1/​DRM228H1/​DRM254H1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM377H1: Special Topics in Studio Practice

Hours: 36P

An in-depth examination of selected performance disciplines, styles, and genres within their historical and critical context. Content may vary depending on instructor. Please check Studio Topics on the CDTPS undergraduate web page for more details.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1; DRM200Y1/​DRM202H1/​DRM228H1/​DRM254H1
Corequisite: .
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM378H1: Special Topics in Studio Practice

Hours: 36P

An in-depth examination of selected performance disciplines, styles, and genres within their historical and critical context. Content may vary depending on instructor. Please check Studio Topics on the CDTPS undergraduate web page for more details.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM101Y1; DRM200Y1/​DRM202H1/​DRM228H1/​DRM254H1
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM385H1: Special Topics in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of selected issues in drama, theatre and performance studies. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office and check Special Topics on the website for more details.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM385Y1: Special Topics in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

An in-depth examination of selected issues in drama, theatre and performance studies. Content may vary depending on instructor and is counted towards Group A. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office and check Special Topics on the website for more details.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM386H1: Special Topics in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of selected issues in drama, theatre and performance studies. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office and check Special Topics on the website for more details.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM387H1: Special Topics in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of selected issues in drama, theatre and performance studies. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office and check Special Topics on the website for more details.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM388H1: Special Topics in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of selected issues in drama, theatre and performance studies. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office and check Special Topics on the website for more details.

Prerequisite: DRM101Y1 or any 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: DRM220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM390Y1: Independent Studies in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

A scholarly project at the 300 level proposed by the individual student in conversation with a member of faculty who is willing to act as supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; 10 FCE; Specialist or Major in Drama; A written proposal; Independent study form signed by both student and faculty instructor to be submitted for approval to the Associate Director (undergraduate) before registration: August 1st for September start date; November 1st for January start date.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM391H1: Independent Studies in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

A scholarly project at the 300 level proposed by the individual student in conversation with a member of faculty who is willing to act as supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; 10 FCE; Specialist or Major in Drama; A written proposal; Independent study form signed by both student and faculty instructor to be submitted for approval to the Associate Director (undergraduate) before registration: August 1st for September start date; November 1st for January start date.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM398H0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


DRM398Y0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


DRM399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


DRM400H1: Advanced Performance

Hours: 12T/48P

Advanced Performance builds on the training sequence of DRM200Y1 and DRM300Y1 by developing students’ acting and performance skills in monologues, extensive collaborative scene work, and preparations for auditions. The work focuses on the particulars of character development and the emotional and technical aspects of the actor’s craft. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course. Please consult the CDTPS Application Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; DRM300Y1
Corequisite: DRM403Y1 or permission of the Centre
Exclusion: DRM400Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM402H1: Advanced Directing

Hours: 36T/36P

An exploration of advanced directing for the theatre. The class is centered on student directed productions, which are publicly presented at the end of term. Emphasis is placed on the development of strong central concepts and realizing the production with imagination, collaboration and creativity. Please consult the CDTPS Application Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; DRM302H1; DRM331H1; a written proposal and an interview in April.
Recommended Preparation: DRM300Y1/​DRM328H1/​DRM354H1/​DRM355Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM403Y1: Mainstage Performance

Hours: 72T/144P

This course, taught each year by a different visiting professional theatre director, offers upper-level theatre and performance studies students the opportunity to explore acting in a full-length production. Plays are selected to challenge students in a variety of diverse ways, exposing them to a full spectrum of theatre and performance genres and possibilities. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course. Please consult the CDTPS Application Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; DRM300Y1, 0.5 FCE from DRM368H1/​DRM375H1/​DRM376H1/​DRM377H1/​DRM378H1.
Corequisite: DRM400H1 and DRM413H1
Exclusion: DRS425H5 AND DRS426H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM413H1: Advanced Voice and Movement

Hours: 12T/48P

Voice and Movement is a skill-developing companion to the DRM400H1 training for performers. It exposes students to a wide range of voice and movement techniques and explores a heightened use of physicality, voice and speech.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​ DRM230Y1; DRM300Y1
Corequisite: DRM403Y1 or permission of the Centre
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM420H1: Arts and Politics: Bertolt Brecht, Giorgio Strehler, Robert Wilson and Robert Lepage

Previous Course Number: JDC410H1
Hours: 36L

Bertolt Brecht played a specific role in the paradigm shift of the art which began at the end of the 19th century. He advanced this change by trying to connect art to its social and political functions and structure with the positive acceptance of the industrial revolution and by trying to transform it with the help of the new technological media.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE; DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1 or DRM320H1; Specialist or Major in Drama
Exclusion: JDC410H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM428H1: Advanced Playwriting

Hours: 12T/36P

A continuation of DRM328H1, concentrating upon the in-depth knowledge and practice of playwriting with an emphasis on advanced style and technique of writing for the stage. Students develop their own longer work through in-class exercises, one major written assignment, and the final public presentation. Please consult the CDTPS undergraduate web page for information on how to apply.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1, DRM328H1 and a portfolio of writing samples due in November.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM431H1: Advanced Dramaturgy

Hours: 36L

A continuation of DRM331H1 Dramaturgy. Students will be provided with finer conceptual tools with which to approach DRM402H1 Advanced Directing and DRM403Y1 Mainstage Performance.

Prerequisite: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; DRM331H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM454H1: Advanced Design

Hours: 36L/36P

An advanced-level exploration of theatrical design skills and techniques, delving deeper into specific areas of specialization and with more opportunity for independent work. Students are expected to participate in Drama Centre productions in senior creative and leadership roles. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course. Please consult the CDTPS Application Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; DRM354H1/​DRM354Y1; and an interview.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM455H1: Advanced Production

Hours: 36L/36P

An advanced-level exploration of production skills and techniques, delving deeper into specific areas of specialization and with more opportunity for independent work. Students are expected to participate in Drama Centre productions in senior creative and leadership roles. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course. Please consult the CDTPS Application Guidelines for specific procedures and deadlines.

Prerequisite: Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​ DRM230Y1; DRM355Y1; and an interview.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM485H1: Senior Seminar in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of selected issues in the theatre at the 400 level. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content and therefore may be counted towards Groups A or B. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office or check the program’s website for more details.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; 14 FCE; Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; and an interview.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM485Y1: Senior Seminar: Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies Thesis

Hours: 72L

Research thesis, emphasizing topics and methods used in drama, theatre and performance studies. Students must obtain permission from the instructor by submitting a research project proposal. The project may engage creative practice, but the thesis itself will be a critical, written work engaging the research and dramaturgy involved in the performance or artwork. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Deadline is March 10th to apply. See online application for details.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; 14 FCE; Minimum 70% in required courses: DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; and an interview.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

DRM486H1: Senior Seminar in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36P

An in-depth examination of selected issues in the theatre at the 400 level. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content and therefore may be counted towards Groups A or B. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office or check the program’s website for more details.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; 14 FCE; DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM487H1: Senior Seminar in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of selected issues in the theatre at the 400 level. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content and therefore may be counted towards Groups A or B. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office or check the program’s website for more details.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; 14 FCE; DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM488H1: Senior Seminar in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of selected issues in the theatre at the 400 level. Special Topics vary for Breadth distribution depending on the course content and therefore may be counted towards Groups A or B. Please consult the Undergraduate Drama office or check the program’s website for more details.

Prerequisite: Specialist or Major in Drama; 14 FCE; DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM490Y1: Independent Studies in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

A scholarly project at the 400 level proposed by the individual student in conversation with a member of faculty who is willing to act as supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE; Specialist or Major in Drama; Minimum 70% in DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; A written proposal; Independent study form signed by both student and faculty instructor to be submitted for approval to the Associate Director (undergraduate) before registration: August 1st for September start date; November 1st for January start date.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DRM491H1: Independent Studies in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

A scholarly project at the 400 level proposed by the individual student in conversation with a member of faculty who is willing to act as supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE; Specialist or Major in Drama; Minimum 70% in DRM220Y1/​DRM230Y1; A written proposal; Independent study form signed by both student and faculty instructor to be submitted for approval to the Associate Director (undergraduate) before registration: August 1st for September start date; November 1st for January start date.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

DTS199H1: The Bible and Migration

Hours: 24S

From the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden to the border-crossings in the book of Ruth and the journey of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, the Bible speaks powerfully and in many voices about the experience of displacement and migration. These stories continue to play a complex and important role in modern literature and contemporary debates about migration and migrants. Our course will explore biblical narratives and laws about sojourners, strangers, foreigners, refugees and migrants, follow the paths of these travelers into later religious and political discourse, and attend to the reverberations of these journeys in contemporary art, literature and political discourse. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

DTS200Y1: Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies I

Hours: 48L

What is the relationship between place and belonging, between territory and memory? How have the experiences of migration and dislocation challenged the modern assumption that the nation-state should be the limit of identification? What effect has the emergence of new media of communication had upon the coherence of cultural and political boundaries? All of these questions and many more form part of the subject matter of Diaspora and Transnational Studies. This introductory course ex-amines the historical and contemporary movements of peoples and the complex issues of identity and experience to which these processes give rise as well as the creative possibilities that flow from movement and being moved. The area of study is comparative and interdisciplinary, drawing from the social sciences, history, the arts and humanities. Accordingly, this course provides the background to the subject area from diverse perspectives and introduces students to a range of key debates in the field, with particular attention to questions of history, globalization, cultural production and the creative imagination.

Exclusion: DTS201H1, DTS202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS300H1: Qualitative and Quantitative Reasoning

Hours: 24L

Focuses on research design and training in methods from history, geography, anthropology, literary and cultural studies, and other disciplines appropriate to Diaspora and Transnational Studies. Prepares students to undertake primary research required in senior seminars.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1 or CJS200H1 or CJS201H1 or permission of course instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

DTS305H1: Special Topics in Diaspora and Transnational Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS310H1: Transnational Toronto

Hours: 24L

Toronto is a city increasingly configured through transnational connections and practices. It is a city defined by the scale at which its residents live their lives; a scale that is no longer (if it ever was) parochial, but extends across time and space to connect people and practice across a multitude of locales. Contemporary understandings of Toronto can only be reached through adopting a transnational lens. This course will examine the processes that have produced Toronto as a transnational city over time, including the dynamics of immigration and mobility, experiences of alienation, the global extension of capitalism, and the (re)formation of communities grounded in the complex dynamics of identities produced in a space that is both ‘home’ and away’. We will also explore the specific practices, and connections that produce “Toronto” as a space that transcends its physical geographic boundaries and is continually reproduced in and through the flows of people, capital, objects, ideas, - and the many forces that reproduce and reconfigure these flows.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS311H1: Fun in Diaspora

Hours: 24L

From parkour to “Baby Shark” remixes, concepts and practices surrounding fun, entertainment, and pleasure transcend cultural boundaries, reveal the reach of globalization, and help facilitate the maintenance of transnational communities through shared activities. This course will examine these relationships with fun, and we will also assess cases where concepts of fun diverge and clash in intercultural contexts. Additionally, the class will consider the relationship between entertainment practices and politics, marketing, and social movements. Cases examined will include K-pop fandom, bucket challenges, social media memes, and global YouTube phenomena.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DTS312H1: Exile

Hours: 24S

Historically used to describe both voluntary departure and enforced banishment from a city, today, "Exile" is perhaps most famously associated with both the Jewish and the Palestinian condition. But exile is also a state of being, one that is creative, critical, and full of meaning-making. This class posits “Exile” as a conceptual framework through which to think through the 21st-century condition of migration and diaspora. Through foundational texts and historic case studies, particularly drawn from East Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, we will consider how exile has been deployed in order to bring together diverse situations under a unifying theory of both individual and collective experience.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS314H1: Citizenship and Multiculturalism

Hours: 24S

This course examines approaches to belonging and distinction that accompany different models of citizenship. What are some historical and recent trends in the intersections of place, custom, and rights? How have governments related social diversity to social justice in theory and in practice? Areas of emphasis will vary, but may include topics such as authenticity and assimilation; ethno-nationalism; immigration and naturalization policy; indigeneity; insurgency; legacies of colonialism; mass media and popular culture; policing and surveillance; racial stratification; transnational markets; and xenophobia.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS390H1: Independent Study

A scholarly project chosen by the student, approved by the Department, and supervised by one of its instructors. Consult with the Diaspora and Transnational Studies Program Office for more information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

DTS390Y1: Independent Study

A scholarly project chosen by the student, approved by the Department, and supervised by one of its instructors. Consult with the Diaspora and Transnational Studies Program Office for more information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

DTS401H1: Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Refer to the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies website (http://cdts.utoronto.ca/index.php/undergraduate/courses/) for more information.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1 or equivalent and a minimum of 15 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS402H1: Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Refer to the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies website (http://cdts.utoronto.ca/index.php/undergraduate/courses/) for more information.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1 or equivalent and a minimum of 15 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS403H1: Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Refer to the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies website (http://cdts.utoronto.ca/index.php/undergraduate/courses/) for more information.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1 or equivalent and a minimum of 15 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS404H1: Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Refer to the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies website (http://cdts.utoronto.ca/index.php/undergraduate/courses/) for more information.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1 or equivalent, or CJS200H1 or CJS201H1 and a minimum of 15 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS405H1: Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Refer to the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies website (http://cdts.utoronto.ca/index.php/undergraduate/courses/) for more information.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1 or equivalent and a minimum of 15 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS406H1: Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism

Hours: 24S

An in-depth investigation of topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Refer to the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies website (http://cdts.utoronto.ca/index.php/undergraduate/courses/) for more information.

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1 or equivalent and a minimum of 15 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS410H1: Diasporic Foodways

Hours: 24S

Food links people across space and time. As it spirals outward from parochial sites of origin to articulate with new sites, actors and scales, it assumes new substance and meaning in new locales. This movement of food gives rise to new ‘foodways’ t help us to understand the past in terms of temporally connected sites of intense interaction. Food also plays a strong role in shaping translocal identities. As peoples have moved in the world, food has played a central role in (re)defining who they are, reproducing myth and ritual, and bounding diasporic communities. This course seeks to address questions surrounding the dynamics of the food ‘we’ eat, the ways in which ‘we’ eat, the meaning ‘we’ give to eating, and the effect of eating in a transnational world. Recognizing that culinary culture is central to diasporic identifications, the focus is on the place of food in the enduring habits, rituals, and everyday practices that are collectively used to produce and sustain a shared sense of diasporic cultural identity.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE, including DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS411H1: Transnational Justice

Hours: 24S

This course explores the intersection between local conceptions of justice and their transnational and institutional circulations. It interrogates competing meanings of justice and examines the varied practices of actors engaged in justice making domains. From international human rights, to transitional justice and truth and reconciliation, to international legal and traditional justice formulations, the course offers students an opportunity to learn about and critically reflect on the processes and purposes through which justice conceptions are structured, implemented and being contested in the contemporary period. Topics include: theories of transnationalism, transnational justice, social injustice, law and culture, universalism, racism and social inequality.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE, including DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS412H1: The Diasporic Imagination

Hours: 24S

This course focuses on echoes of diasporic and transnational life in artistic work, and on the significance of aesthetic production to the formation of diasporic and transnational worlds. How have practices, producers, and works of art illuminated the particularities of diasporic life? How do conventions of genre, performance, and tradition shape experiences of borders and crossings? Areas of emphasis will vary but may spotlight particular historical and geographic contexts, and may foreground one or more form, including film, poetry, fiction, music, and dance.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE, including DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DTS413H1: Global Sexualities

Hours: 24S

Sexuality is a complex interplay of desires, attractions, interests, and modes of behavior and has diverse meanings in different societies and cultures. In this course, we will examine the notion of sexuality as well as gender identity and expression from an interdisciplinary perspective that is rooted in ethnography. A cross-cultural study of sexuality and gender identity within global and transnational contexts will provide students with an understanding of how the intersections of culture, community, as well as social and political factors affect individuals’ sexual choices and understandings of gender. A particular focus in this course will be experiences of sexuality and gender within diasporic communities.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE, including DTS200Y1 or SDS380H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS414H1: Money on the Move

Hours: 24S

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, industry and finance matured together, pushing people into motion around the world. The instruments of long-distance trade, like insurance, credit and debt, connected cities and continents in new and sometimes unsettling ways. The free movement of goods and cash was mirrored by restrictions on migration to some parts of the world and by forced or coerced migration to others. This course explores the history of the rise of global capitalism at a human scale, exploring how financialization, industrialization and imperialism overlapped and intertwined, and how the remaking of the world in the image of capital weighed on human lives.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE, including DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS415H1: Diaspora at Home

Hours: 24S

What is the relationship between diaspora and domesticity? What does it mean to inhabit the position of the stranger not in the public life of the city, but in the private sphere of the household? This course approaches questions of migration, labour, and foreignness through the prism of the home. We consider the international phenomenon of migrant domestic labour and how it shapes social and family relations, both in countries of origin such as the Philippines and Ethiopia, as well as in countries of employment such as Canada and Lebanon. But we also reflect on how migration radically transforms life inside the home, affecting what it means to be a parent, a child, or a partner. In doing so we draw upon diverse representations of “the family”, kinship, and intimacy across both the humanities and the social sciences.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE, including DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

DTS416H1: Wars, Diaspora and Music

Hours: 24S

The course explores how composers, performers, songwriters and audiences made sense of traumatic and violent events that they experienced, such as ethnic conflicts, wars, exile and displacement, through music. We will also look at how government ideologies employ music during wars. The case studies will include stories of Jewish, Palestinian, Afghan, Romani, Korean, Rwandan and other diasporas severely affected by wars and violence.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE, including DTS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS100Y1: Modern Standard Chinese I

Hours: 52T/52S

Intended for students with no background in Mandarin or any Chinese dialect, this course provides an introduction to modern standard Chinese as a foreign/second language. The course consists of mandatory lectures and tutorials. Students study a minimum of 550 Chinese characters. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.

Exclusion: EAS101Y1, LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, CHI100Y5, CHI101H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS101Y1: Modern Chinese I for Students with Prior Background

Hours: 26T/52S

This course is designed for students who understand elementary Mandarin or any Chinese dialect because of their cultural or family backgrounds. The course consists of mandatory lectures and tutorials. Students will learn a minimum of 650 characters. Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.

Exclusion: EAS100Y1, EAS200Y1, LGGA60H3, LGGA61H3, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, CHI100Y5, CHI101H5, CHI200Y5, CHI201Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS103H1: Premodern East Asia

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines how various histories of East Asia can be written by focusing on specific themes in the histories of China, Japan, and Korea to roughly 1600. Required of EAS specialists, majors, and minors.

Exclusion: EAS102Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS105H1: Modern East Asia

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines how various histories of East Asia can be written by focusing on specific themes in the histories of China, Japan, and Korea from roughly 1600 to the Cold War. Required of EAS specialists, majors, and minors. 

Prerequisite: EAS103H1
Exclusion: EAS102Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS110Y1: Modern Standard Korean I

Hours: 48T/48S

This course is designed to help students build communication skills in the Korean language. Through an integration of listening, speaking, reading and writing, it aims to provide a solid foundation in beginning-level Korean. This course assumes that students do not have any prior knowledge of Korean. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: EAS211Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS120Y1: Modern Standard Japanese I

Hours: 48L/48T

This course is for students with no or a very limited background in Japanese. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese/ for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: EAS121H1, EAS122Y0, LGGA80H3, LGGA81H3
Recommended Preparation: Learning the Japanese alphabets (hiragana & katakana)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS121H1: Japanese I for Students with Prior Background

Hours: 24L/24T

This course is equivalent to the second half of EAS120Y1 for students with some background in the Japanese language. Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese/ for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: EAS120Y1, EAS222Y0, LGGA81H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS122Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan I

This course is available in the Summer Abroad Program for students with no or a very limited background in Japanese. Those who successfully complete this course may be able to take EAS220Y1 based on the result of the East Asian Studies Department's placement test. See https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/ for details.

Exclusion: EAS120Y1, EAS121H1
Recommended Preparation: Learning the Japanese alphabets (hiragana & katakana)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS194H1: East Asia through Music

Hours: 24L

This course will discuss ‘East Asia’ through music as composed, performed, recorded, processed, remembered, imagined, and represented. Questions to be asked include: what kinds of sound are recognized as music in East Asia? What are the goals and effects of music? When, where, and how is music performed in East Asia? How is music described in East Asian literature and visual art? How does music translate East Asian literature and visual art? How are certain musical elements—tonality, rhythm, genre, instruments—recognized as ‘East Asian’? How is East Asia imagined musically? How are East Asian composers and performers received globally? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS195H1: Shan Shui Landscape: A Cultural Historical Study

Hours: 24L

This course looks into the history of cultural production of Chinese Shan Shui (lit., mountain and water) landscape representations from an environmental humanities perspective. As an artistic motif, Shan Shui travels between past and present and across various mediums as well as literary and artistic genres. What exactly are we invited to see and contemplate on in the Shan Shui? Are Shan Shui works about “nature,” spirit, Qi, or the human world? The course seeks to inquire into these and other questions through examining the concepts, arts, and transformations of selected Shan Shui works in imperial and contemporary China. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS196H1: Consumption, Taste and Culture in East Asia

Hours: 24S

This course explores the roles that consumption and taste play in personal and public lives in East Asia. Course focus may include the cultural histories of food, fashion, tourism, sports, or forms of audio and visual media. (No prior knowledge of East Asian languages or cultures is necessary.) Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. 

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS197H1: Media Worlds and East Asia

Hours: 24S

The term "world-making” is often used nowadays to refer to transmedia storytelling, or the creation of story-worlds across serial narratives in a range of entertainment media, such as novels, games, film series/franchises, television shows, comics, and webtoons. This course looks at the ways that media producers and fans, alike, engage with media worlds. More importantly, the course situates these media worlds within a broader conception of "world-making," namely, the geopolitical and economic configuration of modern East Asia. (No prior knowledge of East Asian languages or cultures is necessary.) Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS198H1: Martial Arts in East Asian Narratives

Hours: 24S

What can we learn about East Asian history and culture through its rich tradition of narratives featuring the martial arts? This course introduces short stories and novels dealing with combat and warfare from nearly two thousand years of East Asian literature, exploring issues such as self and society, gender, power, the body, and identity. All texts will be provided in translation, and no prior knowledge of any East Asian language or culture is necessary. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS199H1: Thinking through Art in Chinese Culture

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores different visions and methods of art (textual and visual) as a way of thinking about living, knowing, and willing in Chinese culture. Examination of various theoretical texts on arts and literature, as well as works of art themselves, will provide students with knowledge and research skills on arts in Chinese culture, and an expanded sense of Chinese intellectual history. Questions explored in the course will include: How should we understand the concept of Chinese art beyond representation? How did Chinese literati pursue a sense of beauty through their poetry and painting? How is beauty apprehended in natural and constructed landscapes? What are the political and social functions of art education in Chinese culture? How do Chinese artists fit into a global cultural context? (No prior knowledge of East Asian languages or cultures is necessary.) Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS200Y1: Modern Standard Chinese II

Hours: 52T/52S

This course is a continuation of EAS100Y1. Students learn major grammatical structures which are not introduced in the first year and expand their vocabulary. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through a placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.

Prerequisite: EAS100Y1 (minimum grade 67%)/equivalent as determined by placement process.
Exclusion: EAS101Y1, EAS201H1, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, CHI200Y5, CHI201Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS201H1: Modern Chinese II for Students with Prior Background

Previous Course Number: EAS201Y1
Hours: 26T/52S

This course is a continuation of EAS101Y1. It focuses on development of students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills at a low intermediate level. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.

Prerequisite: EAS101Y1 (minimum 67%)/equivalent as determined by placement process.
Exclusion: EAS200Y1, EAS201Y1, EAS290Y1, LGGB60H3, LGGB61H3, CHI200Y5, CHI201Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS209H1: Approaches to East Asia

Previous Course Number: EAS209Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

Required of EAS specialists and majors, this course introduces various approaches, theories, and methodologies for the study of East Asian societies and cultures. As the course serves as a foundation for upper-level EAS courses, it should be taken as early as possible, preferably in the second year.

Prerequisite: EAS103H1, EAS105H1
Exclusion: EAS209Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS210Y1: Modern Standard Korean II

Hours: 48T/48S

As a continuation of EAS110Y1, this course is designed to help students improve their skills in the Korean language. Students in this course are expected to perform basic communicative functions, read and write paragraph-level texts, and conjugate verbs/adjectives accurately. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.

Prerequisite: EAS110Y1 (63% minimum)/equivalent as determined by the Korean placement interview
Exclusion: EAS211Y1,EAS212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS211Y1: Accelerated Modern Standard Korean I & II

Hours: 96L

Covering both EAS110Y1 and EAS210Y1, the course is ideal for self-motivated students who enjoy fast-paced language learning, students with a passion for Korean films and television, students with some listening and speaking skills from prior study or family background, and students taking the full four-year course series. Successful completion of the course fulfils the prerequisite for EAS310Y1. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.

Exclusion: EAS110Y1,EAS210Y1,EAS212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS212H1: Accelerated Modern Standard Korean II

Hours: 48L

As a continuation of EAS110Y1, this course is designed to help students increase their Korean communication skills at beginner high to intermediate low levels. It is ideal for self-motivated students who enjoy fast-paced language learning, and students who have built basic language skills from prior study. Successful completion of the course fulfils the prerequisite for EAS310Y1. Students must go through screening process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.

Prerequisite: EAS110Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by the Korean placement process.
Exclusion: EAS210Y1,EAS211Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS218H1: Classical Chinese Prose

Hours: 24L

This course introduces the form and types of prose in classical Chinese literature by critical reading of some basic Chinese texts and their English translations on various themes, such as history, philosophy, religion and art.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS219H1: Cultural History of Food in East Asia

Hours: 24L

This course introduces historical, literary, and anthropological issues related to the consumption of food in East Asia. Through a wide variety of reading materials, it focuses on the relationship between various foodways and trade, ritual, religion, medicine, and cultural identity.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS220Y1: Modern Standard Japanese II

Hours: 48L/48T

This is an advanced beginner level language course for those who completed EAS120Y1 or EAS121H1 with a minimum grade of 67%. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese/ for details.

Prerequisite: EAS120Y1/​EAS121H1 (minimum 67%)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Exclusion: EAS223Y0
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS221H1: Modern Standard Japanese II for Students with Prior Background

Hours: 24L/24T

This course is equivalent to the second half of EAS220Y1. Designed for those who have a good foundation of lower beginners’ grammar, vocabulary, and kanji knowledge and have not yet acquired the proficiency required to take EAS320Y1. Students must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.

Prerequisite: Placement process
Exclusion: EAS220Y1/​EAS223Y0
Recommended Preparation: The first half of the content covered in EAS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS222Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan IIa

This course is available in the Summer Abroad Program for students who have some prior background in the language. Students should already be familiar with hiragana, katakana and some kanji as well as basic sentence patterns. Those who have successfully completed this course may be able to take EAS220Y1 or EAS320Y1 based on the result of a placement test. See http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/japan/ for details.

Prerequisite: Passing the placement test at ICU
Exclusion: EAS120Y1,EAS121H1
Recommended Preparation: Two-thirds of the content covered in EAS120Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS223Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan IIb

This course is available in the Summer Abroad Program for students who have completed EAS120Y1 or EAS121H1 or equivalent. Those who have successfully completed this course may be able to take EAS320Y1 based on the result of a placement test. See http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/japan/ for details.

Prerequisite: Passing the placement test at ICU
Exclusion: EAS220Y1
Recommended Preparation: One-third of the content covered in EAS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS235H1: Perceptions of China in Japanese Literature

Hours: 24L

Lectures on Japanese literary negotiations with China, the Chinese and Chineseness, ranging from celebration of shared cultural practices and aestheticization of China to nativist resistance to Chinese cultural hegemony. Required readings are available in English translation, including Tale of Genji, Tale of Middle-Councillor Hamamatsu (medieval romance), Haku Rakuten (No Play), Battles of Coxinga (Kabuki play), Three-Cornered World (by Soseki), and Wild Goose (by Ogai).

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS241H1: History of Chinese Philosophy

Hours: 36L

The course introduces the major philosophical traditions in China, such as Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, and their historical development from ancient to modern times in four periods: the emergence of Confucianism, Daoism, and other minor schools; the introduction of Buddhism and the development of various sects of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism; the unfolding of neo-Confucianism; and the development of modern Chinese philosophy.

Exclusion: PHL237H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS242H1: Japanese Cinemas I: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity

Hours: 36L/12T

This course investigates how film aesthetics relate to the most profound socio-historical problems of Japanese modernity. It also considers the ways various filmmakers employ cinematic form to engage the social problems of their moment. Part I focuses on the 1890s - 1950s. 

Exclusion: EAS237Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS243H1: Japanese Cinemas II: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity

Hours: 36L/12T

This course investigates how film aesthetics relate to the most profound socio-historical problems of Japanese modernity. It also considers how various film makers employ cinematic form to engage the social problems of their moment. Part II focuses on the 1960s - present.

Exclusion: EAS237Y1
Recommended Preparation: EAS242H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS245H1: Premodern Japanese History

Hours: 24L

A survey of the history of premodern Japan from earliest recorded histories to the establishment of the Tokugawa regime in the seventeenth century. Uses a wide range of translated primary Japanese texts to illuminate the emergence of cultural forms and their conjunction with social, economic, religious, and political trends.

Recommended Preparation: EAS103H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS246H1: Early Modern Japanese History

Hours: 24L

A survey of the history of Japan from about 1600 until the disintegration of the Tokugawa regime in the mid-19th century. Uses a wide range of translated primary Japanese texts to illuminate the emergence of cultural forms and their conjunction with social, economic, religious, and political trends.

Recommended Preparation: EAS103H1/​EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS247H1: History of Capitalism in Modern Japan

Hours: 24L

This course provides a historical narrative of the development of the capitalist mode of production in Japan, from the mid-19th century to the present day. Readings include texts from various disciplines: economics, philosophy, social and labour history, and literature.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS248H1: Marxism and East Asia

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on how Marxism became one of the most important and influential systems of revolutionary thought in East Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, and China in the twentieth century, with enormous repercussions for our present historical conjuncture. The course particularly focuses on the theoretical creativity and impasses that went into translating the basic tenets of Marxism to address particular, national questions in East Asia.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS251H1: Aesthetics and Politics in 20th Century Korea

Hours: 24L

This lecture course examines key questions and texts in the history of literature from the Korean peninsula during the twentieth century, exploring how aesthetic form refracted the experiences of colonialism, division, and the formation of opposing nation-states.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS256H1: Chinese Literature (Pre-Qin to Tang)

Hours: 24L

A survey of major works in premodern Chinese literature, including poetry, essays, and short narratives from the pre-Qin through Tang eras (11th century BCE - 10th century CE).

Exclusion: EAS336Y1,EAS336H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS257H1: Chinese Literature (Song to Qing)

Hours: 24L

A survey of major works in premodern Chinese literature, including poetry, essays, short narratives and drama from the Song through Qing dynasties (10th - 19th centuries CE).

Exclusion: EAS337Y1,EAS337H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS263H1: Classical Japanese Literature

Hours: 24L

This course examines canonical literary works written in classical and sinitic Japanese (bungo and kanbun), including poetry, narrative, and theatre, produced from the Nara Period to the Edo Period (roughly 8th to 19th Centuries), with an emphasis on rhetoric, media, performance, reception history, canon formation and gender relations. Themes include: orality and literacy; masculine and feminine discourses; image and text; poetry and narrative; (auto)biography and fiction; intertextuality and authorship; the supernatural and realistic; establishment and resistance; and the centre and periphery. All readings will be in English.

Recommended Preparation: EAS103H1, EAS245H1, EAS246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS271H1: 20th Century Korean History

Hours: 24L

A survey of the history of Korea from the Tonghak uprising and Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895, through the colonial period, division, and to the civil war.

Exclusion: EAS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS273H1: Modern Chinese Cities

Hours: 24L

This course offers a critical review of the history and historiography of modern Chinese cities. Focusing on the development of specific Chinese cities, the course emphasizes understanding the socio-cultural production of space as well as analytical reading of landscape, urban imagery, and urban writings. 

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS274H1: Popular Culture in East Asia

Hours: 24L

Through various forms of popular culture in the 20th century, this course explores the cultural contexts and social trajectories of China, Japan and Korea. Forms of popular culture studied include art, visual culture, consumer habits, foodways, advertising, music, and fashion.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS278H1: Approaches to Korean Cinema

Hours: 48L

This course explores the postwar development of film in Korea with a focus on the analysis of film form, genre and historical context.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS279H1: East Asian Ecocinema

Hours: 36L

The course examines the ethical, political, historic and aesthetic dimensions of Asian Ecocinema (environmental films that engage with the Asia-based global environmental crisis) and discusses the films’ ways of connecting place and planet.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS284H1: Modern Chinese Literature

Hours: 24L

This course offers a critical examination of 20th-century Chinese literature, with a focus on the important developments of literary writing over time, from the inception of New Literature in the 1910s, the development of realism and modernism in the 1930s, to the emergency of post-revolution and postmodernist writings in the 1990s. Emphasis is placed on generating a dialogue on interpretations of key works.

Exclusion: EAS284Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS285H1: Revolutions in Modern China

Hours: 24L

This course offers an interdisciplinary treatment of the Chinese people’s protracted struggle to transform the world's oldest empire and to create a revolutionary society, with a special focus on the myriad revolutions, uprisings, and protests that had radically remade the country’s social fabric in the tumultuous twentieth century. First-person accounts, classic and revisionist scholarly works, and literary and visual materials will be used to examine China’s multifaceted transformations both chronologically and thematically, in their socioeconomic, cultural, political, and global contexts.

Recommended Preparation: EAS105H1, HIS280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS289Y1: Environment and East Asia

Hours: 48L

This course explores the environmental crisis in East Asia, with a special focus on its representations in the media, film, and literary writings.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS295Y0: Selected Topics in East Asian Studies, 200-level

This course allows students to pursue the specialized study of specific topics tailored to the research and study opportunities available in Hong Kong and the expertise and interests of the instructor. Available only in the Woodsworth College Hong Kong Summer Program.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS296H1: Topics in East Asian Studies

Hours: 24L

An in-depth study of Chinese, Japanese or Korean culture, history and/or literature. Content depends on the instructor. When offered, the course will have a subtitle that describes its content.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS297H1: Texts, Images and Objects in East Asia

Hours: 24P

This course seeks to understand East Asian civilizations through texts, images, and objects exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Students study various texts, paintings, bronzes, architecture, sculptures, porcelains, and other objects, and explore their historical, aesthetic, and critical meanings.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS300Y1: Modern Standard Chinese III

Hours: 104S

This high intermediate-level course is a continuation of EAS200Y. Students learn to read short texts which deal with personal or social topics, compose paragraph-length essays, and converse in social situations which require exchanges of basic information. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.

Prerequisite: EAS200Y1 (EAS200Y1 (minimum 70%)/EAS201Y1 or EAS201H1 (minimum 70%)/equivalent as determined by placement process.
Exclusion: EAS290Y1, LGGC60H3, LGGC61H3, LGGC62H3, LGGC63H3, CHI301Y5, CHI310Y5, CHI311Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS307H1: Chinese Political Philosophy

Hours: 24S

The course analyses the development of Chinese political philosophy from ancient times to the present day, focusing on Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism and their relation to issues in political philosophy today.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1 and EAS241H1/​PHL237H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS308H1: East Asia Seen in Maps, Ancient and Modern

Hours: 24L

Through the lens of important maps ancient and new, this course looks at the histories, cultural logic, and methods of visual representation in societies of East Asia. The maps include archaeological artifacts, ancient manuscripts, and printed renditions, spanning from early history to the nineteenth century.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS309H1: Modern Chinese Prose

Hours: 24S

A survey of representative works of prose written by 20th-century Chinese writers. This course focuses on reading texts, as well as analyzing their textual structures, aesthetic values, and historical contexts.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS310Y1: Modern Standard Korean III

Hours: 96S

As a continuation of EAS210Y1 and EAS211Y1, this course is designed to help students improve their Korean proficiency at the intermediate level. The class focuses not only on oral fluency and grammar but also on reading comprehension. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.

Prerequisite: EAS210Y1 (67%)/EAS211Y1 (67%)/EAS212H1 (67%)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS311H1: A History of Japanese Monsters

Hours: 24L

This course examines the historical development of Japanese monsters, from roughly the 7th - 8th centuries to modern times. We focus on how the changing understanding of monsters in society has embodied certain fissures in Japanese culture, especially with regard to gender and class.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Recommended Preparation: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS312H1: Art and Archaeology of Early China

Hours: 36L

This course explores ancient societies from prehistory to the Bronze Age of China from archaeological perspectives with a focus on Chinese collections at the ROM. The course offers students an understanding of the origins and formation of Chinese civilizations.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1 and EAS209H1/​ANT100Y1/​ANT200Y1
Exclusion: EAS411H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS314H1: Culture & World After Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Hours: 24L

Exploration of literature, film, and other cultural production related to the atomic bombing and other nuclear catastrophes from transnational, inter-Asia, and transpacific perspectives. Primarily focuses on, but not necessarily limited to, the cultural texts, intellectual concepts, and social thoughts generated out of the history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic destruction.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS315H1: The "Yellow Peril": Past & Present

Hours: 24L

Beginning with the Chinese Exclusion Acts, the Asian presence in North America has often been considered a serious social menace. This course explores the Asian/North American response to the past and present "Yellow Peril" constituted as a gendered, sexualized, classed, and racialized epistemological and affective structure of knowledge.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS320Y1: Modern Standard Japanese III

Hours: 96S

This is a lower intermediate level course for those who have completed EAS220Y1 with a minimum grade of 70%. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese/ for details.

Prerequisite: EAS220Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Exclusion: EAS348H1,EAS349H1,EAS322Y0
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS321Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan IIIa

This is a lower intermediate Japanese course available in the Summer Abroad for students who have completed EAS220Y1 or equivalent. Those who have successfully completed this course may be able to take EAS320Y1, EAS460H1, or EAS461H1 based on the result of a placement test; for EAS460H1 an interview will also be required. See http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/japan/ for details.

Prerequisite: Passing the placement test at ICU
Recommended Preparation: Material covered in EAS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS322Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan IIIb

This is a lower intermediate Japanese course available in the Summer Abroad program. Those who successfully complete this course may be able to take EAS460H1 or EAS461H1 based on the result of the placement test and/or interview. See http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/japan/ for details.

Prerequisite: Passing the placement test at ICU
Exclusion: EAS320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS324H1: The Asia-Pacific in the Nuclear Age

Hours: 24L

From the events such as the world’s first use of the atoms for war, the Cold War nuclear arms race, the “Atoms for Peace” campaign, the worst nuclear accident in history, to the unfolding threat of nuclear proliferation, the twentieth century Asia-Pacific region has been profoundly shaped by the nuclear age. The course introduces the diverse cultural knowledge and social thoughts that have developed distinctly in the Asia- Pacific in response to the nuclear-related affairs. They include, for instance, the ideas and practices concerning the environment, the human, peace, visibility, security, coloniality, sustainability, etc.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS327H1: Japanese Fiction and the Nation

Hours: 24L/4T

Explores modern Japanese literature, with special attention given to literature's relation to the nation. Students explore how literature transforms throughout Japanese modernity and how its meaning and effects function to simultaneously solidify and fracture national identity.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1 and at least one (0.5 credit) course in literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS328H1: Science, Technology and Society in Modern China

Hours: 24L

Learn to understand modern China from an understudied yet important perspective: the development of science and technology since the establishment of People’s Republic in 1949. Science and technology have played crucial parts in China’s political, economical, social, and cultural transformations. Drawing from anthropological, social, and historical studies of science, we examine, among other topics, science and nation-building, biopolitics, technocracy, and scientists’ self-fashioning at the junction of Communist reign and global capitalism. Students also learn key concepts of science studies.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1/​CAS201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS330H1: Narrative Strategies in Modern Japanese Fiction

Hours: 24L

Discussion of narratives by modern Japanese authors with attention to issues in narratology and contemporary narrative studies such as: voice and perspective; gender and power relationships of the narrator-narratee-narrated; the act of narrating, writing, listening and reading; and metafictional paradox.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1 and EAS263H1/​EAS230H1/​EAS235H1/​EAS256H1/​EAS257H1/​EAS284H1/​EAS284Y1, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS333H1: Modernism and Colonial Korea

Hours: 24L

This course considers the problem of colonial modernism through a close reading of literary and cultural texts from early 20th-century Korea. It asks what it means to enter modernity under colonial rule, and questions the relationship between imperialism, writing, and subjectivity. Topics include the role of literature in elaborating new concepts of subjectivity, literature and the fine arts as assimilatory practices, the emergence of urban space and reconfiguration of notions of the rural, and changing notions of time and space in the cultural products of nativism. Readings of literary works will be accompanied by showings of paintings and photographs from the period, as well as discussions of theoretical essays on modernism.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS334H1: Chinese Novels

Hours: 24L

This course explores the development of Chinese fiction from earliest times with emphasis on the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Exclusion: EAS334Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS338H1: Classical Daoism

Hours: 48L/24P

This course examines major issues of classical Daoist thought, such as Dao and cosmos, body and self, human nature, language and knowledge, and political visions. Based on both textual and ideological analysis of Daoist works such as the Laozi, the Zhuangzi, and Huanglao Daoist texts, to be updated with recently unearthed texts in silk and bamboo slips.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1 and PHL237H1/​EAS241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS340H1: Chinese Society and Culture

Hours: 24L

This course explores issues of identity, self, and community in a broad exploration of cultural transformation in China.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Exclusion: EAS340Y1
Recommended Preparation: EAS103H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS345Y1: The Rise of Greater China: Issues & Topics

Previous Course Number: EAS345H1
Hours: 48L

This course looks at China from a regional perspective, with a focus on Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Peoples Republic of China's economic integration. The role of Chinese communities globally and in Southeast Asia also receives attention.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Exclusion: EAS345H1
Recommended Preparation: One course on modern China or East Asia or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS347H1: Everyday Life in Modern Japan

Hours: 24L

This course analyzes the history of modern Japan from the perspective of a “critique everyday life” (la vie quotidienne; nichijō seikatsu). Analyzing the uneven transformation of Japan’s feudal society into a capitalist commodity economy, the course discusses how everyday life in Japan was produced and reproduced in ways that are specific to capitalist society, but that also open onto questions of a revolution of everyday life, an everyday life after capitalism. Focusing on different moments in Japan’s modern history (including its past colonial empire), the course looks at, reads, and listens to diverse representations of everyday life in Japan, especially in the worlds of work and labour, consumption and social reproduction. How are these worlds represented politically, as well as aesthetically? Specific topics include: literature and music, architecture and housing, war and forced labour, population control and sexual reproduction, and radio, leisure-time, and state propaganda.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Recommended Preparation: EAS247H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS348H1: Gift, Plunder, and Exchange: Japan and World History

Hours: 24L

This course critically re-evaluates the history and historiography of Japanese capitalism, imperialism/colonialism, and world-empire through the lens of three, distinct “modes of exchange”: gift, plunder, and commodity exchange. Inspired by Kojin Karatani’s The Structure of World History: From Modes of Production to Modes of Exchange (2014), this course explores the emancipatory politics inherent in the critical analysis of modes of exchange, and takes up historical cases from Japan, Hokkaido, Okinawa, Taiwan, Korea, China, and the “Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere.”

Prerequisite: EAS105H1/​EAS247H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS349H1: Soundscapes and Modern China

Hours: 24L

An introduction to sound studies through the case of modern China. The class surveys basic theories of sound studies. It investigates the technological, cultural, and social production of soundscapes in modern China. Topics include the invention of national language(s), the introduction of gramophone, radio, and sound cinema, and the relationship between sound, aesthetics, and power.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS350H1: Ideology and Japan

Hours: 24L

This course analyzes the problem of ideology in relation to the development of capitalism and imperialism in modern Japan. Among the topics analyzed in the course will be: the development of a national ideology in the transition to capitalism, the rise of “ultra-nationalism,” the ideological battles between Communism and fascism, the ideological struggles surrounding the U.S. military occupation of Japan, and the question of national ideology in the postwar period.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1/​EAS247H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS354H1: Body, Movement, Japan

Hours: 24L

This course will explore theories and practices of the body and movement in Japan by way of a series of associated territories: From the 17th century walking poetry of Basho to various political resistance movements of the 1960s, from the revolutionary dance experiments of Min Tanaka to Buddhist inspired philosophies of Body-Mind and physics inspired theories of movement by Japanese scientists to the movement of information, people, and capital at the contemporary moment.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS355H1: The Art and Politics of Video in Japan

Hours: 24L

This course will study the history of Japanese video art, beginning in the 1960s (when the Sony Corporation released the first portable video cameras) leading to the contemporary moment in which recording devices (phones, surveillance cameras, computers) and new distribution models (the Internet, public projections) abound. Video art is neither cinema nor television, and its early history is marked by some of the most radical artistic and political experiments in the history of modern Japan. This course will focus on the aesthetics and politics of experimental video with an eye on its global flows and Japan’s central role in its development.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS357H1: Mao's China and Beyond

Hours: 24L

This course introduces major issues and events in contemporary Chinese history from the success of the Communist revolution in 1949 to China's postsocialist transitions in the 1980s and early 1990s. Topics include the development and victory of the Chinese Communist revolution, the rule and legacy of Mao Zedong (particularly the Hundred Flowers movement, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution), and economic reform and political repression in the era of Deng Xiaoping.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS358Y1: Classical Chinese I

Hours: 48S

An introduction to the Classical Chinese language with emphasis on grammatical analysis and translation into English. Open only to EAS majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: EAS103H1, EAS100Y1/​EAS101Y1/​EAS200Y1
Recommended Preparation: Two or more years of Modern Standard Chinese
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS361H1: Zen Buddhism

Hours: 24L

This course introduces the Zen Buddhist traditions of China, Korea, and Japan. Emphasis is placed on the radical views of history, language, ritual, self, and enlightenment espoused by these traditions. The course also examines issues related to Zen monasticism, the development of koans, and the definition of orthodoxy in both premodern and modern Zen. Students will be asked to explore these and other topics by paying close attention to the historical, doctrinal, and institutional contexts from which they arose.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS362Y1: Classical Japanese

Hours: 48S

Introduction to classical Japanese, followed by readings of various short works by classical authors.

Prerequisite: EAS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS363H1: Classical Japanese Part I

Hours: 24S

Introduction to classical Japanese, followed by readings of various short works by classical authors. Covers first half of EAS362Y1.

Prerequisite: EAS220Y1
Exclusion: EAS362Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS364H1: China's Cultural Revolution: History and Memory

Hours: 24L

No understanding of contemporary China is possible without understanding the ramifications of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). This course considers this tumultuous episode as a field of historical research and conceptual inquiry. This course critically examines a wide variety of sources, including scholarly accounts, official documents, personal memoirs, oral histories, and literary works.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS365H1: Classical Japanese Part II

Hours: 24S

Introduction to classical Japanese, followed by readings of various short works by classical authors. Covers the second half of EAS362Y1. Students must seek permission of the instructor to be placed in the course.

Prerequisite: EAS363H1,EAS220Y1
Exclusion: EAS362Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS370H1: Media, Cultural Citizenship, and the Korean Diaspora

Hours: 24L

This course explores how cultural and ethnic identity in diaspora is constructed in media texts, and how the politics of national identity target various publics. We will examine the work of particular filmmakers, diasporic Korean celebrities in Korea, and digital platforms for producing public visibility, such as YouTube.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS372H1: The Postwar, Cold War and Divided Koreas

Hours: 24L

This research-oriented course examines the divided history of the Korean peninsula since 1945 in the context of the global war. Examines key debates in the history of contemporary Korea, beginning with the Korean war and ending with the contemporary culture of division.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Exclusion: EAS372Y1
Recommended Preparation: EAS271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS373H1: Revolutionaries, Rebels, and Dissent in Korea's Long 20th Century

Hours: 24L

Korea’s long 20th century experienced many tumultuous moments of dissent, rebellion, and revolution. When, why, and how do specific people dissent? This course devotes each weekly meeting to the study of a single moment of dissent, ranging from the peasant uprisings of the 1890s to labor activities in the colonial period and from anti-regime student movements in the 1970s to recent social movements and candlelight demonstrations.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Recommended Preparation: EAS271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS374H1: Modern Japan and Colonialism

Hours: 24L

This course interrogates the history of modern Japan from the perspective of Japan's colonial exploits in East Asia. The course also addresses the political economy and culture of the military occupation of Japan by the Supreme Command of the Allied Powers. Texts from economics, philosophy, and literature will be used.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS375H1: Postwar Japan: Crisis, Apocalypse

Hours: 24L

This course explores the history of the postwar period in Japan and its former colonies in order to delineate a way to think of the idea of apocalypse in relation to crisis in advanced capitalism. Through an examination of the history of capitalist crisis in postwar Japan, the course investigates themes of apocalypse in atomic-bomb literature, television, Godzilla, radical students movements, ecological-industrial disasters, worker art movements, debates on modernity and fascism, avant-garde theatre, popular music, religious movements, nationalism, populism, and the so-called “ageing population” problem. The course revolves around texts by philosophers, economists, novelists, essayists, artists, and critics, as well as film and audio recordings.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Exclusion: EAS347H1,EAS374H1
Recommended Preparation: EAS247H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS378H1: Urban Life in Early Modern Japan

Hours: 24L

An exploration of most important cities of Tokugawa Japan, which were among the largest of the early modern world, and home to vibrant urban culture and economic activity. The texts include buildings, maps, paintings, prints, film and novels.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS380H1: Writing Women in Premodern China

Hours: 24L

A survey of premodern Chinese texts (before 1700) in translation, written by women, about women, and in the voices of women, across a variety of genres drawn from literature, history, philosophy, and religion. The texts provide opportunities to explore how gender was constructed in Chinese societies, how women were defined and constrained by texts, and how women used writing to express themselves, often in resistance to dominant modes of representation.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Recommended Preparation: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS384H1: Medieval Japan

Hours: 24L

In popular culture medieval Japan often figures as an era of unremitting warfare, in which only samurai mattered. This course offers more balanced view of what many historians regard as the most volatile, yet also most creative, era in Japanese history. The course examines the era from 1100-1500 with an eye to understanding the place of warriors, but also to explaining the incredible cultural advances of the period, which gave rise to many of the arts for which Japanese culture is renowned.

Prerequisite: EAS103H1/​EAS105H1
Recommended Preparation: EAS245H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS386H1: Culture of Nature in China

Hours: 24L

The course examines the cultural practice of nature in China’s past and present, focusing on literary, artistic, spiritual, ethical, political, and scientific aspects of human-nature relation. Through scholarly works and primary sources, the course inquires into the cultural politics of human-nature entanglements.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Exclusion: EAS386Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS387H1: Images and Ideas in Chinese Art

Hours: 24L

Making use of the Royal Ontario Museum’s excellent Chinese art collection, this object-based and oriented seminar encourages exploration of the ideas and practices behind works of Chinese art. We examine art and artifacts in relation to their social environment and historical contexts, paying close attention to such issues as political practices, power and authority, identity, gender, and materiality. Other relevant topics include patronage, audience, religious quests, and literati culture. Depending on special Chinese exhibitions of the year at the ROM, the course may incorporate case-studies of relevant exhibition content.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS388H1: Asian/North American Feminist Issues

Hours: 24L

A transpacific examination of gender and sexuality issues that have directly and indirectly affected Asians and Asian North Americans. Considers, for example, the gender and sexual representations of Asia in North America, the psycho-history of the “Yellow Peril” and its ramifications beyond Asian North Americans, and the history of immigration, nationalism, colonialism, war, and the militarized empire.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS391H1: Transnational East Asian Cinema

Hours: 48L

This course investigates cinema's border-crossing modes of production, reception, and circulation, to uncover the ways in which the study of cinema enriches current theories and approaches to the transnational. Films and sites to be explored may include Asian co-productions (documentaries, feature films, shorts), transnational genre adaptations (e.g, The Ring/Ringu), and film festivals.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS392H1: East Asian Television

Hours: 24L

This course approaches television and televisuality in regional, transnational, and global perspectives. Beginning with the cold war histories of transmission infrastructures in the Asia Pacific, continuing with an exploration of key television shows and genres that support and resist the nation-building ethos of the medium, the course will introduce students to the history and ideology of televisuality in East Asia.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS393H1: Chinese Buddhism

Hours: 24L

Topics vary according to the instructor’s interests.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS394H1: Film Culture in Contemporary China

Hours: 36L

This course discusses documentary film and DV culture in contemporary China as forms of cultural, communal, and political practices. We focus on films and videos that seek to address important global issues such as peace, environment, and climate change in cross-media approach and in personal tone. We ask: What new tendencies are there in the films and videos? Where can we trace them back to? What fresh possibilities do they bring forth to our aesthetic and public life?

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS395Y0: Topics in East Asian Studies (Summer Abroad)

This course allows students to pursue the specialized study of topics tailored to the research and study opportunities available in Hong Kong and the expertise and interests of the instructor. Available only in the Woodsworth College Hong Kong Summer Program.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS396H1: Special Topics in East Asian Studies

Hours: 24L

A study of Chinese, Japanese or Korean culture, history and/or literature. Content depends on the instructor. When offered, the course will have a subtitle that describes its content.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


EAS401H1: Modern Standard Chinese IVa

Hours: 52S

This course aims to develop students’ abilities at an advanced level, with a focus on reading of fictional and/or journalistic writings. Students will improve their reading comprehension, strengthen writing skills, and advance speaking and listening skills through class discussions and oral presentations. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.

Prerequisite: EAS300Y1 (minimum 73%)/EAS402H1 (minimum 73%)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Exclusion: EAS290Y1,EAS400Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS402H1: Modern Standard Chinese IVb

Hours: 52S

This course aims to develop students’ language abilities at an advanced level, with a focus on reading argumentative-style essays and news. Students will improve their reading comprehension, strengthen writing skills, and advance speaking and listening skills through class discussions and oral presentations. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/chinese for details.

Prerequisite: EAS300Y1 (minimum 73%)/EAS401H1 (minimum 73%)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Exclusion: EAS290Y1,EAS400Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS406Y1: Thinking about Things: Material Culture in East Asia

Hours: 48S

This seminar explores theories of the object, the histories of objects in East Asia, and critical thinking about the process of research. Through theoretical readings, class, and individual research projects, the seminar asks how to formulate research questions, use the internet and other resources, and present discoveries in a class conference.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS407H1: Textual Analysis of Classical Chinese Philosophy

Hours: 24S

Readings from ancient and medieval Chinese philosophy. Beginning with linguistic (especially semantic) analysis of key words, structure and meaning of sentences, paragraphs, and texts as a whole, which forms the basis for philosophical examination.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and PHL237H1/​EAS241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS408H1: Modern Taiwanese Literature

Hours: 24S

A general survey of modern Taiwanese literature from 1949 to the present. It examines issues central to understanding the Taiwanese literary culture, such as historical/cultural context, oral/written language, self-identification, gender, and human rights.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and 2.0 FCEs in literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS409H1: Cities in Premodern China

Hours: 24S

Focusing on selected Chinese cities from the earliest history to 1800 CE, this course introduces students to different aspects of urban life and its representations in literature and history.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Exclusion: EAS367H1
Recommended Preparation: Some familiarity with Chinese history in the middle period
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS410Y1: Modern Standard Korean IV

Hours: 96S

As a continuation of EAS310Y1, this course is designed for advanced-level learners of Korean. Through reading short essays/articles and watching films, this course aims to improve students’ proficiency in speaking, writing, listening, and reading. Classroom and online discussions are conducted entirely in Korean. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.

Prerequisite: EAS310Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS412H1: Technology and Material Cultures of Ancient China

Hours: 24P

This course introduces the technology and material culture of prehistoric and Bronze-Age China. Offers students an understanding of the development of ancient technologies (e.g. bronze, jade, and lacquer) and associated ways of life from archaeological perspectives.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS312H1/​EAS411H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS416Y1: Academic and Professional Korean

Hours: 96S

This course aims to assist students to upgrade their language proficiency for academic and professional purposes. It is ideal for students who seek career opportunities in Korea-related business or in higher education in Korean studies. Emphasis is on comprehension and composition of academic and business texts and preparation for Korean proficiency tests. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.

Prerequisite: EAS310Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS417H1: Korean Literary Translation Workshop

Hours: 24L

A workshop format is used to explore problems encountered when translating Korean literary texts (fiction and poetry) into English. Practice with a variety of texts is accompanied by readings in translation theory to refine our understanding of translation and enrich our experience working with historical forms of Korean and English.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS310Y1 or its equivalent
Recommended Preparation: EAS410Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS418H1: Chinese Art Theories

Hours: 24S

This course focuses on theories of Chinese arts by critically analyzing various theoretical texts and treatises on music, painting, calligraphy, and literature as recorded in the Classics.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Recommended Preparation: Knowledge of Chinese language
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS419H1: Chinese Cultural Studies Seminar: May Fourth

Hours: 24L

This seminar focuses on the May Fourth Movement in early twentieth century China. Taking May Fourth as a case study and a vantage point, this class enables a critical understanding of various aspects of the cultural and intellectual life in the early Republican period.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS420H1: Travels, Travelers, and Travel Accounts in Asia

Hours: 24S

This seminar focuses on the circulation of people, words, and ideas throughout Asia before 1900, as we try to understand the worlds travelers both sought and encountered. Texts include travel diaries and geographical narratives.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS421H1: History of the Chinese Book

Hours: 24L

This seminar traces the changing forms of the Chinese book from the early ‘page’ to modern print editions. We begin by considering the Chinese writing system and the bones, shells, bamboo and silk on which it was first inscribed. Next, we examine the specific technologies associated with medieval manuscript and early print cultures, many of which were associated with Buddhist textual production. Along the way we consider the social dimensions of Chinese book culture by considering the scribes, binders, engravers, printers, publishers, distributors and readers who produced, circulated and consumed Chinese books. The course draws on the methods and theories developed in diverse fields of study, including book history, philology, literacy studies and archive studies, to examine different chapters in the history of the Chinese book.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS431H1: Advanced Seminar in Japanese Cinema

Hours: 24S

The focus ranges from the examination of cross-cultural theoretical problems (such as Orientalism) to a director-based focus, from the examination of genre (such as documentary or the category of genre itself) to the way film intersects with other cultural forms and technologies (such as video and new media).

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS242H1/​EAS243H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS432H1: Korean Cultural Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

This seminar provides an opportunity for in-depth reading and research into a specific topic in the cultural and intellectual history of Korea. Topics will vary each semester but may include colonial period print culture, the New Woman, the history of photography, and modernism.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS434H1: Independent Studies

A scholarly project chosen by the student, approved by the Department, and supervised by one of its instructors. Consult the website (eas.utoronto.ca) for more information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 5.0 EAS credits, including EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS435H1: Independent Studies

A scholarly project chosen by the student, approved by the Department, and supervised by one of its instructors. Consult the website (eas.utoronto.ca) for more information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 5.0 EAS credits, including EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS436Y1: Independent Studies

A scholarly project chosen by the student, approved by the Department, and supervised by one of its instructors. Consult the website (eas.utoronto.ca) for more information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 5.0 EAS credits, including EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EAS439H1: The Global Bildungsroman: Narratives of Development, Time, and Colonialism

Hours: 24S

This course studies Bildungsroman, the story of an individual's coming of age, in the context of twentieth-century political, cultural, and social developments of imperialism, anti-colonialism, human rights discourse, and globalization. Our focus will be novels from the (post)colonial world and theoretical essays on the Bildungsroman form. The course aims to provide a model for rethinking literary history and genres within a global context. Authors may include Yi Kwangsu, Wu Zhouliu, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Kang Younghill, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Camara Laye, amongst others.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS444H1: The City, Body and Text in Modern Japanese Literature

Hours: 24S

This course examines how the city and body exert formative forces on the text, and how the practice of writing and reading texts informs the ways we, as corporeal beings, experience the city as manifested in the 20th-century Japanese literature.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1 and EAS263H1/​ EAS230H1/​ EAS235H1/​ EAS256H1/​ EAS257H1/​ EAS284H1/​ EAS284Y1/​ EAS309H1/​ EAS327H1/​ EAS334H1/​ EAS334Y1/​ EAS366H1/​ EAS380H1/​ EAS397H1, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS446H1: The Communist Hypothesis and Asia

Hours: 24L

In recent years, the basic hypotheses of Communism have begun to be thought anew, precisely because of the demise of the Soviet Union and the rise of capitalism in communist regimes (i.e., China). Taking up recent writings by Alain Badiou, Jodi Dean, Gavin Walker, Fred Jameson and a host of other contemporary thinkers, this course asks again: what is the communist hypothesis in today’s Asia and how can it help us to imagine a different Asia?

Prerequisite: EAS209H1, EAS247H1/​EAS248H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS447H1: Sound Studies and Modern Japan

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores the growing field of sound studies with particular attention given to auditory histories and cultures in modern Japan and the prewar Japanese empire in East Asia. We study the interrelationships between industrialization, mass culture, colonialism, and techniques and processes of reproducing sound in order to specify the status of acoustic and sonic mediation in everyday life in a capitalist commodity economy. 

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS247H1/​EAS347H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS448H1: East Asian Studies Archive: Language, Number, Money

Hours: 24S

This course investigates salient problems of the historical archive in relation to the experience of modernity in East Asian societies. What is the meaning of the modern archive in East Asia? How is the knowledge of the modern archive produced in relation to the production of quantitative knowledge (e.g., in demographic or economic statistics)? How should we approach the relationship between number and language? How is this knowledge transformed into state knowledge as well as into what we call common sense? 

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS449H1: Future, Architecture, Japan

Hours: 24L

Examination of how the future is imagined and materialized in architectural theory and practice throughout Japanese history. From classical temples to modernist experiments of the Metabolist movement to contemporary works by Isozaki Arata and Atelier Bow Wow, we study built and unbuilt structures as theories of the future. 

Prerequisite: EAS209H1/​ARC221H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS454H1: Modern Chinese Historiography

Hours: 24S

A selective survey of major historiographical problems and debates in the fields of late 19th and 20th century Chinese history. Course readings will include both theoretical and historical materials.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Recommended Preparation: EAS209H1,HIS280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS455H1: Classical Confucianism

Hours: 24S

This course explores the historical and systematic aspects of classical Confucianism, which is fundamental for understanding Chinese philosophy and culture. The historical part discusses the development of the Confucian doctrine from Confucius to his generations of disciples. The systematic part engages issues such as emotion, art, poetry, morality and virtues, political philosophy, and knowledge and reality.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS241H1/​PHL237H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS456H1: Japan as seen by ?: Reference, Apparatus, Operation

Hours: 24S

The course discusses how images of Japan, charged with varied degrees of desire for empirical knowledge, have contributed to contemporary novels and plays by David Mitchell, Ruth L. Ozeki, David Mamet, Joy Kogawa, Kazuo Ishiguro, Marguerite Duras, and David Hwang.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS457H1: Modern Japanese Historiography

Hours: 24S

An analysis of contemporary monographs on modern Japanese history. This course offers a critical survey of existing methodologies of and approaches to writing about modern Japan.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS247H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS458H1: Classical Chinese II

Previous Course Number: EAS306Y1
Hours: 24S

As a continuation of EAS358Y1 (formerly EAS206Y1), this course helps students to gain in-depth control of grammatical structures of classical Chinese and to read texts with greater ease. Requirements include a major research/translation project. Open only to EAS majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: EAS358Y1 (minimum 79%)
Exclusion: EAS306Y1, EAS335Y1
Recommended Preparation: Three or more years of Modern Standard Chinese
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS459Y1: Rethinking the Cold War in East Asia

Hours: 48S

This research course examines the ways our historical understanding of the Cold War in East Asia has shifted over the last twenty years. Focusing primarily on the divided Korean peninsula where it can be said the Cold War still rages, the course examines the mutual constitution of two competing regional political economies rooted in a shared commitment to developmentalism.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS460H1: Modern Standard Japanese IVa

Hours: 48S

This is a high intermediate level Japanese course that focuses on oral/aural communication. Native or near-native speakers are not permitted to take this course. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.

Prerequisite: EAS320Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Exclusion: EAS460Y1,EAS463Y0
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS461H1: Modern Standard Japanese IVb

Hours: 48S

This is a high intermediate level Japanese course that focuses on reading and writing skills. Native or near-native speakers are not permitted to take this course. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/japanese for details.

Prerequisite: EAS320Y1 (70% minimum)/equivalent as determined by placement process
Exclusion: EAS461Y1,EAS463Y0
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS462Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan IVa

This is an upper intermediate level Japanese course available only in the Summer Abroad Program. Those who have successfully completed this course may be eligible to take EAS460H1 and/or EAS461H1 depending on the result of a placement test; for EAS460H1 an interview will also be required. See http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/japan/ for details.

Prerequisite: Passing the placement test at ICU
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS463Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan IVb

This is an advanced Japanese course available only in the Summer Abroad Program for those who have completed a course equivalent to EAS460H1 or EAS461H1. See http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/japan/ for details.

Prerequisite: Passing the placement test at ICU
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS464Y0: Summer Japanese in Japan IV-c

This is an advanced Japanese course available in the Summer Abroad Program for those who have completed EAS460H1 or EAS461H1 or equivalent. See http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/japan/ for details.

Prerequisite: Passing the placement test at ICU
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS466H1: History, Everyday Life, and North Korea

Hours: 36S

This essay-driven course explores the complexity of examining North Korean history by using comparative methods developed through the study of other socialist societies and theories of everyday life.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1,EAS271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS467H1: Photographic Narratives of Japan

Hours: 24S

Uses seminal theoretical literature, photo roman (by, e.g., Abe, Nakagami) and narratives about photography (by, e.g., Tanizaki, Mishima, Kanai) to examine the rhetorical complicity and coercion of the two modes of representation which emerged in the modern and nationalistic age, and persist, in the wake of the newer media, as dominant registers of everyday life and departures from there.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 & at least one course in humanities (literature, art history, philosophy) or reading proficiency in Japanese
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS468H1: Democratic Struggles in Korea

Hours: 24S

This seminar examines resistance, struggles, strikes and movements seen as constituting a troubled history of democracy across Korea’s long 20th century.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1, EAS271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS471H1: Issues in the Political Economy of South Korea

Hours: 24S

A course designed to guide students toward a research paper on a selected topic of interest on the postwar political economy of South Korea.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS271H1
Exclusion: EAS471Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS473H1: Modern Korean Historiography

Hours: 24S

An examination of recent literature in the modern Korean history field, focusing especially on the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1 and EAS271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS474H1: U.S. and Canada's Wars in Asia

Hours: 24S

This course examines the cultural and social legacies of the 19th- and 20th-century hot and cold wars fought by the U.S. and Canada in different parts of Asia. It explores film, literature, and other cultural products that came out of the transpacific violence and its aftermath.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS475Y1: Issues in East Asian Historiography

Hours: 48L

This course analyses select topics in the historiography of East Asian. Students are expected to write a major research paper.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS477H1: Samurai Culture

Hours: 24S

An intensive seminar exploring one of Japan’s most recognizable figures, the samurai. This course investigates the historical reality of warrior life along with the legends, with focus on the ways in the warrior’s world found expression in religion, art, and literature.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1, EAS245H1/​EAS246H1/​EAS247H1
Exclusion: EAS478Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS479H1: Ecocriticism

Hours: 24L

The course aims to establish students' ability to engage with core ecological agendas with methodology of cultural history and literary and visual analysis.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Recommended Preparation: At least one 300-level EAS course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EAS486H1: Readings in Mahāyāna Sūtra Literature

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores the key literary, doctrinal and ritual innovations of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition as it unfolded in the first few centuries of the Common Era. The semester will begin with a consideration of the origins of the Mahāyāna in early India, and end in medieval Mahāyāna communities of East Asia and Tibet. Along the way we will conduct close readings of several important Mahāyāna works (sūtras, commentaries, ritual manuals) in order to explore key elements in the development of the Great Vehicle as it was transmitted and transformed across Buddhist Asia.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EAS488H1: Fandom, Transmedia, and the Korean Wave

Hours: 24S

This course investigates the transmedia forms and reception contexts of what is now known as hallyu or "the Korean wave." Topics include fan subjectivity and the “global popular,” across a broad array of texts, including music, feature films, television dramas, fan blogs, and internet video. This seminar considers how popular media shape collective identity, and explores the connections between activism, mass media, commodity culture, and their corresponding affective registers, bridging fan studies, media studies, and contemporary Korean cultural studies.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS489H1: Advanced Seminar in Asian Media Studies

Hours: 24S

Topics include: histories of media infrastructures, material culture, geopolitics of colonialism, imperialism, and regionalism, institutional histories of media production, analyses of popular and industrial media practices, questions of interface, platforms, circulation, and reception, and the constitutive role of media in shaping notions of modernity, publicity, and politics.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EAS496H1: Advanced Topics in East Asian Studies

Hours: 24S

An in-depth study of Chinese, Japanese or Korean culture, history and/or literature. Content depends on the instructor. When offered, the course will have a subtitle that describes its content.

Prerequisite: EAS209H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ECO101H1: Principles of Microeconomics

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to economic analysis and its applications: price determination, market structure, decision making by individuals and firms, public policy. NOTE: extensive use of graphical and quantitative analysis.

Exclusion: ECO100Y1, ECO105Y1, ECO100Y5, MGEA01H3, MGEA02H3
Recommended Preparation: MCV4U (Calculus & Vectors) and MHF4U (Advanced Functions), or equivalent secondary school mathematics credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO102H1: Principles of Macroeconomics

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to economic analysis and its applications from a macroeconomic (economy-wide) perspective. Topics covered include international trade and finance, role of money and the banking system, monetary and fiscal policy. Note: graphical and quantitative analysis are used extensively.

Prerequisite: ECO101H1
Exclusion: ECO100Y1, ECO105Y1, ECO100Y5, MGEA05H3, MGEA06H3
Recommended Preparation: MCV4U (Calculus & Vectors) and MHF4U (Advanced Functions), or equivalent secondary school mathematics credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO105Y1: Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists

Hours: 48L/24T

Fundamentals for consumers, businesses, citizens. Microeconomics focuses on cost/benefit analysis: gains from trade, price coordination, competition/monopoly, efficiency/equity tradeoffs, government/market failures, environmental policies, income/wealth distributions. Macroeconomics focuses on: GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, monetary/fiscal policies, business cycles, exchange rates, government deficits/debt, globalization. Emphasizes economic literacy, fewer mathematical tools than ECO101H1, ECO102H1.

Exclusion: ECO100Y1, ECO101H1, ECO102H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO196H1: An Economist's Guide to the Galaxy

Hours: 24S

Climb aboard as we seek answers to the "Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" (Douglas Adams). Unlike the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the answer will not be 42. Prepare for a wide-ranging journey into the questions economists' seek to answer and the evidence they muster to examine these questions. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO197H1: Seminar on Classical Economic Thought

Hours: 24L/12T

This seminar examines the basic ideas of the five most notable economic thinkers before 1870: Aristotle, Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Karl Marx. We focus on demand as the basis of price in Aristotle; the ambiguity in Smith between a labour theory of value and a demand/supply theory of value; the principle of population in Malthus; Ricardo’s labour theory of value and his theory of rent and economic growth; and Marx’s labour theory of value as the explanation for the development of capital. The understanding in these authors of economics as an historical process of production gives fascinating insights into modern economic development that contrast with the modern economic concentration on the distribution of resources in a world of scarcity. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO198H1: Seminar on Modern Economic Thought

Hours: 24L/12T

This seminar examines the development of modern economic thought from the marginal revolutionaries (Jevons and Menger) who proclaimed that demand in the form of utility was the basis of price to the supply/demand analysis of Alfred Marshall that established modern microeconomics by 1890. We then look at Irving Fisher’s 1907 foundation of the modern concept of the interest rate and the present value of capital before reviewing J.M. Keynes’ 1936 criticism of neo-classical positions on full employment and interest rates in arguing for government manipulation of interest rates to ensure full employment. We finish with Milton Friedman’s championing of the unregulated market economy through his quantity theory of money critique of Keynes. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO199H1: Economics and Sustainable, Green Development

Hours: 24L/12T

Economic growth has been a powerful force through history in improving living standards throughout the world. At the same time, there is a growing recognition that environmental damages frequently accompany this growth, whether it be at the local level (soil degradation and deforestation), or the global level (climate change). Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources, but how can it incorporate "the environment" in a meaningful way that can help guide policy-makers in the 21st century? This course is a fast review of economic approaches and tools, and a review of a wide range of environmental policies, designed to manage the possible adverse impacts of economic expansions. The major emphasis in this course is on the market-based policies that guarantee incentive compatibility of these policies, thus, a higher chance of success. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO200Y1: Microeconomic Theory

Hours: 48L/24T

Theory of markets and prices. Determination of prices through the interaction of the basic economic units, the household as consumer and as supplier of inputs and the business firm as producer and as employer of inputs. The pricing system as the mechanism by which social decisions and allocation of goods are made in a market economy.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%); MAT133Y1/​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: ECO204Y1,ECO206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO202Y1: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

Hours: 48L/24T

Theory of output, employment and the price level; techniques for achieving economic stability; central banking and Canadian financial institutions and markets; foreign exchange markets and the exchange rate. This course is not intended for students enrolled in the BCom program; please see ECO209Y1.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%); MAT133Y1/​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: ECO208Y1, ECO209Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO204Y1: Microeconomic Theory and Applications (for Commerce)

Hours: 48L/24T

The use of microeconomics to analyze a variety of issues from marketing and finance to organizational structure. Consumer preferences and behaviour; demand, cost analysis and estimation; allocation of inputs, pricing and firm behaviour under perfect and imperfect competition; game theory and public policy, including competition policy. Business cases are used to connect theory and practice and to highlight differences and similarities between economics and accounting, marketing and finance. This course is restricted to students in the Commerce programs.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%); MAT133Y1/​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: ECO200Y1, ECO206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO206Y1: Microeconomic Theory

Hours: 48L/24T

This course deals more rigorously and more mathematically with the topics included in ECO200Y1 and is intended primarily for students in certain Economics Specialist programs.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(70%)/(ECO101H1(70%), ECO102H1(70%)); MAT133Y1(63%)/(MAT135H1(60%), MAT136H1(60%))/MAT137Y1(55%)/MAT157Y1(55%)
Exclusion: ECO200Y1, ECO204Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO208Y1: Macroeconomic Theory

Hours: 48L/24T

This course deals more rigorously and more mathematically with the topics included in ECO202Y1 and is intended primarily for students in certain Economics Specialist programs.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(70%)/(ECO101H1(70%), ECO102H1(70%)); MAT133Y1(63%)/(MAT135H1(60%), MAT136H1(60%))/MAT137Y1(55%)/MAT157Y1(55%)
Exclusion: ECO202Y1, ECO209Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO209Y1: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (for Commerce)

Hours: 48L/24T

Macroeconomic issues relevant for commerce students. Analytical tools are used to examine policy issues: Canadian government budgets, Bank of Canada monetary policy, exchange rate policy, foreign trade policy and government regulation of financial intermediaries. This course is restricted to students in the Commerce programs.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%); MAT133Y1/​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: ECO202Y1, ECO208Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO210H1: Mathematical Methods for Economic Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to mathematical methods commonly used in economic theory. Topics include: multivariate calculus, concavity and convexity, unconstrained multivariate optimization, multivariate optimization subject to equality or inequality constraints and differential equations.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%); MAT133Y1(63%)/(MAT135H1(60%), MAT136H1(60%))/ MAT137Y1(55%)/MAT157Y1(55%)
Corequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1
Exclusion: MAT235Y1, MAT237Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ECO220Y1: Introduction to Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics

Hours: 48L/48T

Numerical and graphical data description; data collection and sampling; probability; sampling distributions; statistical inference; hypothesis testing and estimation; simple and multiple regression analysis (extensive coverage). Learn how to analyze data and how to correctly interpret and explain results. Use Excel to analyze a wide variety of data and replicate tables and figures in economics research papers.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%); MAT133Y1/​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: GGR270H1, PSY201H1, PSY202H1, SOC202H1, SOC252H1, STA220H1, STA221H1, STA248H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ECO225H1: Data Tools for Economists

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores unstructured data sources such as text files, webpages, weather data, social media posts, satellite imagery, and traffic data and how economists harness these types of data. It offers a practical introduction to: creating datasets from these types of sources (for example, via web scrapping and machine learning), linking data sources, and managing and visualizing these data (for example, via geospatial visualization).

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%); MAT133Y1(63%)/(MAT135H1(60%), MAT136H1(60%))/ MAT137Y1(55%)/MAT157Y1(55%); CSC108H1/​CSC148H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ECO227Y1: Foundations of Econometrics

Hours: 48L/24T

A rigorous introduction to probability and mathematical statistics intended for students in Economics Specialist programs. Probability and estimation theory, sampling distributions, hypotheses testing, multiple regression analysis. Students will learn the tools used in economics and finance to model and address randomness and uncertainty.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1(70%)/(ECO101H1(70%), ECO102H1(70%)); MAT133Y1(63%)/(MAT135H1(60%), MAT136H1(60%))/MAT137Y1(55%)/MAT157Y1(55%)
Corequisite: Recommended: MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​ECO210H1
Exclusion: STA237H1, STA238H1, STA247H1, STA248H1, STA255H1, STA257H1, STA261H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ECO231H1: Economics of Global Trade

Previous Course Number: ECO230Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course is intended primarily for students in the International Relations program. This course offers an introduction to the economic causes and consequences of international trade in goods, services, labour, innovation and capital. Attention will be devoted to the economic impact of policies that affect these flows, such as protectionism and outsourcing.

Prerequisite: (ECO101H1, ECO102H1)/ECO100Y1/​ECO105Y1
Exclusion: ECO230Y1, ECO364H1, ECO364H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO232H1: Global Macroeconomics and Policies

Previous Course Number: ECO230Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course is intended primarily for students in the International Relations program. The course serves as an introduction to some of the causes of differences in economic performance across countries and the impact of a variety of government policies, such as monetary and fiscal policy as well as exchange rate regimes, and how each of the three interact in response to changes in development, sovereign debt, monetary unions and financial crises.

Prerequisite: (ECO101H1, ECO102H1)/ECO100Y1/​ECO105Y1
Exclusion: ECO230Y1, ECO365H1, ECO365H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO250Y1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 48L/24T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ECO251H1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ECO252H1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ECO299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ECO305H1: Economics of Accounting

Hours: 24L/12T

The economic impact of accounting rules and practices for firms and financial contracts. Topics include: economic models of agency, economics of optimal accounting rules such as government regulation of corporate disclosure and the economic returns to financial reporting. No previous knowledge of accounting is required; the basic language of financial accounting will be covered.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: Not open to students enrolled in Rotman Commerce programs.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO306H1: American Economic History

Hours: 24L/12T

A survey of American economic history from the ante-bellum period to the present. Potential topics include: the rapid growth of the American economy in the late 19th and early 20th century; causes of the onset of the Great Depression; the economic impact of slavery and its aftermath; health and demographic trends; and 20th century trends in inequality.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO310H1: Empirical Industrial Organization

Hours: 24L/12T

The quantitative analysis of firms' strategies in real-world industries, using tools from applied microeconomics and statistics. Topics include: studies of monopoly, oligopoly, imperfect competition, and the estimation of demand and cost functions that underpin these markets.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO313H1: Environmental Economics and Policies

Hours: 24L/12T

This course demonstrates how a rigorous application of microeconomic techniques can inform our responses to various environmental problems. Topics may include: air and water pollution and renewable resource management.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO314H1: Energy and the Environment

Hours: 24L/12T

This course surveys important features of energy markets and related environmental challenges. One of the central objectives is to provide an understanding of the key economic tools needed to analyse these markets. A related objective is the development of a framework for understanding the public discourse on energy and the environment. Topics include: the hydrocarbon economy (oil, natural gas and coal), electricity markets, global warming and other externalities, renewable energy, conservation, carbon taxes and ‘cap-and-trade’.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO316H1: Applied Game Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

Focuses on the core ideas and concepts of game theory and on applications of them in economics and other social sciences. Topics may include: oligopoly, electoral competition, the theory of public goods, voting theory, the free rider problem, repeated interaction, bargaining, evolutionary equilibrium, matching and auctions.

Note: This course cannot be taken as a substitute in programs that require ECO326H1.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1
Exclusion: ECO326H1, ECO326H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO320H1: Economic Analysis of Law

Hours: 24L/12T

The practical application of microeconomic theory to common legal problems: torts, contracts, property and crime, and the limitations of economic analysis. No previous familiarity with the law is assumed. (This is an economic analysis of legal issues, not a course in law).

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO321H1: Canadian Economic History prior to 1850

Hours: 24L/12T

This course applies the tools of economics - theoretical and empirical - to study Canada's historical growth experiences. Topics include: the variation in well-being among Indigenous peoples (both pre and post contact), migration and indentured servitude, colonial money, child labour and education, and the rise of factories. The impact of colonial institutions on Canada’s economic success is studied in a comparative context.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1
Exclusion: ECO322Y5, ECO323Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO322H1: Canadian Economic History, 1850-1960

Hours: 24L/12T

Canadian economic history between 1850 and 1960, with a focus on the debate over the ability of the market mechanism to optimize economic development. Topics covered include: tariff policies, Confederation, the transcontinental railroad, opening the West, the Great Depression, monetary policy and the Bank of Canada, regional growth and dominion-provincial relations.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1
Exclusion: ECO322Y5, ECO323Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO324H1: Economic Development

Hours: 24L/12T

This course critically analyzes issues related to economic development and the associated policy responses. Tools from micro and macroeconomic theory are employed, as well as the critical assessment of empirical evidence. Topics may include: education, health, credit markets, inequality, and the role of foreign aid.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO324Y1, ECO324Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO325H1: Advanced Economic Theory - Macro

Hours: 24L/12T

A development of the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic theory to expand students' analytic skills by constructing and solving macroeconomic models. Topics may include: dynamic choice, neoclassical growth theory, uncertainty and rational expectations, business cycles, as well as fiscal and monetary policy.

Prerequisite: ECO208Y1/​ECO202Y1(70%)/ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1(70%)/ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1(70%), STA238H1(70%))/ (STA247H1(70%), STA248H1(70%))/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Recommended Preparation: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​ECO210H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO326H1: Advanced Microeconomics - Game Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

Game theory and applications. Topics include: strategic and extensive games, with applications to economics.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1(70%)/ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1(70%)/ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1(70%), STA238H1(70%))/ (STA247H1(70%), STA248H1(70%))/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO316H1, ECO326H5
Recommended Preparation: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​ECO210H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO331H1: Behavioural and Experimental Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Ample empirical and experimental evidence suggests significant departures from classical assumptions of economic behaviour. For example, humans are neither always perfectly rational nor always self interested. This course describes systematic ways in which behaviour deviates from neoclassical assumptions, generating new, and hopefully more realistic behavioural assumptions that have broad empirical, theoretical and policy implications.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO332H1: Economics of the Family

Hours: 24L/24T

A use of microeconomics to study the behaviour of the family, including marriage, divorce, intra-family allocations, investment in children and gender roles.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO333H1: Urban Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Spatial economic theory and urban public policy: firms and individuals in partial and general equilibrium, land development and land-use controls, urban transportation, efficiency and equity in spending and taxing.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO334H1: The Political Economy of Media

Hours: 24L/12T

Tools are developed to analyze voters and the role of information in democracies. Theories of voter information are evaluated using empirical literature on media and the political economy of media. The effects of innovations in information technology are explored and we will evaluate how the empirical results square with the theory. A study of newspapers, radio, television, cable, the Internet and social media, with a focus on empirical methods used to identify effects of media on voters.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO336H1: Public Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Theory of taxation and public goods, and quantitative methods for program evaluation. Additional topics include: taxation and income distribution; environmental policy; and the political economy of government policy.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO336Y1, ECO337H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO337H1: Public Economics (for Commerce)

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the economics of government similar to ECO336H1, but with greater focus on issues in business and financial economics. Additional topics include: business tax planning and corporate financial policy; taxation of saving and risk-taking; and government business enterprises.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO336Y1, ECO336H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO338H1: Economics of Careers

Hours: 24L/12T

The economic analysis of careers from the perspectives of both workers and employers. How do people decide what to study, what careers to pursue, and when to change jobs? How do these decisions interact with the structure of firms? The impact of specialization and the division of labour on the evolution of careers is considered, as are the role of cognitive and communication skills in the labour market.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO339H1: Labour Economics: Employment, Wages and Public Policy

Hours: 24L/12T

Using tools from microeconomic theory and statistics, this course introduces students to the study of labour markets, focusing on employment and wage determination, and the application of labour economics to public policy. Topics may include: labour supply, labour demand, estimating the impact of welfare programs, minimum wages, and other labour market interventions.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO339Y1, ECO343H5, ECO344H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO340H1: Labour Economics: The Distribution of Earnings

Hours: 24L/12T

Using tools from microeconomic theory and statistics, this course studies the determinants of wages across labour markets. Topics include: the theory of compensating differentials, human capital, discrimination, immigration, unions, and alternative models of compensation. In addition, students are introduced to microeconomic models of unemployment. Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on the evaluation of empirical evidence.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO339Y1, ECO343H5, ECO344H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO341H1: The Economic History of the 20th Century: Trade, Migration, Money and Finance before 1945

Hours: 24L/12T

Tailored to advanced students in Economics, Commerce, International Relations and History. The focus is on growth and fluctuations in Europe and North America between roughly 1870 and 1939, with a particular emphasis on international trade and payments, migration, investment, and monetary arrangements.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1/​(ECO230Y1, POL208Y1)
Exclusion: ECO342Y1/​ECO303H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO342H1: Twentieth Century Economic History: Institutions, Growth and Inequality

Hours: 24L/12T

Tailored to advanced students in Economics, Commerce, International Relations and History. The focus is on institutions, growth and inequality in countries across the world.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1/​(ECO230Y1, POL208Y1)
Exclusion: ECO342Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO349H1: Money, Banking and Financial Markets

Hours: 24L/12T

This course studies the interaction of the monetary and banking sectors with financial markets and the broader economy. It builds especially on tools developed in intermediate macroeconomics, but also focuses on the institutional structure of the Canadian monetary sector, including the role and operation of the Bank of Canada.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO348H5/ECO349H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO350Y1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 48L/24T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO351H1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO352H1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO356H1: Special Topics in Financial Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO358H1: Financial Economics I

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to economics of financial assets and financial markets. Topics: inter-temporal choice, expected utility theory, security valuation, selected asset pricing models, market efficiency, and the term structure of interest rates - essential materials for an understanding of the role and operation of financial markets.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ACT349H1,RSM332H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO359H1: Financial Economics II: Corporate Finance

Hours: 24L/12T

Agency and incomplete information problems inherent in financial transactions; the role of contractual arrangements in overcoming them. Financial constraints on investment decisions of firms; the financial system in economic growth; the legal system in the functioning of financial markets. A look at theoretical and empirical literature covering these issues.

Prerequisite: ECO358H1
Exclusion: ACT349H1, RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO362H1: Economic Growth

Hours: 24L/12T

The course considers a broad range of issues that underlie economic growth, including technical progress and the accumulation of human and physical capital. Beyond these factors, the course also investigates the efficiency with which capital is used, the role of foreign trade, and the possible roles of institutions and geography.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO362H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO364H1: International Trade Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

An examination of the causes and consequences of international trade. The first half develops traditional models of comparative advantage. The second half examines more recent theoretical and empirical work on trade & wages, the political economy of trade, outsourcing, and firm heterogeneity.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO230Y1, ECO231H1, ECO232H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO365H1: International Monetary Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to open economy macroeconomics and international finance. The core objective of the course is to develop macroeconomic models of open economies that can be applied towards gaining an understanding of recent events such as US deficits, financial crises, China's exchange rate policy and the Euro.

Prerequisite: ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1
Exclusion: ECO230Y1, ECO231H1, ECO232H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO368H1: Economics of Conflict

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores the links between violent conflict and socioeconomic development. It focuses on micro-level processes leading to conflict, and how conflict and political violence affect people's lives at the household and community levels. It also examines how these processes are linked to wider political and economic issues including governance and the role of institutions. Tools from economic theory are applied alongside country-specific and cross-country empirical evidence.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1). Note: Students with ECO100Y1(67%)/(ECO101H1(63%), ECO102H1(63%))/ECO105Y1(80%), plus a full-year of quantitative methods/statistics (e.g., POL222H1, POL232H1), and who are enrolled in the International Relations or Peace, Conflict and Justice Major or Specialist programs may take this course with Permission of the Instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO369H1: Health Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

The provision of health care provides many special problems of informational asymmetry, regulation, insurance and redistribution. A consideration of the demand and supply side problems. Alternative reform proposals for health care are explored.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO372H1: Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics in Practice

Hours: 24L/12T

How multiple regression can be used to answer causal questions. Implications of, and how to interpret different model specifications and identification strategies. Students will read, critically evaluate and replicate existing research, and conduct their own original analyses. Statistical software STATA or R will be used.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO351H1 (Special Topics in Economics: Applied Regression Analysis and Empirical Papers), offered in Fall 2016 and Winter 2017.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO374H1: Forecasting and Time Series Econometrics

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to econometrics similar to ECO375H1, with greater focus on applications drawn from business and financial economics. The course is built around the statistical foundations and economic applications of the multiple regression model. Using statistical software, students will also learn how to conduct, present, and critique empirical research.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1(70%)/ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1(70%), STA238H1(70%))/ (STA247H1(70%), STA248H1(70%))/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Recommended Preparation: MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO375H1: Applied Econometrics I

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to econometrics. Statistical foundations and the interpretation of multiple regression models, with an emphasis on cross-sectional data. Application of regressions to a wide variety of economic questions and data sources, including the use of statistical software. Problems in the identification of causality, and an introduction to methods of addressing common statistical issues.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1(70%)/ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1(70%), STA238H1(70%))/ (STA247H1(70%), STA248H1(70%))/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO327Y5, ECO375H5
Recommended Preparation: MAT221H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT240H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO380H1: Markets, Competition, and Strategy

Hours: 24L/12T

This course in applied microeconomics is concerned with the functioning of markets and the behaviour of firms within these markets. The focus is on strategic relationships between organizations, including competitive relationships among firms in the same market and cooperative relationships between a firm and its suppliers and distributors.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO381H1: Personnel Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

An examination of selected material on compensation and incentives in organizations. Topics include: recruitment and hiring, training, turnover, downsizing, motivating workers, teams, allocating authority and task assignment.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ECO370Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ECO398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ECO399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


ECO401H1: Topics in Economic Policy

Hours: 24L/12T

This course covers basic issues in the theoretical and empirical evaluation of public policy. Sample topics include: income redistribution through taxation and the provision of social insurance and public goods, the mitigation of externalities, and welfare analysis in behavioural models.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO402H1: Topics in Health Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores a variety of topics in health economics, providing students with an overview of current and historical institutional characteristics of the market for, and public policy towards, health care. Students will apply theoretical and empirical tools to current domestic and international issues in health policy. No previous background in health economics is required.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO403H1: Topics in Development Economics and Policy

Hours: 24L/12T

This course covers a variety of topics pertaining to economic development and associated policies. Depending on the course instructor, the focus may be on theories and policies related to poverty alleviation, human capital formation, financial markets, international trade, governance or economic growth.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO404H1: Topics in Managerial Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Applies quantitative economic methods to real world business-oriented cases. Sample topics include: new product design, decision making under uncertainty, market segmentation and price discrimination, inventory analysis, game theoretic analysis of price wars, financial portfolio design, and optimal pricing. Involves substantial modeling in Excel, regression analysis, optimization methods, and financial reports.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1(75%)/ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO372H1/​ECO374H1/​ECO375H1; at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO406H1: Developmental Macroeconomics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course studies a growth model applicable to both middle-income developing countries and resource-rich developed countries. Special attention is paid to causes of cyclical currency overvaluation, particularly Dutch disease and excessive capital inflows.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO407H1: Competing Views in Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

Hours: 24L/24T

Provides students with a systematic analysis of competing perspectives on key areas of macroeconomic theory and policy. Special attention paid to competing views regarding key fiscal, monetary, and trade policy issues as applied to Canada.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO409H1: Topics in Money, Banking, and Finance

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the foundations of money and financial institutions using tools mastered in micro and macroeconomics. The goal is a set of principles valid for the analysis of monetary policy and institutional regulation in a variety of real world settings.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO410H1: Mergers and Competition Policy

Hours: 24L/24T

A combined theoretical, empirical and policy approach to mergers amongst competitors (horizontal mergers). Uses microeconomic models including game theory and econometrics. Delves into recent/current matters assessed by antitrust authorities domestically and/or internationally with applications to specific industries.

Prerequisite: ECO372H1/​ECO374H1/​ECO375H1; at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO414H1: Energy and Regulation

Hours: 24L/12T

This course provides a general treatment of the economics of energy markets and the use of regulation in addressing environmental and other issues arising in these markets. A central theme is the search for an appropriate balance between market forces and regulatory/government intervention. Familiarity with tools of microeconomics and statistics/econometrics is essential. Topics include: oil, natural gas, coal and electricity markets, global warming and other externalities, networks, feed-in-tariffs, carbon taxes, ‘cap-and-trade’ and incentive regulation.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO416H1: Macroeconometric Models for Policy Analysis and Forecasting

Hours: 24L/12T

The construction and operation of macroeconometric models. The use of models for conducting policy simulations and for generating quantitative forecasts of economic activity.

Prerequisite: ECO325H1, ECO374H1/​ECO375H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO417H1: Economic Development Policy: Community Engaged Learning

Hours: 12L/12T/12P

An examination of the causes and consequence of poverty in developing countries with a microeconomic focus, and how it relates it to poverty in the developed world, using a 30-hour service placement at a community organization. Importance of community and context specific factors in policy implementation; learn how local organizations have responded. Use of reflection assignments, papers, group work and class discussions to relate to course concepts. Topics include: poverty traps, health, education, and credit. An application to the instructor is necessary. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO418H1: Empirical Applications of Economic Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

Topics class in applied econometrics, emphasizing empirical industrial organization. Emphasis on a balanced treatment of theory and econometric techniques used in empirical research in industrial organization (the study of firms and markets). How firms behave, how market equilibriums arise and how economic policies are used to affect market equilibriums.

Prerequisite: ECO374H1/​ECO375H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO419H1: International Macroeconomics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course studies the causes and consequences of international borrowing and lending and exchange rate fluctuations. We will discuss key empirical facts about these phenomena, develop economic models to understand the forces that drive them, and apply the models to gain insights about a variety of historical contexts like China's rapid economic development and the recent sovereign debt crises in the Eurozone periphery.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO420Y1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 48S

Seminars or workshops may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO421H1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 24S

Seminars or workshops may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO422H1: Special Topics in Economics

Hours: 24S

Seminars or workshops may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO423H1: Economics and Biosocial Data

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces and critically assesses economic research that uses genetic, neuroscientific, and other biosocial data. We will address questions such as: what are the effects of brain neurochemistry on economic decision-making? What role do nature and nurture play in economic behaviour and outcomes? What can we learn from genoeconomics? What are the policy implications (or lack thereof) of related findings? No previous background in biology or genetics is required.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Exclusion: ECO422H1 (Special Topics in Economics: Biology, Genetics and Economics), offered in Winter 2017.
Recommended Preparation: ECO372H1/​ECO374H1/​ECO375H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO425H1: Business Cycles

Hours: 24L/12T

This course builds on material covered in ECO208Y1. Students will learn how to use business cycle models to better understand key empirical features of the macroeconomy. Topics covered include: the financial crisis, monetary policy, fiscal policy, theories of unemployment, and the effects of innovation on economic fluctuations, the Great Depression and the Financial Crisis.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Corequisite: ECO374H1/​ECO375H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO426H1: Market Design

Hours: 24L/12T

This course presents the theory and practice of market design, including matching markets and auctions. Sample topics include: school choice, kidney exchange, spectrum auctions, and keyword auctions.

Prerequisite: ECO316H1(70%)/ECO326H1(60%)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO427H1: Economics of Information

Previous Course Number: ECO421H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the role and the use of information in strategic situations. The class will expand on the material covered in game theory classes and illustrate it with applications. Topics include: communication, signalling, building reputations, adverse selection, etc.

Prerequisite: ECO316H1(60%)/ECO326H1
Exclusion: ECO421H1 (Special Topics in Economics: Economics of Information), offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2020.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO428H1: Classical Economic Thought

Hours: 24L/12T

An examination of the price, distribution, and growth theories of major economic thinkers before 1870, from pre-classical contributions by Aristotle, Mercantilists, and Physiocrats to the classical authors Adam Smith, David Ricardo, T.R. Malthus, and Karl Marx.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1
Exclusion: ECO322Y5, ECO429Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO429H1: Economic Thought after 1870

Hours: 24L/12T

Economic analysis between 1870 and 1960, from the foundations of microeconomics by the Marginal Utility theorists of the 1870s (Jevons, Menger, and Walras), Alfred Marshall in the 1890s, and the capital theorists Bohm-Bawerk and Fisher in the early 1900s, to the Keynesian revolution in macroeconomics in the 1930s and Friedman's counter-revolution in the 1950s.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1
Exclusion: ECO322Y5, ECO429Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO430Y1: Reading Course or Thesis

Intended for advanced Specialist students who have exhausted course offerings in a particular area. Open only when a faculty member is available and willing to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO431H1: Reading Course or Thesis

Intended for advanced Specialist students who have exhausted course offerings in a particular area. Open only when a faculty member is available and willing to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO434H1: Topics in Political Economy

Hours: 24L/12T

This course surveys recent advances in political economy, emphasizing the critical evaluation of empirical evidence pertaining to political economic theories. Topics vary by year, but may include: voters and electoral competition, and the political economy of media and political agency.

Prerequisite: ECO316H1/​ECO326H1; ECO374H1/​ECO375H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO435H1: The Economics of Modern China

Hours: 24L/12T

A focus on post-1949 Chinese economy, and the PRCs economic legacy. Economic development during the Maoist period, particularly post-1979 reforms. China's experience is compared to Eastern Europe's and the role of China in the rapidly growing East Asian economy. This is a limited enrolment seminar requiring extensive reading.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1(70%)/ECO204Y1(70%)/ECO206Y1(70%); ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO437H1: Quantitative Macroeconomics

Hours: 24L/12T

In order to capture the complexity of economic behaviour and interactions, especially with a significant time dimension, modern models of the macroeconomy make considerable use of computer simulation. This course teaches students both how to develop the economic models, and how to solve and work with them computationally.

Prerequisite: ECO325H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO438H1: Topics in Behavioural Economics

Previous Course Number: ECO422H1
Hours: 24L/12T

Behavioural Economics is a relatively new field that incorporates insights gained from psychological, experimental and neuroscientific studies. Research methods adapted from behavioural economics are now being employed in virtually every field in economics. The course will cover the main themes in behavioural economics: individual choices under risk and uncertainty, reference-dependent choices, intertemporal preferences, other-regarding preferences, bounded rationality in individual and interactive decision-making, and the measurement of rationality and recovery of preferences.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​​ECO204Y1/​​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Exclusion: ECO422H1 (Special Topics in Economics: Topics in Behavioural Economics), offered in Winter 2018, Winter 2019, and Winter 2020.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO439H1: Empirical Methods in Microeconomics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course studies the methods used in modern program evaluation and micro-econometrics to identify causal effects in the presence of potentially unobserved confounding factors. Covers a range of methods and designs, both experimental and quasi-experimental. There is a heavy emphasis on the application of these methods to a broad range of economic questions.

Prerequisite: (ECO375H1(60%)/ECO374H1(70%)) OR (ECO200Y1(80%)/ECO204Y1(80%)/ECO206Y1(80%), (ECO220Y1(80%)/ECO227Y1(80%))
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO446H1: Advanced Public Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Advanced topics in public economics and economic analysis of Canadian public policy. Through a mix of lectures and independent research, students will acquire theoretical and empirical tools for public policy analysis. Topics may include: income inequality and redistribution; fiscal federalism; taxation of corporate profits; and policies to deal with public goods and externalities.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ ECO204Y1/​ ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); at least 1.0 FCE in ECO at the 300+ level.
Exclusion: ECO336Y1
Recommended Preparation: ECO372H1/​ECO374H1/​ECO375H1 (familiarity with STATA)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO451H1: Macroeconomic Growth

Hours: 24L/12T

Studies current empirical evidence, and corresponding theoretical models to explain and understand macroeconomic growth, and its varied experience across countries. Coverage and depth of treatment go beyond ECO362H1. Students may benefit from, but need not have taken ECO362H1.

Prerequisite: ECO325H1(60%); ECO374H1(60%)/ECO375H1(60%)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO456H1: Special Topics in Financial Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

Courses may be offered in one or more subjects each year. Students must meet the prerequisites announced by the Department (see the Undergraduate Administrator or the Economics Department website for details).

Prerequisite: TBA
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO459H1: International Trade Regulation

Hours: 24L

The theory and political economy of international trade, with examination of specific trade institutions: Bretton Woods, WTO, NAFTA, tariff administration, most-favoured nation treatment, antidumping regulation, subsidies and countervailing duties, agriculture, trade in services, trade-related intellectual property, trade and environment, trade and developing countries.

Prerequisite: ECO364H1, ECO365H1, permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO461H1: The Economics of Financial Risk Management

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is intended primarily for students in the Financial Economics specialist program and is not open to students in the BCom program. The role of risk management in both private and public sectors, a discussion of why firms and government should hedge financial risks; individual and social gains of financial risk management; identification and quantification of financial risks (including Value-at-Risk measures); how derivative securities can be used for financial risk management.

Prerequisite: ECO358H1(70%)
Exclusion: ACT349H1, RSM332H1, RSM333H1, RSM435H1, ECO460H5, ECO461H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO462H1: Financial Econometrics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is intended primarily for students in the Financial Economics specialist program. An introduction to the econometrics used in empirical finance, with an emphasis on estimation and inference using computer based applications. Topics will include: parametric and nonparametric models of volatility, evaluation of asset pricing theories, and models for risk management and transactions data.

Prerequisite: ECO358H1(70%); ECO375H1(70%)/ ECO375H5(70%)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO463H1: Financial Market Innovation

Hours: 24L/12T

A research-oriented course that explores the impact of technological developments on the industrial organization of financial markets. Topics include: the impact of the automated financial products and procedures (e.g., algorithmic trading and robo-advising) on the price formation process, the economic impact of new tools and technologies (e.g., blockchain, digital currencies, and predictive analytics such as machine learning), the emergence of alternative financing methods such as crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1(70%)/ECO204Y1(60%)/ECO206Y1(60%); ECO374H1(70%)/ECO375H1(70%)/CSC321H1/​CSC411H1
Exclusion: ECO463H5
Recommended Preparation: ECO358H1/​RSM330H1/​RSM332H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO464H1: Empirical Financial Economics

Hours: 24L/12T

The course develops the tools used in empirical research in financial economics. Coverage may include: discrete choice models, duration models, instrumental variables, differences-in-differences, regression discontinuity, propensity score estimators, sample selection models and cumulative abnormal return calculation. Topics are drawn from: ownership structure, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure, payout policy, CEOs’ effect on the firm, executive compensation, insider trading, shareholder activism, and bank financing.

Prerequisite: ECO358H1(70%)/ RSM332H1(70%); ECO374H1(70%)/ ECO375H1(70%)/ ECO375H5(70%)/ ECO327Y5(70%)
Recommended Preparation: ECO359H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO465H1: International Finance

Hours: 24L/12T

An advanced course that addresses topics in international finance and macroeconomics. Potential topics include: foreign exchange market; exchange rate determination; empirical models of exchange rates; international financial markets and uncertainty; international CAPM and home bias; sovereign debt; optimal capital controls.

Prerequisite: One of the following: ECO365H1(80%)/(ECO325H1(60%), ECO374H1(60%))/(ECO325H1(60%), ECO375H1(60%))
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO466H1: Empirical Macroeconomics and Policy

Hours: 24L/12T

This course builds on material covered in ECO208Y1, ECO325H1, and ECO374H1/ECO375H1. Students will increase their data literacy and learn to apply techniques to address policy issues. Topics covered: how monetary policy is conducted, ways in which central banks use general equilibrium models and basic techniques for predicting key macroeconomic variables. Students will follow current global issues and forecast how domestic and international events may alter the Bank of Canada's monetary policy in the short run.

Prerequisite: ECO208Y1(70%)/ ECO209Y1(70%)/ ECO202Y1(75%)/ ECO325H1(70%); ECO374H1(70%)/ ECO375H1(70%)
Recommended Preparation: ECO325H1, ECO425H1, ECO475H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO475H1: Applied Econometrics II

Previous Course Number: ECO376H1
Hours: 24L/12T

A research-oriented course continuing from ECO375H. The regression model is extended in several possible directions: time series analysis; panel data techniques; instrumental variables; simultaneous equations; limited dependent variables. Students will complete a major empirical term paper, applying the tools of econometrics to a topic chosen by the student.

Prerequisite: ECO375H1(70%)/ECO374H1(80%), NOTE: STA302H1 is not accepted preparation.
Exclusion: ECO376H1, ECO327Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ECO499H1: Honours Essay in Applied Microeconomics

Hours: 24L/12T

Students will complete an original research paper on a topic of their choosing. Topic must be microeconomic and applied, meaning all papers will involve data and quantitative (regression) analysis.

Prerequisite: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/​ECO208Y1/​ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1); ECO372H1/​ECO374H1/​ECO375H1; 3.0 GPA in economics courses; approval of the Associate Chair, Undergraduate.
Recommended Preparation: ECO374H1/​ECO375H1 and ECO372H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EEB197H1: Biodiversity and the City

Hours: 24L

Most of us are urban creatures, but we as people are not the only urban creatures. In this seminar we will explore the diversity of animal and plant species comprising the ecological community that we call “Toronto”. We will learn their names, whether they are endemic (from here originally) or newcomers, general aspects of their biology that suit them to living in an urban environment, how natural selection shapes the traits similarly and differently for species in urban versus wilderness settings, and what happens when the wild and the domesticated members of the community meet one another. For non-science students in all years and disciplines. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB198H1: Genes and Behaviour

Hours: 24L

In this course you will experience the new paradigm in behaviour genetic research. You will learn why the concept of a nature-nurture dichotomy is passé and that it has been replaced by a new understanding gained from animal and human research in the areas of gene by environment interaction and epigenetics. We will discuss how our genome listens to our environment and the effect this has on our health and behaviour. We will learn why our early experiences are critical for the development of our brains and our bodies. Together this new body of knowledge will help us understand how individual differences in behaviour and health arise. For non-science students in all years and disciplines. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB199H1: Humans, Evolution and Ecology

Hours: 24L

Learn about the evolution and ecology of humans and other species. Through discussion, scientific literature research, seminal readings, written reports and presentations you will discover scientific answers to questions such as (topics vary among years): How did life originate? Why are there so many species? Where did humans come from? Will humans become extinct? How can we explain human DNA and human brain size? Need we worry about climate change? What is causing the sixth extinction crisis? Are there ecological limits to human population size? What will life be like in the Anthropocene? Are humans still evolving? For non-science students in all years and disciplines. Restricted to first-year students.  Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB202H1: Plants and Society

Hours: 24L

The importance of plants to society. Topics include: plant biology, domestication of crop plants, plant breeding and genetic engineering, biological invasions, conservation, biodiversity and genetic resources, ecological implications of advances in modern plant science, macroevolution of plants, forest utilization. For non-science students in all years and disciplines.

Exclusion: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB208H1: Ecosystems and the Human Footprint

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the diversity of Earth’s aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (e.g., coral reefs, lakes, tropical rainforests); the history of industrialization and human population growth; how the human footprint impacts ecosystems (e.g., ecosystem function, biological diversity); and strategies to maintain, recover and restore ecosystems. This is a course for non-science students in all years and disciplines. For non-science students in all years and disciplines.

Exclusion: BIO120H1, ENV200H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB214H1: Evolution and Adaptation

Hours: 24L/12T

Evolution and adaptation of life on Earth. Introduction to the theory of evolution by natural selection. Topics may include: evidence supporting the fact of evolution, and how evolutionary theory can help explain the world around us, such as how species are formed, and the evolution of sex, infanticide, and disease. For non-science students in all years and disciplines. For non-science students in all years and disciplines.

Exclusion: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB215H1: Conservation Biology

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to the scientific discipline that deals with threatened species and habitats. Topics include: biodiversity, extinction, threats, demography, genetic diversity, protecting, managing and restoring ecosystems (e.g., nature reserves, captive breeding, conservation corridors), sustainable development, and global warming. Ties between the study of conservation biology and environmental law, economics, and policy will also be covered. For non-science students in all years and disciplines. For non-science students in all years and disciplines.

Exclusion: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB225H1: Biostatistics for Biological Sciences

Hours: 36L/12P

A statistics course designed especially for life science students, using examples from ecology and evolution where appropriate. Students learn to choose and use statistics that are appropriate to address relevant biological questions and hypotheses. Lectures and computer labs will be used to cover the following methods: sampling and experimental design, data exploration, correlation, regression, ANOVA, Chi-square, and non-parametric tests.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Exclusion: BIO225H1/​ ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ GGR270H1/​ HMB325H1/​ PCL376H1/​ PSY201H1/​ SOC300Y1/​ STA220H1/​ STA250H1/​ STA288H1
Distribution Requirements: Science

EEB255H1: Essentials of Biodiversity Science and Conservation Biology

Hours: 24L/24T

“Classical” and “new” concepts in biodiversity and conservation. Topics may include: evolution and ecology in the past (Holocene) and future (Anthropocene); levels and kinds of biodiversity; valuing biodiversity through ecological economics; causes of endangerment; predicting extinction; genetic and demographic theory; habitat protection and captive breeding; conservation policies and endangered species acts; designing future biodiversity.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB263H1: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

Hours: 24L/36P

The ontogeny and phylogeny of vertebrate structure are considered within the context of evolutionary theory. Functional aspects of the various organ systems are examined. Representative vertebrates are analyzed (with brief dissection of some forms) in laboratory to illustrate selected anatomical features and to provide practical exposure to vertebrate construction. (Lab Materials Fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB266H1: Animal Diversity: Invertebrates

Hours: 24L/18P

The diversity of invertebrates (e.g. sponges, jellyfish, flatworms, molluscs, segmented worms, round worms, arthropods, echinoderms and several smaller phyla) is explored, focusing on taxonomic characters that define each group and their placement in the evolutionary tree of life, ecological function, biological requirements, and geographical distribution. Labs emphasize identification and recognition of major groups, including dissection when appropriate. (Lab Materials Fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB267H1: Animal Diversity: Vertebrates

Hours: 24L/18P

Introduction to the diversity of chordate animals (vertebrates, tunicates, and lancelets), focusing on morphological, physiological, ecological and behavioural traits that make each group special and how those traits increase vulnerability to human-based exploitation. Labs involve living organisms whenever possible, but only for display purposes.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB268H1: Plant and Microbial Diversity

Hours: 24L/36P

Introduction to the biology of algae, fungi, and land plants. Lectures and labs emphasize the diversity of organisms with a focus on life cycles, ecology, and evolution. (Lab Materials Fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

EEB313H1: Quantitative Methods in R for Biology

Hours: 24L/24P

The quantitative analysis and management of biological data is crucial in modern life sciences disciplines. Students will develop skills with R as applied to problems in ecology and evolutionary biology to learn reproducible approaches for data management, data manipulation, visualization, modelling, statistical analysis, and simulation for solving biological problems.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, EEB225H1/​STA288H1/​STA220H1
Exclusion: STA130H1, PSY305H1
Recommended Preparation: CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC121H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

EEB318H1: Principles of Evolution

Hours: 24L/12T

Principles and practice of evolutionary biology since Darwin. Topics may include: phylogeny, speciation, mutation and neutral evolution, population genetic variation, quantitative genetics, molecular evolution, natural selection and adaptation, evolutionary conflict and cooperation, and levels of selection.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Exclusion: Students who have taken EEB323H1/​EEB324H1 cannot take (or concurrently take) EEB318H1. Students who have completed EEB318H1 may take EEB323H1/​EEB324H1/​EEB362H1.
Recommended Preparation: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB319H1: Population Ecology

Hours: 24L/36P

Abundance and distribution of populations; population growth and regulation; fluctuations, stochasticity and chaos; meta-population persistence and extinction; age and stage-structured populations; interactions within and between species; optimal harvesting; spread of infectious diseases. Labs include experiments and computer simulations. (Lab materials fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO220H1; (MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1; and a course in statistics from EEB225H1 (recommended), PSY201H1, STA220H1/​STA250H1/​STA257H1, STA288H1/​GGR270H1, HMB325H1
Recommended Preparation: ENV234H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB320H1: Dynamics of Ecosystem Processes

Hours: 24L/24P

This course explores the relationships and feedback between biological communities and the abiotic factors of ecosystems. The course will cover the biogeochemical dynamics of energy and nutrients through ecosystem development and the effects of global change on these processes. The lab component of the course will apply lecture concepts and tools to specific case studies.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Recommended Preparation: ENV234H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB321H1: Community Ecology

Hours: 24L/36P

Nature and analysis of community structure; disturbance and community development; species interactions; community assembly processes.  Computer exercises in weekly labs provide training in sampling, simulation, and data analysis.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1; and a course in statistics from EEB225H1 (recommended),PSY201H1, STA220H1/​STA250H1/​STA257H1/​STA288H1, GGR270H1, HMB325H1
Recommended Preparation: EEB319H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB322H1: Behaviour and Behavioural Ecology

Hours: 24L/36P

A broad introduction to animal behaviour emphasizing concepts from ethology and behavioural ecology, including foraging, predation, mating systems, parental care and behaviour genetics. Field and laboratory studies are undertaken. (Lab Materials Fee: $25; Lab Manual Fee: $10)

Prerequisite: BIO220H1; and a course in statistics from EEB225H1 (recommended), PSY201H1, STA220H1/​STA250H1/​STA257H1/​STA288H1, GGR270H1, HMB325H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB323H1: Evolutionary Genetics

Hours: 36L/12T

Evolutionary biology rests on a foundation of evolutionary genetics. This course focuses on the core ideas in population genetics and extends to evolutionary genomics. Students are exposed to the mathematical theory underlying evolutionary genetics and will learn the mathematical foundations underlying these ideas. Topics include the population genetics of mutation, migration, drift, and selection, analysis of sequence variation, and the evolution of sexual reproduction.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Recommended Preparation: (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB324H1: Evolutionary Ecology

Hours: 36L/12T

Empirical and theoretical approaches to key areas of research including natural selection, sexual selection, and life histories. Other topics may include phenotypic plasticity, speciation, co-evolution, and quantitative genetics.

Prerequisite: EEB318H1/​EEB323H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB325H1: Evolutionary Medicine

Hours: 36L/12T

How evolutionary principles can help us better understand health and disease. Concepts from evolutionary biology (e.g., life history theory, coevolution, genomic conflict, constraints and trade-offs) will be applied to key problems in medicine and public health, including antibiotic resistance, aging, cancer, autoimmune disease, and pathogen virulence. 

Prerequisite: BIO130H1, BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB328H1: Physiological Ecology

Hours: 24L/24T

An advanced treatment of the physiological mechanisms controlling plant and animal distribution and ecological success. Topics of focus include photosynthesis and resource balance, water and nutrient relations, temperature effects, and adaptations to abiotic stress. A fee of approximately $15 may be charged for field trip transportation.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Recommended Preparation: BIO251H1/​BIO270H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB331H1: Introduction to the Fungi

Hours: 24L/36P

Topics include fungal systematics, morphology, physiology, and ecology. The roles of fungi in the environment and their importance to man. A weekend field trip explores the natural occurrence of fungi. Labs introduce the techniques used for morphological and molecular identification, and for isolation in pure culture. Students use fungal cultures to conduct an independent experimental research project. (Lab Materials Fee: $25). 

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Recommended Preparation: EEB268H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB340H1: Comparative Plant Morphology

Hours: 24L/36P

The origin of land plants and the subsequent diversification of land plant vegetative and reproductive form and function. Discussions synthesize morphological and anatomical knowledge from living organisms and fossil records with cellular, physiological, and molecular information on the developmental "tool kit" of land plants and their ancestors throughout geological time. Topics address the evolution of vegetative and reproductive meristems; stem, leaf, and root architecture; vascular tissue; the ovule habit; fertilization processes; and pollination biology. (Lab Materials Fee: $25; Lab Manual Fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB362H1: Macroevolution

Hours: 24L/12T

Explores patterns and processes of large-scale evolutionary change, played out over large geographic expanses and extended periods of time. Integrates information from paleontology, phylogenetics, field studies, functional biology, and experiments to link emergent evolutionary patterns to underlying evolutionary processes. Topics include: speciation, phylogenetic inference, adaptive vs. non-adaptive evolution, evolutionary constraints, diversification and extinction, evolutionary innovations, historical biogeography, and the relationship between evolutionary history and ecology. Tutorials will illustrate common analytical approaches to macroevolutionary investigation and provide in-depth exploration of landmark studies in macroevolution.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB365H1: Topics in Applied Conservation Biology

Hours: 24L/24P

Applied conservation biology including management (at the level of species/populations, environments/landscapes, and ecosystems) and how to conserve and maintain biodiversity and ecosystem function (including species and ecosystem distribution modelling).

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Recommended Preparation: EEB255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB375H1: Organisms and Their Environment

Hours: 24L

Ecological interactions between organisms and their environment. Past and present changes in Earth’s environment and the human responses to those changes. Topics may include: Pleistocene glaciations, origins of agriculture, species extinctions, disease ecology, deforestation, water pollution, pesticides, and estrogenic compounds. (Note: EEB375H1 cannot substitute ENV234H1 to satisfy a program requirement.)

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Exclusion: ENV234H1/​ENV334H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB380H1: Diversity of Insects

Previous Course Number: EEB356H1
Hours: 24L/36P

Evolutionary history, morphology, physiology, development, behaviour, and ecological significance of insects. Labs focus on identification of major groups of insects found in Ontario and each student makes an insect collection. Insects are collected during field trips during class time and also on Saturday field trips early in the term. A fee of approximately $25 may be charged for field trip transportation.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Exclusion: EEB356H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB382H1: Diversity of Fishes

Hours: 24L/18P

Systematics, morphology, ecology, behaviour, biogeography, and conservation of fishes. Identification of major groups of fish; what makes each group biologically special and how those unique traits might contribute to conservation concerns. Labs focus on exercises designed to highlight how ichthyologists actually do research. (Lab materials fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB384H1: Diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles

Hours: 24L/36P

Lectures and laboratories examine the natural history, morphology, behaviour, ecology, evolutionary relationships, and biogeography of amphibians (frogs and toads, salamanders, caecilians) and non-avian reptiles (turtles, the tuatara, lizards, snakes, and crocodilians). Ancillary fee of $25 to cover cost of arranging a live animal lab featuring living Ontario reptiles and amphibians. Students are also required to purchase a $25 lab manual.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB386H1: Diversity of Birds

Hours: 24L/24P

Avian ecology, behaviour, conservation, and functional morphology and evolution of avian flight. Labs focus on avian anatomy and song analysis, and an outdoor activity introduces students to basic avian identification and compiling a field journal.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Exclusion: BIOD48H3/BIO326H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB388H1: Diversity of Mammals

Hours: 24L/36P

Lectures and laboratories examine the natural history, morphology, classification, evolutionary relationships, reproduction, biogeography, and conservation of mammals. Labs focus on the identification of mammals and their diverse morphological adaptations including mammals of Ontario. Lab manual fee: $25.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB390H1: Vertebrate Paleontology: Major Transitions in Vertebrate History

Hours: 24L/18P

The evolutionary history of vertebrates is recorded in their fossil record. Lectures highlight the origin and radiation of major vertebrate clades, and emphasize key events in vertebrate history, notably major ecological and evolutionary transitions, and mass extinctions. Practicals (at the Royal Ontario Museum) explore fossils that exemplify these themes.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1; at least one of EEB263H1, EEB267H1, EEB362H1, EEB382H1, EEB384H1, EEB386H1, EEB388H1
Recommended Preparation: EEB263H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB397Y1: Research Project in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

An intermediate research project requiring the prior consent of a member of the Department to supervise the project. The topic is to be one mutually agreed on by the student and supervisor. They must arrange the time, place, and provision of any materials and submit to the Undergraduate Office a signed form of agreement outlining details prior to being enrolled. This course is open to highly self-motivated students who are in their Third Year and have a strong interest in ecology and/or evolutionary biology. Students are required to write up the results of their research in a formal paper, often in the format of a research article, and may be required to present the results at a poster session and/or participate in an oral presentation. Students should contact their potential supervisors over the summer before classes begin in September. Information regarding how to register for the course is available on the EEB website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Note: cannot enrol if already taken the fourth year research project course EEB498Y1/EEB499Y1.

Prerequisite: Permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

EEB398Y0: Research Excursion

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at: https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

EEB399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


EEB403H0: Tropical Field Biology

A two-week field course introducing students to the diversity of biological communities in the tropics focusing on ecological and evolutionary interactions. Plant and animal communities of the New World tropics are compared and contrasted with temperate communities. Student research projects included. Fee for accommodations, food, within course travel, station fee, etc. will apply. See Departmental website for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and permission of department
Recommended Preparation: A second or third year ecology, evolution or environmental biology course; and a course in statistics.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB403H1: Tropical Field Biology

A two-week field course introducing students to the diversity of biological communities in the tropics focusing on ecological and evolutionary interactions. Plant and animal communities of the New World tropics are compared and contrasted with temperate communities. Student research projects included. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and permission of department
Recommended Preparation: A second or third year ecology, evolution or environmental biology course; and a course in statistics.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB405H0: Temperate Field Biology

A two-week field course offered (in May or August) at U of T’s Koffler Scientific Reserve, King City, Ontario. Students learn the natural history of the region and conduct a field-based research project in ecology or evolutionary biology. A fee of $720 for accommodations, food, within course travel, station fee, etc. will apply. See Departmental website for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and a course in statistics and permission of department
Recommended Preparation: A second or third year ecology, evolution or environmental biology course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB405H1: Temperate Field Biology

A two-week field course offered (in May or August) at U of T’s Koffler Scientific Reserve, King City, Ontario. Students learn the natural history of the region and conduct a field-based research project in ecology or evolutionary biology. A fee of $720 for accommodations, food, within course travel, station fee, etc. will apply. See Departmental website for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and a course in statistics and permission of department
Recommended Preparation: A second or third year ecology, evolution or environmental biology course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB406H0: Inter-University Field Course

A two-week field course offered between May and August by another Ontario university (to various locations) as part of the Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology (OUPFB). The selection of field course modules are announced in January. For registration information and additional fees information consult the EEB website; fees from $350-5000 will be applied for field trip costs. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Varies on module selected.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB406H1: Inter-University Field Course

A two-week field course offered between May and August by another Ontario university (to various locations) as part of the Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology (OUPFB). The selection of field course modules are announced in January. For registration information and additional fees information consult the EEB website; fees from $350-5000 will be applied for field trip costs. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Varies on module selected
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB407H0: Alpine Ecosystems

A two-week field course at a high mountain field station in the summer. Students learn the natural history of alpine and subalpine biomes and investigate major abiotic and biotic interactions. Required projects catalogue natural diversity, examine species interactions, or assess abiotic influences and stresses on high-altitude organisms and their environment. (Offered occasionally.) Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, (BIO251H1 or BIO270H1) and permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB407H1: Alpine Ecosystems

A two-week field course at a high mountain field station in the summer. Students learn the natural history of alpine and subalpine biomes and investigate major abiotic and biotic interactions. Required projects catalogue natural diversity, examine species interactions, or assess abiotic influences and stresses on high-altitude organisms and their environment. (Offered occasionally.) Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, (BIO251H1 or BIO270H1) and permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB410H0: Lake Ecosystem Dynamics

A two-week field course in August (offered in alternate years) at the Harkness Fisheries Research Laboratory in Algonquin Park, Ontario. Field and laboratory exercises demonstrate how interactions between physical, chemical, and biological parameters are crucial in understanding lake ecosystems. Fundamental and applied issues are discussed. Students collect, analyse, and interpret data, and complete a class project and an individual project. A fee of $900 for accommodations, food, within course travel, station fee, etc. will apply. See Departmental website for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and permission of department
Recommended Preparation: At least one 200+ series course in ecology, environmental biology, or physical geography; and a course in statistics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB410H1: Lake Ecosystem Dynamics

A two-week field course in August (offered in alternate years) at the Harkness Fisheries Research Laboratory in Algonquin Park, Ontario. Field and laboratory exercises demonstrate how interactions between physical, chemical, and biological parameters are crucial in understanding lake ecosystems. Fundamental and applied issues are discussed. Students collect, analyse, and interpret data, and complete a class project and an individual project. A fee of $900 for accommodations, food, within course travel, station fee, etc. will apply. See Departmental website for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and permission of department
Recommended Preparation: At least one 200+ series course in ecology, environmental biology, or physical geography; and a course in statistics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB428H1: Global Change Ecology

Hours: 24L/24T

An examination of organism, population, and ecosystem responses to long-term environmental change occurring at the global scale, with emphasis on human caused perturbation to climate and the carbon, nitrogen, and hydrolic cycles and their ecological effects.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and at least 1.0 FCE from EEB at 300+ series
Recommended Preparation: ENV234H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB430H1: Modeling in Ecology and Evolution

Hours: 24L/12P

Study of ecology and evolution uses models to explain biological phenomena including the maintenance of biodiversity, population growth, competition, eco-evolutionary dynamics, trait and molecular evolution, epidemiology, spatial ecology, phylogeny and extinction. Students will learn to develop, assess and apply analytical, simulation and statistical models for analysis and data interpretation.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, EEB225H1, MAT136H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT223H1, and at least one of EEB319H1/​EEB321H1/​EEB322H1/​EEB323H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB433H1: Global Issues in Aquatic Ecosystems

Hours: 36L

Advanced study of ecological principles and applied issues in freshwater and marine systems. Lectures and student-led discussions will cover physical, chemical, and biological interactions, from microbes to marine mammals. Topics may include carbon and nutrient cycling, food webs & trophic downgrading, ocean acidification, hydrothermal vents & connectivity in the oceans, lake management.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, ENV234H1 and one of EEB319H1/​EEB321H1/​EEB328H1/​ENV334H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB440H1: Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Animal Interactions

Hours: 24L/12T

Major concepts in ecology and evolution from the perspective of plant-animal interactions. The richness of interactions between plants and animals is explored including antagonistic interactions (e.g., herbivory, carnivorous plants), mutualistic interactions (e.g., pollination, seed dispersal, ant-plant associations), and interactions involving multiple species across trophic levels.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, a course in statistics (from EEB225H1 (recommended)/PSY201H1 / STA220H1/​ STA257H1/​ STA288H1/​ GGR270H1/​ HMB325H1) and at least one of EEB318H1 /EEB319H1/​ EEB321H1/​ EEB323H1/​ EEB324H1/​ EEB328H1/​ EEB403H1/​ EEB403H0/ EEB405H1/​ EEB405H0/ EEB406H1/​ EEB406H0/ EEB407H1/​ EEB407H0/ EEB410H1/​ EEB410H0
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB441H1: Reproductive Strategies

Hours: 24L/24T

Behaviour, ecology, genetics and life history theory in the study of the evolution of sex, mate choice, sexual competition, sex ratio, hermaphroditism, age at maturity, fecundity, parental care and alternative strategies. Examples may be drawn from nonhuman animals, plants or fungi and highlight the research focus of the instructor.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB455H1: Genes, Environment and Behaviour

Hours: 18L/18S

An examination of the Gene-Environment Interplay perspective as sources of individual differences in behaviour, from both mechanistic and evolutionary viewpoints. Both historical and recent studies are used to illustrate important concepts in the field. Student-led discussions address the evidence base for these concepts.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, and at least 12.0 FCEs (including 1.0 FCE 300+ level series EEB course)
Recommended Preparation: EEB322H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB459H1: Population Genetics

Hours: 24L/12T

A focus on theoretical population genetics, using mathematical models to understand how different evolutionary forces drive allele frequency change. Students learn how to mathematically derive classic results in population genetics. Topics include drift, coalescence, the relationship between population and quantitative genetics, selection in finite populations, and mutation load. Offered in alternate years; next offered in 2018-19.

Prerequisite: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, EEB323H1
Recommended Preparation: A solid understanding of basic algebra and calculus.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB460H1: Molecular Evolution and Genomics

Hours: 36L

Processes of evolution at the molecular level, and the analysis of molecular data. Gene structure, neutrality, nucleotide sequence evolution, sequence evolution, sequence alignment, phylogeny construction, gene families, transposition.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB462H1: Phylogenetic Systematics

Hours: 24L/36P

The Tree of Life metaphor for evolutionary relationships among species, phylogenies, is now fundamental in biology. Phylogenetic trees are now used both in species classification and to investigate myriad biological hypotheses about the evolutionary process and applied problems like virus and cancer epidemiology. This course will train students in the concepts and core methods of phylogenetic tree inference, including parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian techniques. Students will gain bioinformatics skills with application to DNA sequence analysis and phylogenetic tree inference. Through a combination of lectures, discussion, and computer labs, students will master theory and practice of phylogenetic tree construction and inference.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, EEB225H1/​STA220H1/​STA247H1/​STA248H1/​STA261H1/​STA288H1/​GGR270H1/​PSY201H1
Exclusion: BIO443H5
Recommended Preparation: CSC108H1, EEB323H1, EEB362H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

EEB465H1: Advanced Topics in Biodiversity Science and Conservation Biology

Hours: 36L

Biodiversity in the Anthropocene. This course links the biological and social sciences to identify human goals for future biodiversity, methods to achieve this biodiversity, and to understand key issues such as the end of the wild, ecosystem services as a unit of conservation, animal welfare as a moral responsibility, and GMOs as biodiversity. Practical training may be provided in identifying species at risk, and in applying ecological-economics to trade-off decisions.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, EEB255H1 and at least 1.0 FCE from EEB at 300+ series
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB466H1: Approaches to the Study of Biodiversity

Hours: 24L/24P

This course uses the collections, research, and public gallery areas of the Royal Ontario Museum to expose students to the ways in which biodiversity is discovered, analyzed, and interpreted in a museum setting. Topics include: morphological and molecular approaches, taxonomy, classification, bioinformatics and e-taxonomy, and the interpretation of biodiversity for the public. Labs include student projects and a one-day field trip on a weekend (cost about $15).

Prerequisite: BIO220H1; EEB266H1/​EEB267H1/​EEB268H1/​EEB330H1/​EEB331H1/​EEB365H1/​EEB380H1/​EEB382H1/​EEB384H1/​EEB386H1/​EEB388H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB488H1: Research Issues in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Hours: 42S

This course is taken concurrently by students who are enrolled in EEB498Y1 Advanced Research Project in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and uses a combination of seminars, discussions, and presentations (including presentations by students) designed to cover issues commonly encountered when conducting research in ecology and evolutionary biology. Topics may include experimental design, effective use of statistics, scientific writing and publishing, public communication, ethics, and career development. Students will be required to attend weekly departmental seminars. This half-course runs from September to April and lectures meet in alternate weeks.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department
Corequisite: EEB498Y1
Exclusion: EEB499Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB491H1: Seminar in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Hours: 24L

Seminar course in biodiversity and conservation biology, emphasizing critical thinking and the synthesis of ideas crossing disciplinary boundaries. Group discussions among peers, facilitated by faculty, and student presentations. Discussions include critical analysis of research and review articles in the primary literature, with a focus on recent developments in biodiversity science and conservation biology. Evaluation based on presentations, participation in class discussions, and written assignments. (Note students may take this course only once.)

Prerequisite: A minimum of 1.0 FCE in EEB courses at the 300+ level (EEB365H1 highly recommended)
Exclusion: EEB495H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB495H1: Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Hours: 24S

Seminar course in ecology and evolutionary biology, emphasizing critical thinking and the synthesis of ideas crossing disciplinary boundaries. Group discussions among peers, facilitated by faculty, and student presentations. Discussions include critical analysis of research and review articles in the primary literature. Evaluation based on presentations, participation in class discussions, and written assignments. (Note students may take this course only once.)

Prerequisite: A minimum of 1.0 FCE in EEB courses at the 300+ level (at least 0.5 FCE in ecology and 0.5 FCE in evolutionary biology is highly recommended)
Exclusion: EEB491H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB497H1: Research Studies in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

An independent studies half-course allowing students to produce a literature review, which is supervised by a faculty member in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Highly motivated fourth-year students will work closely with a supervisor and be required to write up the results of their research in a final research paper. Students should contact a potential supervisor well before classes begin in the fall, winter, or summer session. Information on how to apply for the course is available on the EEB website. Students cannot take more than two independent research courses of EEB 497H1, 498Y1, and 499Y1, and the second project must be with a different supervisor. Students who apply to EEB497H1 in the fall session can also apply to enrol concurrently in EEB488H1Y. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB498Y1: Advanced Research Project in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

An advanced research project (a literature review alone is not sufficient) requiring the prior consent of a member of the Department to supervise the project. The topic is to be one mutually agreed on by the student and supervisor. They must arrange the time, place, and provision of any materials and submit to the Undergraduate Office a signed form of agreement outlining details prior to being enrolled. This course is normally open only to highly self-motivated students who are in their Fourth-Year and have adequate background in ecology and/or evolutionary biology. Students are required to write up the results of their research in a formal paper, often in the format of a research article, and are also required to present the results at a poster session and/or oral presentation. The time commitment is approximately 8 hours per week. Students should contact their potential supervisors over the summer before classes begin in September. Information regarding how to register for the course is available on the EEB website. Students in this course are also concurrently enrolled in EEB488H1Y Research Issues in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of department
Corequisite: EEB488H1Y
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EEB499Y1: Advanced Research Project in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology II

Allows students to do another independent project, supervision of which must be different from EEB497H1/EEB498Y1. Operates in the same manner as EEB498Y1. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: EEB497H1/​EEB498Y1 and permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

EHJ352H1: Evolution of the Human Genome

Hours: 24L/12T

Human genome diversity and evolution with a focus on current research. The course integrates applications of human evolutionary genomics to the understanding of human history and adaptation, the causes of disease, and genome structure and function. Topics include: comparative genomics, population genomics of adaptation, association mapping, repetitive/selfish DNA, and gene duplication.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENG100H1: Effective Writing

Hours: 36L

Practical tools for writing in university and beyond. Students will gain experience in generating ideas, clarifying insights, structuring arguments, composing paragraphs and sentences, critiquing and revising their writing, and communicating effectively to diverse audiences. This course may not be counted toward any English program.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG102H1: Literature and the Sciences

Hours: 36L

Literature has always provided a place for the imaginative exploration of science, technology, and the physical universe. For students interested in literary treatments of science and scientific problems, concerns, and methods. Assumes no background in the methods and techniques of literary scholarship. This course may not be counted toward any English program.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG110Y1: Narrative

Hours: 48L/24T

This course explores the stories that are all around us and that shape our world: traditional literary narratives such as ballads, romances, and novels, and also non-literary forms of narrative, such as journalism, movies, myths, jokes, legal judgments, travel writing, histories, songs, diaries, biographies.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG140Y1: Literature for our Time

Hours: 48L/24T

An exploration of how recent literature in English responds to our world. Includes poetry, prose, and drama by major writers of the twentieth century and emerging writers of the current century.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG150Y1: Literary Traditions

Hours: 48L/24T

An introduction to major authors, ideas, and texts that shaped and continue to inform the ever-evolving traditions of literature in English. Includes works and authors from antiquity to the nineteenth century such as the Bible, the Qur'an, Plato, Homer, Sappho, Virgil, Dante, Christine de Pizan, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Montaigne, Austen, Dostoevski.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG196H1: Time Travel and Narrative

Hours: 24S

From H.G. Wells to Star Trek to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, tales of time travelers remain captivating. What does our fascination with time travel tell us about storytelling and narrative? This course will explore the questions that time travel raises about narrative as well as history, temporality, subjectivity, and agency. We will look at examples of time travel in film, television, and books as well as philosophical and scientific writing about it. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: ENG197H1, ENG198H1, ENG199H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG197H1: Representing Disability

Hours: 24S

Understanding disability as a cultural concept—not a medical condition or personal misfortune—that describes how human variation matters in the world, this course asks: how do literary texts represent physical and intellectual disability? Reading drama, fiction, and poetry, we will consider how disability prompts new strategies of writing and thinking. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: ENG196H1, ENG198H1, ENG199H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG198H1: Monster Encounters: Monsters and the Monstrous in Literature

Hours: 24S

Monsters and the monstrous have been among the most compelling and frequently recurring elements in literature, from ancient times to the present day. From Homer's Cyclops to Ridley Scott's alien, monstrous figures have terrified and transfixed all those who come upon them. In this course, we will examine the figure of the monster to see what we might gain from our own encounter with the monstrous. Readings will include epic poems, novels, and critical selections from the burgeoning field of inquiry known as "monster studies." Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: ENG196H1, ENG197H1, ENG199H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG199H1: "Tell It Slant": Mental Illness and Literature

Hours: 24S

This course will explore representations of mental illness in poetry, short fiction and essays from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We will consider the relationship of literature to "madness," "hysteria" and "melancholia" and work to historically and politically contextualize some of our contemporary dilemmas regarding psychic distress. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: ENG196H1, ENG197H1, ENG198H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG201Y1: Reading Poetry

Hours: 72L

An introduction to poetry through a close reading of texts, focusing on its traditional forms, themes, techniques, and uses of language; its historical and geographical range; and its twentieth-century diversity.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG202H1: Introduction to British Literature I

Previous Course Number: ENG202Y1
Hours: 36L

An introduction to British literature, exploring works in poetry, prose, and drama from the medieval period to the end of the seventeenth century.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG203H1: Introduction to British Literature II

Previous Course Number: ENG202Y1
Hours: 36L

An introduction to British literature, exploring works in poetry, prose, and drama from the end of the seventeenth century into the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG205H1: Rhetoric

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the rhetorical tradition from classical times to the present with a focus on prose as strategic persuasion. Besides rhetorical terminology, topics may include the discovery and arrangement of arguments, validity in argumentation, elements of style, and rhetorical criticism and theory.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENG210H1: Introduction to the Novel

Previous Course Number: ENG210Y1
Hours: 36L

An introduction to the novel as literary genre through a reading of five or six key novels from a range of periods and regions.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG210Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG213H1: The Short Story

Hours: 36L

This course explores shorter works of nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers. Special attention is paid to formal and rhetorical concepts for the study of fiction as well as to issues such as narrative voice, allegory, irony, and the representation of temporality.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG215H1: The Canadian Short Story

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the Canadian short story, this course emphasizes its rich variety of settings, subjects, and styles.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG220H1: Introduction to Shakespeare

Previous Course Number: ENG220Y1
Hours: 36L

An introduction to Shakespeare's work through five or six representative plays. Readings may include non-dramatic poetry as well as plays.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG220Y1, ENG320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG234H1: Children's Literature

Hours: 36L

A critical and historical study of poetry and fiction written for or appropriated by children, this course may also include drama or non-fiction and will cover works by at least twelve authors such as Bunyan, Stevenson, Carroll, Twain, Alcott, Nesbit, Montgomery, Milne, Norton, Fitzhugh.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG235H1: The Graphic Novel

Hours: 36L

An introduction to book-length sequential art, this course includes fictional and nonfictional comics, with a focus on formal properties such as narrative layout and text/art hybridity. Themes vary but may include superheros; auto/biography; the figure of the outsider; women in comics; alienation and youth; and war reporting.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG237H1: Science Fiction

Hours: 36L

This course explores speculative fiction that invents or extrapolates an inner or outer cosmology from the physical, life, social, and human sciences. Typical subjects include AI, alternative histories, cyberpunk, evolution, future and dying worlds, genetics, space/time travel, strange species, theories of everything, utopias, and dystopias.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG239H1: Fantasy and Horror

Hours: 36L

This course explores speculative fiction of the fantastic, the magical, the supernatural, and the horrific. Subgenres may include alternative histories, animal fantasy, epic fantasy, the Gothic, fairy tales, magic realism, sword and sorcery, and vampire fiction.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG240Y1: Old English Language and Literature

Hours: 72L

Prepares students to read the oldest English literary forms in the original language. Introduces the earliest English poetry in a woman's voice, expressions of desire, religious fervour, and the agonies of war. Texts, written 680 - 1100, range from the epic of Beowulf the dragon-slayer to ribald riddles.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG250H1: Introduction to American Literature

Previous Course Number: ENG250Y1
Hours: 36L

An introduction to American literature, exploring works in a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, essays, and slave narratives.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG252H1: Introduction to Canadian Literature

Previous Course Number: ENG252Y1
Hours: 36L

An introduction to Canadian literature, exploring works in poetry, prose, and drama from early to recent times.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG252Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG254H1: Introduction to Indigenous Literatures

Previous Course Number: ENG254Y1
Hours: 36L

An introduction to Indigenous writings in English, with significant attention to Indigenous literatures in Canada. The writings are placed within the context of Indigenous cultural and political continuity, linguistic and territorial diversity, and living oral traditions. The primary focus may be on contemporary Indigenous writing.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG254Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG269H1: English Literature and Chinese Translation

Hours: 36L

This course studies how works of English literature have been translated and presented in modern Chinese culture. It requires no background in translation or literary studies. Through exercises and workshops, students will be exposed to works by British, American, and Canadian authors. Students will engage with issues in translation studies and learn practical skills of translation from English to Chinese. Class will be taught primarily in English, supplemented by Mandarin. Assignments to be completed in English. Reading knowledge of Mandarin is required.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE; reading knowledge of Mandarin
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENG270H1: Introduction to Colonial and Postcolonial Writing

Previous Course Number: ENG270Y1
Hours: 36L

In this course, we examine the colonial archive for its representations of race, indigeneity, sexuality, and capital accumulation. We familiarize ourselves with the aesthetic and political modes of resisting colonial power around the world. Besides literary texts, our objects of study may include photographs, film, and digital media.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG270Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG273Y1: Queer Writing

Hours: 72L

Introducing a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer tradition in literature and theory, this course explores classical, modern, postmodern, and contemporary literature, criticism, art, film, music, and popular culture.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG280H1: Critical Approaches to Literature

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the theory and practice of literary criticism. Focusing on a single text or small group of texts, students will gain experience with close reading and analysis, critical theory, research methods, and the conventions and skills particular to literary-critical writing.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG281H1: Writing About Literature

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the skills and contexts that underlie university-level writing about literature. Students will analyze the style and mechanics of literary criticism in a variety of fields, including published essays by Department faculty. Guest speakers and writing-intensive tutorials will help students begin to join the critical conversation.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG285H1: The English Language in the World

Hours: 36L

This introductory course surveys transnational, regional, and social varieties of Later Modern English; the linguistic and social factors that have shaped them; their characteristic structures; and their uses in speech and in writing, both literary and non-literary.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENG287H1: The Digital Text

Hours: 24L/12T

Explores the relations between digital technology and literary studies. Students will use such tools as computer-assisted analysis, digital editions, and visualization to ask new questions about literature. Readings may include born-digital fiction. Students will gain hands-on experience with digital technology, but no programming experience is required.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG289H1: Introduction to Creative Writing

Hours: 36L

An introduction to creative writing, especially poetry and short fiction, attending to conventions of literary forms and genres, as well as to writing strategies, techniques, and terminology.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG389Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG296Y0: Topics in English Literature

Content varies with Instructor. Offered by the Summer Abroad program, usually in Oxford, England.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE

ENG297Y0: Topics in English Literature

Content varies with Instructor. Offered by the Summer Abroad program, usually in Siena, Italy.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE

ENG299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ENG300Y1: Chaucer

Hours: 72L

An in-depth study of Chaucer's major works, including The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG302Y1: English Renaissance Literature

Hours: 72L

A survey of some of the major works in English poetry and prose written between 1500 and 1660. Some dramatic literature may be considered as well.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG304Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG303H1: Milton

Hours: 36L

Selections from Paradise Lost and other works.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG305H1: Swift, Pope, and Their Contemporaries

Hours: 36L

Selected works in prose and verse by Swift and Pope studied alongside works by their contemporaries. Topics may include the legitimacy of satire, the role of criticism, and the growing importance of writing by women.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG306Y1: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

Hours: 72L

A study of selected works by Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and at least six other authors.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG308Y1: Romantic Literature

Hours: 72L

Poetry and critical prose of Blake, W. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, P.B. Shelley, and Keats; may include selections from other writers such as Crabbe, Scott, Landor, Clare, D. Wordsworth, M. Shelley, De Quincey.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG311H1: Medieval Literature

Hours: 36L

This course explores a selection of writings in early English, excluding those by Chaucer.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG320Y1: Shakespeare

Hours: 72L

An in-depth study of Shakespeare's work, covering the different periods of his career and the different genres in which he worked. Readings may include non-dramatic poetry as well as plays.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG322Y1: The Rise of the Novel

Hours: 72L

This course, spanning from 1660 to the 1830s, studies the emergence of prose fiction as a genre recognized in both a literary and a commercial sense. Authors may include Behn, Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Scott, Austen.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG323H1: Austen and Her Contemporaries

Hours: 36L

A study of selected novels of Jane Austen and of works by such contemporaries as Radcliffe, Godwin, Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth, Edgeworth, Scott, and Shelley, in the context of the complex literary, social, and political relationships of that time.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG324Y1: The Victorian Novel

Hours: 72L

A study of such topics as the comic art of Dickens, Trollope, and Thackeray; the Gothicism of the Brontës; the crisis of religious faith in George Eliot; and the powerful moral fables of Hardy. Students will read 10-12 novels.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG328Y1: Modern Fiction

Hours: 72L

This course explores ten to twelve works by such writers as James, Conrad, Cather, Forster, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, Faulkner, Rhys, Hemingway, Achebe, Ellison, Spark, Lessing.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG329H1: Contemporary British Fiction

Hours: 36L

This course explores six or more works by at least four British contemporary writers of fiction.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG330H1: Medieval Drama

Hours: 36L

Plays and other texts composed for live performance across the first millennium of English history, primarily 1300-1485; morality plays, biblical pageants, solo performances, large-scale spectacles, mummings, religious rituals, rude songs, recovered fragments. Basic training in reading/translating medieval English sources and in decoding early cues for staging.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG331H1: Drama 1485-1603

Hours: 36L

Plays and performance history across Britain, 1485 to 1603; the rise of London theatres and of named English and Scottish playwrights (Medwall, Redford, Marlowe, Shakespeare, etc.); anonymous sixteenth-century plays from Cheshire, Yorkshire, East Anglia, and Cambridgeshires; traces of lost performances in the archives.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG335H1: Drama 1603-1642

Hours: 36L

This course explores English drama from the death of Queen Elizabeth I to the closing of the theatres, with attention to such playwrights as Jonson, Middleton, Shakespeare, Webster.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG337H1: Drama 1660-1800

Hours: 36L

At least twelve plays, including works by Dryden, Wycherley, Congreve, and their successors, chosen to demonstrate the modes of drama practised during the period, the relationship between these modes and that between the plays and the theatres for which they were designed.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG340H1: Modern Drama

Hours: 36L

A study of plays in English by such dramatists as Wilde, Yeats, Shaw, Synge, Glaspell, Hughes, O'Neill, as well as plays in translation by such dramatists as Ibsen, Chekhov, Strindberg, Pirandello.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG341H1: Post-Modern Drama

Hours: 36L

A study of plays by such dramatists as Beckett, Miller, Williams, Pinter, Soyinka, Churchill, with background readings from other dramatic literatures.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG347Y1: Victorian Literature

Hours: 72L

A survey of major texts in a variety of genres by authors such as Darwin, Tennyson, Browning, Wilde, Nightingale, Christina Rossetti, Kipling.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG348Y1: Modern Poetry to 1960

Hours: 72L

Special study of Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Auden, Stevens; selections from other poets.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG349H1: Contemporary Poetry

Hours: 36L

Works by at least six contemporary poets, such as Ammons, Ashbery, Heaney, Hughes, Lowell, Muldoon, Plath.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG350H1: Early Canadian Literature

Hours: 36L

Writing in English Canada before 1914, from a variety of genres such as the novel, poetry, short stories, exploration and settler accounts, nature writing, criticism, First Nations cultural production.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG352H1: Canadian Drama

Hours: 36L

A study of major Canadian playwrights and developments since 1940, with some attention to the history of the theatre in Canada.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG353Y1: Canadian Fiction

Hours: 72L

A study of ten to twelve Canadian works of fiction, primarily novels.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG354Y1: Canadian Poetry

Hours: 72L

A study of major Canadian poets, modern and contemporary.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG355Y1: Transnational Indigenous Literatures

Previous Course Number: ENG355H1
Hours: 72L

A study of works by Indigenous writers from North America and beyond, with significant attention to Indigenous writers in Canada. Texts engage with issues of de/colonization, representation, gender, and sexuality, and span multiple genres, including fiction, life writing, poetry, drama, film, music, and creative non-fiction.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG355H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG356Y1: African Canadian Literature

Previous Course Number: ENG359H1
Hours: 72L

Black Canadian Literature (poetry, drama, fiction, non-fiction) from its origin in the African Slave Trade in the eighteenth century to its current flowering as the expression of immigrants, exiles, refugees, ex-slave-descended, and colonial-settler-established communities. Pertinent theoretical works, films, and recorded music are also considered.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG359H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG357H1: New Writing in Canada

Hours: 36L

Close encounters with recent writing in Canada: new voices, new forms, and new responses to old forms. Texts may include or focus on poetry, fiction, drama, non-fiction, or new media.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG360H1: Early American Literature

Hours: 36L

This course explores writing in a variety of genres produced in the American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, such as narratives, poetry, autobiography, journals, essays, sermons, court transcripts.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG363Y1: American Literature to 1900

Hours: 72L

This course explores American writing in a variety of genres from the end of the Revolution to the beginning of the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG364Y1: American Literature 1900 to the present

Hours: 72L

This course explores twentieth-century American writing in a variety of genres.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG365H1: Contemporary American Fiction

Hours: 36L

This course explores six or more works by at least four contemporary American writers of fiction.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG367H1: African Literatures in English

Hours: 36L

What, if anything, is distinctively "African" in African texts; what might it mean to produce "African" readings of African literature? We address these, as well as other quiestions, through close readings of oral performances and literary and other cultural texts.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG368H1: Asian North American Literature

Hours: 36L

Literature and cultures of Asian Canadians and Asian Americans, including fiction, poetry, theory, drama, film, and other media.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG369H1: South Asian Literatures in English

Hours: 36L

Major authors and literary traditions of South Asia, with specific attention to literatures in English from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the diaspora. The focus will be on fiction and poetry with some reference to drama.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG370Y1: Postcolonial and Transnational Discourses

Previous Course Number: ENG370H1
Hours: 72L

This course focuses on recent theorizations of postcoloniality and transnationality through readings of fictional and non-fictional texts, along with analyses of contemporary films and media representations.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: ENG370H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG371H1: Topics in Indigenous, Postcolonial, Transnational Literatures

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a topic pertaining to Indigenous, postcolonial, or transnational literatures. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG372H1: Topics in Indigenous, Postcolonial, Transnational Literatures

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a topic pertaining to Indigenous, postcolonial, or transnational literatures. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG373H1: Topics in Pre-1800 British Literature

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a topic pertaining to British literature before 1800. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG374H1: Topics in Pre-1800 British Literature

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a topic pertaining to British literature before 1800. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG376H1: Topics in Theory, Language, Critical Methods

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a topic pertaining to literary theory, critical methods, or linguistics. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG377H1: Topics in Theory, Language, Critical Methods

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a topic pertaining to literary theory, critical methods, or linguistics. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG378H1: Special Topics

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a variety of topics, including: Canadian literature, American literature, Post-1800 British literature, and genres or themes that span across nations and periods. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Note: An additional fee of $123 will apply to the "Cook the Books" subtitle offering.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG379H1: Special Topics

Hours: 36L

Sustained study in a variety of topics, including: Canadian literature, American literature, Post-1800 British literature, and genres or themes that span across nations and periods. Content varies with instructors. See Department website for current offerings. Course may not be repeated under the same subtitle.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG382Y1: Literary Theory

Hours: 72L

This course explores contemporary literary theory, but may include related readings from earlier periods. Schools or movements studied may include structuralism, formalism, phenomenology, Marxism, post-structuralism, reader-response theory, feminism, queer theory, new historicism, psychoanalysis, postcolonial theory, critical race studies, and ecocriticism.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENG384Y1: Literature and Psychoanalysis

Hours: 72L

An introduction to psychoanalysis for students of literature, this course considers major psychoanalytic ideas through close readings of selected texts by Freud. The course also explores critiques and applications of Freud's work and examines a selection of literary texts that engage psychoanalytic theory.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENG385H1: History of the English Language

Hours: 36L

This course explores English from its prehistory to the present day, emphasizing Old, Middle, and Early Modern English and the theory and terminology needed to understand their lexical, grammatical, and phonological structure; language variation and change; codification and standardization; literary and non-literary usage.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE and any 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENG388H1: Creative Writing

Previous Course Number: ENG389Y1
Hours: 36S

This is a seminar course restricted to students who in the opinion of the Department show special aptitude for writing poetry, fiction, or drama. For application procedure, see the descriptions online and submit an application by May 15. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE, any 4.0 FCE, and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair
Exclusion: ENG389Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG389H1: Creative Writing

Previous Course Number: ENG389Y1
Hours: 36S

This is a seminar course restricted to students who in the opinion of the Department show special aptitude for writing poetry, fiction, or drama. For application procedure, see the descriptions online and submit an application by May 15. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 2.0 ENG FCE, any 4.0 FCE, and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair
Exclusion: ENG389Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG390Y1: Individual Studies

A scholarly project chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. The form of the project and the manner of its execution are determined in consultation with the supervisor. All project proposals should be submitted by May 15. Proposal forms are available online and from the Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 3.0 ENG FCE, any 4.0 FCE, and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair
Exclusion: ENG392H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ENG391Y1: Individual Studies (Creative)

A project in creative writing chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. The form of the project and the manner of its execution are determined in consultation with the supervisor. All project proposals should be submitted by May 15. Proposal forms are available online and from the Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 3.0 ENG FCE including ENG388H1 or ENG389H1, any 4.0 FCE, and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair
Exclusion: ENG393H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ENG392H1: Individual Studies

A scholarly project chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. The form of the project and the manner of its execution are determined in consultation with the supervisor. All project proposals should be submitted by May 15. Proposal forms are available online and from the Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 3.0 ENG FCE, any 4.0 FCE, and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair
Exclusion: ENG390Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ENG393H1: Individual Studies (Creative)

A project in creative writing chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. The form of the project and the manner of its execution are determined in consultation with the supervisor. All project proposals should be submitted by May 15. Proposal forms are available online and from the Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 3.0 ENG FCE including ENG388H1 or ENG389H1, any 4.0 FCE, and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair
Exclusion: ENG391Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ENG398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ENG398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ENG399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


ENG480H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG481H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG482H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG483H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG484H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG485H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG486H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG487H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG488H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG489H1: Advanced Studies Seminar

Hours: 24S

Seminars are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation, and to participate in critical discussion, at a particularly advanced level. All seminars demand substantial class participation and most require an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE (including ENG202H1, ENG203H1, ENG250H1, ENG252H1); and any 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENG499Y1: Advanced Research Seminar

Hours: 48S

A seminar designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation at a particularly advanced level. Admission by invitation and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 ENG FCE, any 9.0 FCE, and permission of the Department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ENV100H1: Introduction to Environmental Studies

Hours: 24L

An investigation of the relationship between human beings and their natural and built environments. This interdisciplinary course will draw from the sciences, social sciences and the humanities to explore major social, cultural, economic, regulatory, ethical, ecological and technological aspects of environmental issues.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV198H1: Idleness and the Environment: What Does Sustainable Work Mean?

Hours: 24S

In a fast-paced, high-tech world—and one that must rapidly decarbonize to address the climate crisis—the relationship between labour and environment is rapidly changing. This course explores the intersection of work and the environment, considering how ideas about leisure and idleness might offer new pathways for a more sustainable future. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV199H1: Debating & Understanding Current Environmental Issues

Previous Course Number: SII199H1 LEC0201
Hours: 2L

The course examines current environmental issues for which there is no easy answer or consensus position. For instance, to help solve climate change should we generate more electricity from nuclear power-plants, which have no greenhouse gas emissions? Or instead, should we phase out nuclear plants because of possible accidents, costs and radioactive wastes? The seminar examines the scientific and political aspects of such issues and debates the pros and cons of each. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV200H1: Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment

Hours: 24L/4T

The perspective which scientists bring to the understanding and resolution of environmental concerns having global implications: atmospheric systems and climate change, the biosphere and conservation of biodiversity.

This living things and their environment breadth course is intended to fulfill the environmental literacy requirement for students in the BA programs of the School of the Environment or the living things and their environment breadth course requirement for Commerce, Humanities and Social Science students

Exclusion: BIO120H1, EEB208H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV221H1: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment

Hours: 24L/4T

One of two foundation courses for the School’s undergraduate program. Introduces students to ways in which different disciplines contribute to our understanding of environment. Instructors and guest lecturers are drawn from the sciences, social sciences and the humanities and will present subject matter, assumptions, conceptualizations and methodologies of their disciplines.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ENV222H1: Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies

Hours: 24L/4T

Building upon ENV221H1, shows how environmental studies is working to knit different disciplinary perspectives into one interdisciplinary body of knowledge; interplay of science and values in definition and framing of issues; roles of markets, politics and ethics in developing solutions; local to global scale; historical and current timeframes.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV223H1: Fundamental Environmental Skills

Hours: 24L

The practical, interdisciplinary and controversial nature of environmental issues, as well as the uncertainty that surrounds measures to address them demand mastery of a particular range of skills by environmental students. This course teaches the fundamental research, analysis and presentation skills required for effective environmental work. This course is for students enrolled in the Environmental Studies Major program, or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director.

Prerequisite: 4 FCE of courses completed.
Exclusion: GGR271H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ENV234H1: Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems

Hours: 24L/18P

This multidisciplinary course draws on elements from geology, soil science, and ecology to understand past and present environments and human impacts on landscapes and ecosystems. Emphasis on the structure, functioning and connectivity of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Field trips and labs. Mandatory day-long field trip on a Friday or Saturday in late September or early October (students choose which day; a small fee may be charged for transportation.) (Lab Materials Fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1/​JEG100H1 (recommended)/FOR200H1/​FOR201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV237H1: Physics of the Changing Environment A

Hours: 24L/24P

The course will cover basic physics of environmental processes and of measurement techniques in the atmosphere, the ocean, lake-land-forest systems, and other biological systems. It will place its work in the context of climate change and other aspects of environmental change. This course is solely intended for students who have NOT completed a previous first year physics core course, who are in one of the following programs: Environmental Science Major or Minor, Environmental Geosciences Specialist or Earth and Environmental Systems Major.

Prerequisite: MAT135H1/​MAT136H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1/​JMB170Y1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1/​CHM135H1/​CHM139H1/​CHM151Y1
Exclusion: ENV238H1, PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​PHY151H1/​PHY152H1
Recommended Preparation: Any high school physics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ENV238H1: Physics of the Changing Environment B

Hours: 24L/24P

The course will cover basic physics of environmental processes and of measurement techniques in the atmosphere, the ocean, lake-land-forest systems, and other biological systems. It will place its work in the context of climate change and other aspects of environmental change. This course is solely intended for students who have completed a previous first year physics core course, who are in one of the following programs: Environmental Science Major or Minor, Environmental Geosciences Specialist or Earth and Environmental Systems Major.

Prerequisite: MAT135H1/​MAT136H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1/​JMB170Y1, CHM136H1/​CHM138H1/​CHM135H1/​CHM139H1/​CHM151Y1, PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​PHY151H1/​PHY152H1
Exclusion: ENV237H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ENV261H1: Is the Internet Green?

Previous Course Number: ENV281H1
Hours: 24L/12T

The Internet has deeply penetrated most aspects of society and yet we are remarkably unreflective about its impacts and sustainability. This course challenges students to critically evaluate evidence regarding the environmental and social impacts of the Internet and how the Internet contributes (or not) to goals of environmental sustainability. (ENV261H1 is intended as a Breadth Requirement course in the Social Sciences.)

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 4.0 FCEs to enrol in the course.
Exclusion: BIG102Y1; ENV281H1 if taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV262H1: The Science of Energy in the Environment

Hours: 24L/12T

Energy is a fundamental organizing principle of Nature. It has a central role in the origin and evolution of the universe, and is the basis of the ecosystem of the Earth and of technology and the world economy. This course will explore the science of energy in all its forms.  (ENV262H1 is primarily intended as a Breadth Requirement course for students in the Humanities and Social Sciences.) 

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: ENV346H1, (PHY131H1, PHY132H1, PHY151H1, PHY152H1 or equivalent, taken previously or concurrently)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ENV281H1: Special Topics in Environment

Hours: 24L

Special topics course designed for students in School of the Environment programs. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See School of the Environment website for more details.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 4.0 FCEs to register for the course.
Exclusion: BIG102Y1 if ENV281H1 taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV282H1: Special Topics in the Environment

Hours: 24L

Special topics course designed for students in School of the Environment programs. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See School of the Environment website for more details.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 4.0 FCEs to register for the course.
Exclusion: BIG101Y1 if ENV282H1 taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENV299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science

ENV307H1: Urban Sustainability

Hours: 18L/18P

This course critically examines the concept of urban sustainability in theory and application. Case studies of ongoing urban sustainability programs in the developed and developing world help students assess the successes and failures of these programs. The course also examines the current state of research and implementation efforts toward urban sustainability. Toronto's urban sustainability and sustainable needs will be investigated through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) during the course (previous experience with GIS is not required).

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Recommended Preparation: An environmental studies half course.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV316H1: Laboratory and Field Methods in Environmental Science

Hours: 12T/36P

This course focuses on methods of sampling and analyzing natural air, water and solid Earth materials for physical, chemical and biological properties that are relevant to current environmental issues. It will integrate approaches from chemistry, physics, geology and biology, and cover techniques in field sampling, laboratory analyses and analyses of large environmental data sets. Basic concepts related to quality control will be emphasized throughout the course: sample collection and storage methods, calibration of field and lab instruments, analyses in complex matrices, errors (accuracy, precision), and detection limits. This course is for students enrolled in the Environmental Science Major program, or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director. A fee of $25 will be charged for lab supplies, lab instrument charges and technical services.

Prerequisite: ENV234H1, ENV237H1/​ENV238H1, one of CHM210H1/​ESS262H1, one of STA220H1/​STA288H1/​EEB225H1/​GGR270H1
Exclusion: ESS425H1/​ENV315H1 (Chemical Analysis of Environmental Samples)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV320H1: National Environmental Policy

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines ways in which governments develop and implement policy to protect the environment within their borders. Primarily Canada, plus comparisons with other countries. The focus is upon the politics of environmental policy making, which is understood by examining the interests and powers of the relevant state and non-state actors.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV322H1: International Environmental Policy

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines the ways in which states negotiate and implement international agreements addressing global environmental issues, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Focus is upon factors which determine the efficacy of multilateral environmental agreements and the prospects for stronger global environmental governance.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV323H1: Ontario Environmental Policy

Hours: 24S

Introduces students to public policy and institutional foundations of public policy in Canada, with an emphasis on environmental policy in Ontario. Provides an insiders perspective on how environmental policy has been developed in Ontario.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV330H1: Waste Not: Faith-Based Environmentalism

Hours: 24L

This course explores religious environmentalism, its proponents and opponents, and its core values within the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Religious environmentalists have used teachings from sacred texts as exemplars of sustainability. Some, however, claim that these texts teach domination, anthropocentrism and hierarchical values. Looking at a range of worldviews, we focus on the topics of wastefulness, consumption, and simplicity. Readings about barriers, motivations, and values that inform environmental behaviour are complemented with field trips to places of worship where we will hear religious leaders speak about the environmental initiatives undertaken in their communities and see sacred spaces.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​​ ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Exclusion: ENV382H1 (Special Topics in Environment: Waste Not, Want Not: Stories of Wastefulness in Religion & Society), offered in Winter 2018, Fall 2018, and Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENV333H1: Ecological Worldviews

Hours: 24L

Approaches to environmental concerns are often marked by assumptions that reflect distinct worldviews positing particular understandings of the role of the human with respect to nature. This course explores sundry economic, political, scientific, religious, and moral worldviews pertaining to the environment, including environmental ethics, Gaia, ecofeminism, scientific cosmology, and indigenous perspectives.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENV334H1: Environmental Biology: Applied Ecology

Hours: 36L/12T

Applied issues in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, with an emphasis on land-use change and its impacts on watersheds. Topics include: ecology of agro-ecosystems and other human-managed ecosystems, bio-indicators of anthropogenic impacts, ecosystem restoration, and adaptive management. Group projects address local management/restoration issues.

Prerequisite: ENV234H1 and completion of 9 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: a course in statistics (EEB225H1 recommended)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV335H1: Environmental Design

Hours: 18L/18P

Environmental design, in the context of this course, refers to design strategies that account for the ability of supporting ecosystems to continue to meet human needs and those of other lifeforms without diminishing biological diversity or environmental quality. This course takes a hands-on approach to investigating several environmental design issues: climate-responsive design, energy consumption, health and comfort, natural lighting and ventilation, and water management. Students will build up a design of a net-zero carbon residential building through several instructive design exercises during the semester, including hands-on measurement and calculation activities.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV336H1: Ecology in Human-Dominated Environments

A two week course offered at a Southern Ontario field station during late summer. Introduction to im-pacts of humans on semi-natural and human-dominated environments of southern Ontario and over-view of the most commonly used assessment tools for states of ecosystems. These environments play important roles in terms of ecosystem services.

Prerequisite: first year biology and permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV337H1: Human Interactions with the Environment

Hours: 24L/12P

The impact of 7 billion people on the planet is enormous and challenges future generations. What are these impacts today and in future? What solutions and tools can avert societal collapse? Using an integrated and interdisciplinary systems approach, we explore problems and solutions to the earth’s limits to growth.

Prerequisite: (two of ENV233H1, ENV234H1, ENV237H1/​ENV238H1) or (two of CHM210H1, ENV234H1, ENV237H1/​ENV238H1, ESS262H1) or (GGR201H1 + GGR203H1) or (ENV233H1 + ESS261H1) or (ESS261H1 + ESS262H1) or (CHM210H1 + CHM217H1) or (ENV221H1/​ENV222H1/​ENV234H1 + BIO220H1 + BIO230H1/​BIO255H1) or permission of Undergraduate Associate Director
Exclusion: JGE236H1/​JEE337H1
Recommended Preparation: Related high school science
Distribution Requirements: Science

ENV341H1: Environment and Human Health

Hours: 24L

Examination of the linkages between human health and environment. Addresses basic principles and scientific knowledge relating to health and the environment and uses case studies to examine current environmental health issues from a health sciences perspective.

Prerequisite: ENV221H1/​ENV222H1 or (BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, and enrolment in the HMB Specialist in Health and Disease/HMB Specialist in Global Health), and completion of at least 8 FCE of courses; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director.
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV346H1: Terrestrial Energy Systems

Hours: 36L/24T

Various earth systems for energy transformation, storage and transport are explored. Geological, hydrological, biological, cosmological and oceanographic energy systems are considered in the context of the Earth as a dynamic system, including the variation of solar energy received by the planet and the redistribution of this energy through various radiative, latent and sensible heat transfer mechanisms. It considers the energy redistribution role of large-scale atmospheric systems, of warm and cold ocean currents, the role of the polar regions, and the functioning of various hydrological systems. The contribution and influence of tectonic systems on the surface systems is briefly introduced, as well the important role of energy storage processes in physical and biological systems, including the accumulation of fossil fuel reserves.

Prerequisite: (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT137Y1/​ JMB170Y1; BIO120H1/​ CHM136H1/​ CHM138H1/​ CHM135H1/​ CHM139H1/​ CHM151Y1/​ PHY131H1/​ PHY132H1/​ PHY151H1/​ PHY152H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ENV347H1: The Power of Economic Ideas

Hours: 24L

This course examines the power of economic ideas in effecting environmental change. Topics include the relation of ecological economics to mainstream economics, as well as the role of financial incentives to move the environmental agenda forward.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV350H1: Energy Policy and Environment

Hours: 24L

The course addresses: (1) physical, technological and economic aspects of energy and electricity systems and their associated environmental impacts; (2) current international, Canadian and Ontario energy policy; (3) technological, economic and political factors influencing policy which could significantly reduce environmental impacts of energy use.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV361H1: Social Media and Environmentalism

Previous Course Number: ENV381H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the impacts of the internet on environmental thinking and policy-making. Topics include the use of social media as a tool for community-building and collaborative design, the sharing economy, online protest movements, mass surveillance and its implications, and the impact of misinformation on climate denialism.  

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 6.0 FCEs to register for the course.
Exclusion: BIG102Y1; ENV381H1 if taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Recommended Preparation: ENV221H1, ENV222H1, and/or ENV261H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV362H1: Energy & Environment: Transitions in History

Previous Course Number: ENV282H1
Hours: 36L

 An exploration of the interactions between humans and their environments in the Holocene, focussing on the contexts and consequences of changes in energy technologies. Includes consideration of changes in food production and processing, transport and power generation technologies from the adoption of agriculture to the twentieth century.  

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 6.0 FCEs to register for the course.
Exclusion: BIG101Y1; ENV282H1 if taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17; HPS307H1; HIS300H1;
Recommended Preparation: ENV221H1, ENV222H1, and/or ENV262H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV381H1: Special Topics in Environment

Hours: 24L

Special topics course designed for students in School of the Environment programs. Topics vary based on the year offered. See the School of the Environment website for more details.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 9.0 FCEs to register for the course.
Exclusion: BIG102Y1 if ENV381H1 taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV382H1: Special Topics in Environment

Hours: 24L

Special topics course designed for students in School of the Environment programs. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See School of the Environment website for more details.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 9.0 FCEs to register for the course.
Exclusion: BIG101Y1 if ENV382H1 taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ENV395Y0: Special Topics Field Course

Hours: 48S

This course examines fundamental concepts in ecology, evolution, biodiversity, geology and conservation biology through lectures and fieldwork in highland, tropical and island ecosystems in Ecuador. The complex relations between these environments and the people who depend on them will also be examined through analysis of the social, cultural, and economic transformations that have taken place in recent years. Suitable for all School of the Environment programs.

Recommended Preparation: ENV200H1 or equivalent; OR BIO120H1 or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV395Y1: Special Topics Field Course

Hours: 48S

This course examines fundamental concepts in ecology, evolution, biodiversity, geology and conservation biology through lectures and fieldwork in highland, tropical and island ecosystems in Ecuador. The complex relations between these environments and the people who depend on them will also be examined through analysis of the social, cultural, and economic transformations that have taken place in recent years. Suitable for all School of the Environment programs.

Recommended Preparation: ENV200H1 or equivalent; OR BIO120H1 or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV396H0: Special Topics Field Course

This course examines Australia’s environmental, wildlife and conservation issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. In consideration of these issues, Australia’s unique flora and fauna are examined through lectures and fieldwork in the various climatically varied regions of Australia that are visited throughout the course.

Recommended Preparation: ENV200H1 or equivalent; or BIO120H1 or equivalent

ENV396Y0: Special Topics Field Course

This course examines Australia’s environmental, wildlife and conservation issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. In consideration of these issues, Australia’s unique flora and fauna are examined through lectures and fieldwork in the various climatically varied regions of Australia that are visited throughout the course.

Recommended Preparation: ENV200H1 or equivalent; or BIO120H1 or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV398H0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


ENV398Y0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


ENV399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


ENV421H1: Environmental Research

Hours: 24S

A research course for all students in the School combining report writing, independent and group-based research on an interdisciplinary topic. This course is restricted to students enrolled in one of the Environmental Studies Major, Environmental Ethics Major, Environment & Health Specialist, Environmental Chemistry Specialist or Environment & Toxicology Specialist programs, or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV422H1: Environmental Law

Hours: 24S

An introduction to environmental law for students in Environmental Studies; legal methods available to resolve environmental problems and the scope and limits of those methods; common law and statutory tools as well as environmental assessment legislation; the problem of standing to sue and the limits of litigation.

Prerequisite: Completion of 12.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV430H1: Environment and Health in Vulnerable Populations

Hours: 24S

The seminar introduces students to a wide range of topics and issues as they relate to the environment and health of vulnerable populations. Through readings and discussion, students will explore the potential health effects of exposures in children and other vulnerable populations to a variety of chemical and physical agents in both the indoor and outdoor environments. A number of case studies or topics will be examined to exemplify why certain populations may be especially vulnerable to various environmental hazards. Issues related to equity and justice will also be examined.

Prerequisite: ENV341H1, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV431H1: Urban Sustainability & Ecological Technology

Hours: 24L

Ecological technology or green infrastructure encompasses those technologies that incorporate ecosystems to replace mechanical or non-living components in a machine or a piece of infrastructure. Complex systems theory and second-law thermodynamics are used as a template to explore concepts of urban sustainability, and the role of ecological technology in this context.

Prerequisite: ENV221H1/​ENV222H1, or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV432H1: Urban Ecology

Hours: 24L/12S

The ecology of urban areas through consideration of the biological and physical environments, in particular how the human-constructed environment alters pre-existing biophysical conditions and interactions. Encompasses a comparative perspective to study the development of these emerging ecosystems of increasing importance given global urbanization. One or two Saturday field trips (a fee of approximately $15 may be charged for field trip transportation.)

Prerequisite: BIO220H1 and at least one of EEB319H1/​EEB321H1/​EEB365H1/​ENV334H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV440H1: Professional Experience Course

Hours: 10S

Regular academic seminars complement off-campus work on an environmental project. The course enables students to gain practical experience of the needs and demands of professional environmental agencies. Students are given a choice of placements in a variety of sectors (such as government, NGOs, industry).

Eligible students who wish to do a work placement in the upcoming summer or fall session are must submit an application form to the Placement Coordinator by mid-January of each year. Please contact the School of the Environment’s Placement Coordinator, David Powell, at ug.office.env@utoronto.ca, or consult the School’s undergraduate courses webpage for access to the application form, instructions and application deadline.

Prerequisite: 10 full courses or their equivalent, including three FCE of environmental courses in the student's environmental program completed before ENV440H1 taken; or permission of Undergraduate Associate Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV450H1: Energy and Environment Solutions

Hours: 12T/24S

This is an interdisciplinary course in which students address current energy problems while incorporating technical, environmental, economic, social, and political concerns.

Prerequisite: ENV346H1, ENV350H1 and any two of FOR310H1/​GGR310H1/​GGR314H1/​GGR347H1/​GGR348H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV451H1: Current Environmental Topics

Hours: 24S

This capstone course for the School’s core programs will explore current environmental topics, with the goal of integrating the multi- and interdisciplinary strands of each student's learning to date. This course is for students enrolled in one of the School's BA programs, or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director.

Prerequisite: Completion of 12.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV452H1: Environmental Science Seminar

Hours: 36S

Scientists from within and external to the university share and discuss challenges, findings and opportunities. Specific topics (and speakers) vary from year to year but may draw from rehabilitation techniques, contaminants in our environment, environmental health, impacts on landscapes and communities, biodiversity, water, and modelling of environmental processes. This course is for students enrolled in the School of the Environment, Environmental Science Major BSc program, or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director.

Prerequisite: Completion of 12 FCE of courses, including ENV316H1/​ENV334H1/​ENV337H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ENV461H1: The U of T Campus as a Living Lab of Sustainability

Hours: 24L

Sustainability is a growing priority for universities all over the world. Many are developing strong operational sustainability goals and targets, and are giving increasing emphasis to teaching and research on sustainability issues. Yet few have committed at the executive level to integrating academic and operational sustainability in the context of treating their campus as a living laboratory of sustainable practice, research and teaching. Arguably, it is such living lab approaches that offer the largest potential for universities to play a significant role in the sustainability transition. This course will explore and apply the living lab concept, in the context of operational sustainability at the University of Toronto. We will begin by looking at the literature on university sustainability and the living lab concept. The bulk of the course will involve undertaking an applied research project on some aspect of campus sustainability, working in close partnership with operational staff at the University of Toronto. Students will develop the skills needed to work across disciplines and fields of study, and with non-academic partners. This course will put students to work on operational sustainability projects identified by the staff working in or with the Sustainability Office at the University of Toronto. Students will be organized into groups, each of which will be assigned one project, to be overseen by one or more U of T staff members. The bulk of the course will consist of regular meetings with the staff “clients”, with instructors, and in small groups to undertake a group project. Each group will produce a mid-term and final report, and give a mid-term and final presentation. Each student will also submit two 360 reviews of the group process. A crucial aspect of this course is the ability of students to work collaboratively together in a group environment, and to work effectively with a university staff person acting as a “client” for their work. Students will be provided with a Handbook outlining information on working in groups and the focus of the class in the second week will be on this issue. The first 360 peer review will serve to provide information on how well each group is working. Students are encouraged to discuss and resolve group process issues in the weekly group meetings, and in their regular meetings with the instructor and TA. The second 360 review will occur at the end of the term. The results of the two 360 reviews will be used, where appropriate, to adjust individual marks from the group averages.

Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 FCE including ENV221H1; or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director
Exclusion: ENV481H1 if taken in 2016-17
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE of environment-related coursework
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Science; Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV462H1: Energy and Environment: Economics, Politics, and Sustainability

Previous Course Number: ENV382H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This is an interdisciplinary course that examines key ideas in economics, politics and security that are essential to understanding energy and environmental issues. The course will cover energy markets, energy security, and the increasing role that sustainability plays in setting policies.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 10.0 FCE's to register for the course.
Exclusion: BIG101Y1; ENV382H1 if taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17
Recommended Preparation: ENV221H1/​ENV222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ENV481H1: Special Topics in the Environment

Hours: 24S

Special topics course designed for advanced Specialist and Major students in School of the Environment programs. This course is for students enrolled in a School Environmental program, or permission of the Undergraduate Associate Director.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 10 FCE, including (ENV221H1,ENV222H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ENV482H1: Special Topics in the Environment

Hours: 24S

Special topics course designed for advanced Specialist and Major students in School of the Environment programs. This course is restricted to students enrolled in a School Environmental program.

Prerequisite: (ENV221H1,ENV222H1) and completion of at least 10 FCE; or permission of Undergraduate Associate Director.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ENV491Y1: Independent Studies Project

A research project or selected topic in an area of environment not otherwise available in the Faculty, meant to develop skills in independent study of interdisciplinary topics. This course is restricted to students enrolled in a School of the Environment program. A written proposal co-signed by the student and supervisor must be submitted for approval by the Academic Associate Director of the School normally one month prior to commencing the course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 14.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​​ENV222H1

ENV492H1: Independent Studies Project

A research project or selected topic in an area of environment not otherwise available in the Faculty, meant to develop skills in independent study of interdisciplinary topics. This course is restricted to students enrolled in a School of the Environment program. A written proposal co-signed by the student and supervisor must be submitted for approval by the Academic Associate Director of the School normally one month prior to commencing the course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 14.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ENV493H1: Independent Studies Project

A research project or selected topic in an area of environment not otherwise available in the Faculty, meant to develop skills in independent study of interdisciplinary topics. This course is restricted to students enrolled in a School of the Environment program. A written proposal co-signed by the student and supervisor must be submitted for approval by the Academic Associate Director of the School normally one month prior to commencing the course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 14.0 FCE including ENV221H1/​ENV222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

ESS103H1: Geology in Public Issues

Hours: 24L

Geologic hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis. The distribution and politics of natural resources, including petroleum and ore deposits. Nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal. Global change: the geologic record of hot and cold climates, and how the earth survives.  ESS103H1 is primarily intended as a science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science, it will be taught in odd years.

Exclusion: GLG103H1, ERS103H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS104H1: Controversies in Earth Science

Hours: 24L

The evolution of ideas about the origin and development of the earth from the Athenians to the 20th Century, with attention on the age of earth; on the evolution and disappearance of species; on the origin of oceans, continents and mountains; on climate change; and on the courage of scientists in confronting the religious and political views of their time.  ESS104H1 is primarily intended as a science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students. Taught in even years.

Exclusion: GLG105H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS105H1: Our home planet

Hours: 24L

The nature and evolution of the Earth; plate tectonics; rocks and minerals; volcanism; geological time; fossils; geology of Ontario; environmental issues; and human interactions with the planet.  ESS105H1 is primarily intended as a science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students

Exclusion: GLG110H1, EESA06H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS196H1: Life and Death in the Solar System

Previous Course Number: PMU199H1
Hours: 24L

Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to support life. Through directed readings, seminars, videos and lab visits, participants in this course will work with instructors whose own research tackles important questions concerning the origin of life on earth; the limits to life on this planet; implications for life under extreme conditions elsewhere in the solar system; and the life cycles of the planets themselves. The course will involve reading of scientific literature, student-led discussions, oral presentations and research projects, as well as potential field trips to sites in Southern Ontario. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS197H1: Earth and Life through Time

Previous Course Number: PMU199H1
Hours: 24L

This seminar will look through the lens of earth history to explore drivers of change in the biosphere and the impacts of these changes. We will focus on episodes of mass extinction, and the spectacular landscape changes and speciation events which often followed. Abrupt or gradual climatic changes, massive volcanism, asteroid impacts, catastrophic carbon releases, and human activity will be evaluated as the causes of major extinction events in Earth history. The course will involve reading of scientific literature, student-led discussions, oral presentations and research projects, as well as potential field trips to sites in Southern Ontario. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS198H1: Resources and Sustainability

Previous Course Number: PMU199H1
Hours: 24L

The rise of humanity is intricately linked to the exploitation of natural resources. From its earliest attempts to use fire and extract metals from rocks, to coal-fired steam that brought the industrial revolution, hydrocarbons that fuel international travel and trade, nuclear energy to produce electricity, and the reliance on smartphones in our daily lives, the planet’s resources have brought innovation and problems and require us to ask questions regarding sustainability. This course will explore the gamut from resource extraction and trading, to its societal consequences including global politics, environmental pollution, and remediation. The course will involve reading of scientific literature, student-led discussions, oral presentations and research projects, and potentially field trips to sites in Southern Ontario. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS199H1: Earth, Portrait of a Planet

Hours: 24L

Modern Earth Sciences touches on virtually all aspects of modern life, from the atmosphere to large scale natural disasters. This course will explore how earth sciences has shaped our society and our understanding of the earth as a system. Potential course topics include (but are not limited to) the great climate change crisis and what we know about climate change in the past to the literally earth moving ideas of plate tectonics (and the associated natural disasters). The course will involve reading of scientific literature, student-led discussions, oral presentations and research projects. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS205H1: Confronting Global Change

Hours: 24L/8T

The emergence of society as a major geological force is considered in terms of the evolving debate about the consequences of human activity for the habitability of our planet. Major issues such as climate change, environmental pollution, and depletion of natural resources are examined.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 4.0 credits
Exclusion: GLG205H1, ERS321H5, ENV200H1, EEB208H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ESS223H1: Earth System Chemistry 1: Earth Materials

Previous Course Number: ENV233H1
Hours: 24L/24T

This course introduces students to the basic principles of geochemistry beginning with some fundamental chemical concepts concerning atoms, bonding and the periodic table. It continues with an overview of the wide ranging geochemical fields and concepts such as elemental distributions, fractionation and differentiation, and trace element cycling. The latter half of the courses leads into an introduction to basic thermodynamics as it applies to more advanced geochemical concepts found in aqueous geochemistry, mineralogy and petrology.

Prerequisite: MAT135H1, MAT136H1, CHM135H1
Exclusion: ENV233H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS224H1: Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology

Hours: 24L/48P

An introduction to atomic structure, chemistry, physical properties, and geological significance of rock-forming minerals and rocks. Field techniques and core concepts to identify important minerals and rocks in hand specimens and place them into their geological context. The development of practical skills is emphasized.

Recommended Preparation: CHM135H1, PHY131H1, MAT135H1. For Mineral Engineering students, recommended preparation is MAT186H1 and CHE112H1.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS234H1: Introduction to Geological Field Methods

Previous Course Number: ESS330H1

A two-week field course in early May or late August. Students are introduced to field geology and to basic field measurement, mapping and documentation techniques (for example in the Espanola - Manitoulin Island area, west of Sudbury). Students are responsible for the cost of board and lodging and transport to and from the field area. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Note: Enrollment is handled by the department. For registration deadlines, additional fees associated with the field course, course dates, and special registration requirements, please consult the departmental announcements or inquire with ugrad@es.utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: ESS224H1/​ESS222H1, ESS241H1, ESS262H1/​JEG100H1
Exclusion: ESS330H1, GLG340H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS241H1: Geologic Structures and Maps

Hours: 24L/36P

Field observations, description and classification of geological structures: stratigraphic and intrusive contacts, unconformities; relative age determination; folds and fold systems; faults and fault systems; boudinage, foliations and lineations; spherical projections and mechanical principles (stress, strain, rheology). Practical work focuses on reading geological maps, constructing cross-sections, and interpreting both in terms of geological processes and histories.

Exclusion: GLG345H1, EESC37H3
Recommended Preparation: JEG100H1/​ESS262H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS261H1: Earth System Evolution

Hours: 24L/36P

Interrelationships between Earths atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere through time; including patterns of evolution and extinction as they are related to changes at the earth's surface and recorded in the rock record. Laboratories cover major groups of fossils, their classification, use in biostratigraphy, and living analogues. NOTE: ESS261H1 and ESS262H1 may be taken in either order; and both are required for advanced courses.

Exclusion: GLG217H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS262H1: Earth System Processes

Hours: 24L/24P

An introduction to how our planet works, focusing on physical processes that govern the nature and composition of Earth with an emphasis on the dynamic nature of the planet. Topics include surface processes (e.g., weathering and erosion, ocean and atmospheric circulation, weather and climate), crustal processes (e.g., plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, biogeochemical cycles), and earth-environment interactions (e.g., natural hazards, resource development, and sustainability).

Recommended Preparation: PHY131H1/​CHM138H1/​BIO120H1. For Mineral Engineering students, recommended preparation is MAT186H1 and CHE112H1.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

ESS311H1: Earth System Chemistry 2: Aqueous Geochemistry

Hours: 24L/24P

An introduction to aqueous environmental geochemistry emphasising the importance of chemical equilibria, mass transport, and microbiological activity in regulating the chemical composition of natural and contaminated systems.

Prerequisite: ESS223H1/​ENV233H1
Exclusion: GLG351H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS312H1: Hydrogeology

Hours: 24L/24P

Groundwater flow, the role of groundwater in geologic processes, and physical, chemical and biological constraints on contaminant source transport and attenuation.

Prerequisite: ESS311H1
Exclusion: GLG450H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS321H1: Mineralogy

Previous Course Number: ESS221H1
Hours: 24L/36P

Systematic mineralogy (including identification, classification, and description); physical and chemical properties of minerals; crystallography and crystal systems (symmetry, crystal structure, crystal systems); optical techniques in mineral identification.

Prerequisite: ESS224H1, ESS234H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS322H1: Igneous Petrology

Hours: 24L/36P

An overview of the nature and origin of igneous rocks, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of textures and mineral assemblages as they reflect rock-forming processes. Topics include the physical and chemical properties of magma, origin, and evolution of different magmatic series in specific igneous/tectonic environments, geochemical and isotopic characteristics of igneous rocks, and the assimilation, fractionation & crystallization processes.

Prerequisite: ESS224H1, ESS234H1, ESS321H1/​ESS221H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS323H1: Metamorphic Petrology

Hours: 24L/36P

This course provides a basic understanding of the formative processes of metamorphic rocks through quantitative applications of simple thermodynamic and kinetic principles. Topics include processes of heat and mass transport in orogenic belts, fluid-rock interaction in metasomatic systems, pressure-temperature-time paths of metamorphic rocks, temporospatial patterns of metamorphism through geologic time, and metamorphism in extreme conditions.

Prerequisite: (ESS224H1, ESS234H1, ESS321H1, ESS322H1) or (ESS221H1, ESS222H1, ESS234H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS324H1: Advanced Geological Field Methods

Previous Course Number: ESS420H1

A two-week advanced geological mapping project in a challenging field environment. Students learn to compile existing geoscience data, create a geological map and prepare a professional final report on their activities and findings. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For registration deadlines, additional fees associated with the field course, course dates, and special registration requirements, please consult the departmental announcements or inquire with ugrad@es.utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: ESS322H1, ESS234H1/​ESS330H1
Exclusion: ESS420H1, GLG445H1
Recommended Preparation: ESS323H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS331H1: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy

Hours: 24L/36P

Formal principles of stratigraphy, types of stratigraphic unit, methods of dating and correlation (biostratigraphic methods, magnetostratigraphy, radiometric dating). Methods of study in surface and subsurface (outcrop measurement, elementary introduction to wireline logs, seismic methods). The principles of facies analysis; sediment transport - sedimentary structures, the flow regime, and sediment gravity flows. The carbonate factory and carbonate rock classification. Trace fossils. Laboratory exercises in understanding facies mapping, isopachs and isolith maps.

Prerequisite: ESS224H1
Exclusion: GLG360H1, ERS313H5
Recommended Preparation: ESS222H1, ESS234H1/​ESS330H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS345H1: Computational Geology

Hours: 24L/1T/24P

A practical introduction to programming. This course will teach an operational knowledge on how to write and execute self written computer programs. Course topics touch upon using a computer without a graphical interface, using an integrated development environment, programming, documenting, debugging, reading and writing data, graphical output, how to navigate existing documentation and internet resources, and last but not least how to effectively ask for help. Students will work individually and in small groups in an inverted classroom setting on earth science related problem sets. Previous programming experience is not required, however curiosity, independence and perseverance are mandatory.

Prerequisite: 2 FCEs from first-year math, chemistry or physics courses; 2 FCEs of earth sciences courses
Exclusion: GLG204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS361H1: Atmosphere-Biosphere Interact

Hours: 24L

Theory on the exchange of energy and matter (carbon, water) between the land surface and atmosphere, with a focus on the implications of ecosystem-level processes for regional micrometeorology. Examples will be taken from research on contemporary as well as palaeoclimate systems. Case studies to include how changes in vegetation type alter surface radiation balance, hydrological cycling and heat transfer in soils. There is no formal textbook for this course. Lecture material will be augmented with assigned readings from the scientific literature.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCE`s, including 1 FCE from PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​CHM135H1/​CHM136H1/​CHM138H1/​CHM139H1/​MAT135H1/​MAT136H1
Exclusion: GGR303H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ESS362H1: Oceanography

Hours: 24L/24P

An introduction to the physical, geological, chemical, and biological processes governing the world’s oceans. The course emphasizes critical thinking, environmental issues, and interrelationships among scientific disciplines.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE from ESS102H1/​PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​CHM135H1/​CHM136H1/​CHM138H1/​CHM139H1/​BIO120H1/​MAT135H1 & ESS261H1/​ESS262H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS381H1: Special Topics in Earth Science

Hours: 24L/24P

A survey of current thinking in Earth science. Topics may include isotope geochemistry, ore genesis, or planetary remote sensing.

Prerequisite: minimum of 1.0 credits in ESS at the 200+level
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS391H1: Directed Studies

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice, and under the supervision, of a faculty member. Such work may involve obtaining data in the field or lab and analysing it, an interdisciplinary research project, and supervised readings. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: enrollment in an Earth Science program of study, completion of at least one full-course equivalent of 200-series ESS courses.
Exclusion: GLG371H1
Distribution Requirements: Science

ESS392Y1: Directed Studies

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice, and under the supervision, of a faculty member. Such work may involve obtaining data in the field or lab and anlysing it, an interdisciplinary research project, and supervised readings. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: enrollment in an Earth Sciences Program of Study; completion of at least one full-course equivalent of 200-series ESS courses.
Exclusion: GLG372Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science

ESS398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

ESS398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: GLG399Y0
Distribution Requirements: Science

ESS410H1: Field Techniques in Hydrogeochemistry

A ten-day field course in late summer at the Deep River field site designed to familiarize students in a variety of hydrogeological and biogeochemical field techniques; includes a mixture of lecture, laboratory and field exercises. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Note: Enrollment is handled by the department. For registration deadlines, additional fees associated with the field course, course dates, and special registration requirements, please consult the departmental announcements or inquire with ugrad@es.utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: ESS311H1, ESS312H1
Exclusion: GLG448H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS423H1: Mineral Deposits

Hours: 24L/36P

Geology and geochemistry of ore deposits. Origin and interpretation; systematic ore mineralogy, in hand specimen and reflected light microscopy.

Prerequisite: ESS322H1, ESS323H1
Exclusion: GLG442H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS425H1: Advanced Methods in the Geosciences

Hours: 24L/36P

This course provides an in-depth exploration of methods which are commonly used in the Geosciences. The course content will vary from year to year; students should inquire with the Department about course topics and pre-requisites before the beginning of the Fall term. Topics taught in this course include, but are not limited to, laboratory analytical techniques (such as X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, stable isotopes, light and scanning electron microscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry), core logging, computational techniques including modeling, statistical methods, or spatial analysis tools for geological mapping applications such as plotting cross sections or correlating biostratigraphies.

Prerequisite: 8 FCEs of Earth Sciences courses
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS431H1: Basin Analysis

Previous Course Number: ESS332H1
Hours: 24L/36P

Detailed study of each of the major sedimentary environments. Typical facies assemblages, cyclic sedimentation. Autogenic and allogenic processes. The principles of sequence stratigraphy. The history of the sequence concept; systems tracts and bounding surfaces. Sequence models. What causes sequences: mechanisms of change in base level and accommodation: – tectonism, climate change, eustatic sea-level change.

Prerequisite: ESS331H1
Exclusion: GLG430H1, ESS332H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS441H1: Advanced Structural Geology

Hours: 24L/24P

Principles of geological mechanics: stress, strain, rheology. Faulting, folding and development of tectonic foliations and lineations. Structural analysis of fractures, folds and tectonites.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCE of ESS courses including ESS322H1, ESS234H1, ESS241H1, ESS331H1
Recommended Preparation: ESS345H1, ESS323H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS445H1: Global Tectonics

Hours: 24L/24P

Exploration of physical Earth processes and their relationship to large-scale geological phenomena. Mantle convection as plate tectonic engine; intraplate/plate boundary lithospheric deformation including orogenesis and crustal subsidence. Focus on reconciling geodynamic theory/modelling with geological/geophysical observations.

Exclusion: GLG465H1
Recommended Preparation: ESS322H1, ESS332H1 & ESS441H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS450H1: Geophysical Field Techniques

A ten-day field course in late August at the Deep River field site. Students get hands-on experience using geophysical instrumentation, applying various data collection techniques, and performing data analysis in gravity, magnetic, seismic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radar surveys. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Note: Enrollment is handled by the department. For registration deadlines, additional fees associated with the field course, course dates, and special registration requirements, please consult the departmental announcements or inquire with ugrad@es.utoronto.ca. Additional fee of up to $500 will apply.

Recommended Preparation: JGA305H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS452H1: Geophysical Imaging with Non-seismic Methods

Hours: 24L

Current geophysical surface and borehole methodologies (gravity, magnetics, electrical, electromagnetic, nuclear) and their theoretical basis for investigating Earth's interior to depths ranging from several metres to tens of kilometers.

Exclusion: PHY494H1
Recommended Preparation: ESS345H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS461H1: Palaeoenvironmental Studies

Hours: 24L/24P

The use of proxy data (terrestial and aquatic microfossils) to infer past environmental conditions. The nature and extent of Quaternary environmental change is considered in the context of assessing current issues such as acidification, metal pollution, eutrophication and global climate change. Paleoenvironmental techniques are applied in the laboratory.

Prerequisite: ESS261H1
Exclusion: GLG436H1
Recommended Preparation: ESS362H1, ENV233H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ESS462H1: Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Hours: 24L

A seminar course focusing on the exchange of matter (i.e. elements, minerals) between the Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, and biosphere. Course-related topics include global biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, silicon, iron, and zinc (amongst other elements) and will include both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Examples and case studies will be viewed from the paleo-, contemporary and potential future global change perspectives. The overall content of course readings will be determined by student interest, as students have the freedom to choose topics (readings) of personal interest. Offered in alternate years.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs from any of ESS/MAT/PHY/CHM/EEB/GGR, including ESS361H1/​ESS362H1/​GGR305H1
Exclusion: GGR403H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS464H1: Biological Perspectives on Earth System Evolution

Hours: 24L

A seminar course focussing on ways that the Earth's biosphere (terrestrial and marine) has altered the overall functioning of the Earth System over geological time, including (1) influence of terrestrial vegetation on surface processes such as palaeosol development, river geomorphology, erosion, and cycling of major biogeochemical nutrients on land, (2) influence of the marine biosphere on the concentration of O2 and CO2 in the atmosphere, including the origin of the stratospheric ozone layer, and (3) the interactive influence of the terrestrial and marine biosphere on atmospheric moisture transport, production of latent relative to sensible heat fluxes, and the development of the planetary boundary layer. Offered in alternate years.

Prerequisite: ESS261H1/​ESS262H1, ESS361H1/​ESS362H1/​GGR305H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

ESS481H1: Advanced Topics in Earth Sciences

Hours: 24L/24P

This course is offered on an irregular basis, typically in the winter term. Students are advised to consult the departmental notices with respect to course times and content, but should expect an in-depth study of modern earth science questions, for example mineralogy and material science, advanced petrology, or exploration geochemistry. Course instructors will often, but not always, be recruited from Industry. 

Prerequisite: appropriate 300-level ESS credits. Prerequisites change from year to year; consult Department for details.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS490H1: Geological Capstone Fieldtrip

A two-week excursion to a challenging field setting. Students will integrate field observations with their accumulated knowledge of geodynamics, structural geology, and landscape evolution to understand large-scale geological events. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. This course can be offered in any given term. Note: Enrollment is handled by the department. For registration deadlines, additional fees associated with the field course, course dates, and special registration requirements, please consult the departmental announcements or inquire with ugrad@es.utoronto.ca.

Prerequisite: At least 12 FCE of any Earth Science program of study requirements, or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: GLG420H1
Recommended Preparation: ESS221H1/​ESS224H1, ESS262H1, ESS222H1, ESS234H1, ESS331H1, ESS423H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS491H1: Undergraduate Thesis Project

Research emphasising methods used in field and experimental work. Students must obtain the consent of an instructor and register with the undergraduate coordinator and are urged to do so toward the end of their third year. In addition to submitting a thesis, students are required to give an oral presentation of their research results to an open meeting of the department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of the required 300-level courses, and enrollment in a relevant program and permission of the department.
Exclusion: GLG471H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

ESS492Y1: Undergraduate Thesis Project

Research emphasising methods used in field and experimental work. Students must obtain the consent of an instructor and register with the undergraduate coordinator and are urged to do so toward the end of their third year. In addition to submitting a thesis, students are required to give an oral presentation of their research results to an open meeting of the department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of the required 300-level courses in an appropriate program and permission of the department.
Exclusion: GLG470Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

EST100H1: Elementary Estonian Language and Culture I

Previous Course Number: EST100Y1
Hours: 48P

Learn essential Estonian vocabulary, basic grammar and develop elementary conversational competence. Popular songs, poetry, and structured dialogue are among the various tools for achieving these objectives. Students will learn commonly used phrases and expressions used in everyday situations, from greeting people to making purchases in stores, and ordering meals in cafes. The course is designed for students with either no fluency or minimum fluency in Estonian.

Exclusion: EST100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EST101H1: Elementary Estonian Language and Culture II

Previous Course Number: EST100Y1
Hours: 48L

This course expands the student’s command of Estonian from the introductory level. The course will consist of themed sessions using language for travel in Estonia, savouring the language of Estonian cuisine, and the lyrics of popular, folk and classical Estonian music. These themed sessions will also enable students to better understand the proper inflections of nouns and tenses of verbs in both dialogue and written exercises. This course is open to students with minimum fluency in Estonian.

Prerequisite: EST100H1 / Permission of instructor
Exclusion: EST100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EST200H1: Intermediate Estonian Language and Culture I

Previous Course Number: EST200Y1
Hours: 48P

This course develops the student's language skills via an exploration of Estonian culture - including its music, literature, film and media. Each of these areas will be examined through readings, writing about one’s impressions, and speaking about them to others in the class. The course consists of a combination of both classroom and web-based learning. The course is open to students with some fluency in Estonian.

Prerequisite: (EST100H1, EST101H1) / Permission of instructor
Exclusion: EST200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EST201H1: Intermediate Estonian Language and Culture II

Previous Course Number: EST200Y1
Hours: 48P

Through an exploration of Estonian culture both in Estonia and the diaspora, students will further develop their skills in speaking, reading and writing in Estonian. Students will learn about the main characteristics of Estonian society – its history, way of life, the Estonian economy and business environment, and Estonian current affairs. Students will discuss recent trends and challenges in the development of Estonian society. The course will combine both classroom and web-based learning. It is open to students with elementary fluency in Estonian, both spoken and written.

Prerequisite: (EST100H1, EST101H1) / Permission of instructor
Exclusion: EST200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EST300Y1: Advanced Estonian

Hours: 72P

Advanced grammar and stylistics through study of a variety of texts; problems of composition; translation; oral and written practice. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: EST200Y1or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EST400Y1: Estonian Literature from 1700

Hours: 24L/24S

A survey of the major writers and literary periods in Estonian literature. From Ksu Hans, Lament of Tartu to the National Awakening. Republican, Soviet, expatriate literature, and the New Awakening. Readings in Estonian or English. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: EST300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

EST420Y1: Independent Study

A year-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major topic in Estonian language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: EST300Y1/​EST400Y1; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

EST421H1: Independent Study

A semester-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major topic in Estonian language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ETH201H1: Contemporary Moral Problems

Hours: 24L

ETH201 is an introductory course in ethics. How should we live? Which course of action is the right one? When and why should we blame ourselves and/or others? We all have and exercise moral opinions; this course is about justifying them. The course begins with some critical reasoning skills, and then explores philosophical strategies for justifying moral beliefs. We will then examine some specific issues of moral and political significance before concluding with psychological mechanisms behind moral attitudes and behaviour.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ETH210H1: Rationality and Action

Hours: 36L

An introductory survey of attempts that have been made to develop a formal model of practical rationality, with particular emphasis on the way moral considerations enter into those deliberations. Topics may include: utility-maximization theory, introductory game theory, consequentialism, and deontic reasoning, as well as the limitations of rationality.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ETH220H1: Moral Psychology

Hours: 36L

A study of issues that arise at the intersection of psychology and moral philosophy. Why do people act morally? What role do reason and emotion play? Can we know what is right, yet not be motivated to do it? What role can science play in advancing our understanding of morality?

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ETH230H1: Morality in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Hours: 24L

Is morality universal, or does it vary by time and place? This course will examine cultural differences in moral codes from both empirical and philosophical perspectives.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ETH350H1: Topics in Value Theory

Hours: 24L

Selected topics in value theory, broadly construed (ethics, political theory, law). Consult the Centre for Ethics website for offering information.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ETH401H1: Seminar in Ethics

Hours: 16L/16S

The seminar will expose advanced undergraduates to cutting edge research in ethics. It meets bi-weekly over the entire academic year. Participants will attend research presentations at the Centre for Ethics (topics have included bioethics, indigenous rights, equality and education, free speech, and workplace democracy). They will also meet individually with the instructor (the Centre’s Director) to plan an independent research project related to the theme of the course. In the winter term, students will present their research and discuss it with the other students in the seminar. (Note that this is an "H1Y" course -- a half-credit course taught throughout both Fall and Winter terms.)

Prerequisite: One of PHL365H1, PHL375H1, PHL271H1, POL200Y1 or an equivalent, POL330Y1 or an equivalent. Preference for enrolment will be given to students of the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Political Science, and Trinity College's program in Ethics, Society, and Law.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

EUR200Y1: Europe: Nation-State to Supranational Union

Hours: 48L/24T

An analysis of the development of European political regimes from 1789 until the 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the European Union to include the countries of the former Soviet bloc. This course identifies the decisive forces and factors affecting the operation of constitutions and institutions within the countries which came to form the European Union: nationalism, multi-nationalism, internationalism and supranationalism.

Exclusion: HIS241H1/​HIS242H1
Recommended Preparation: HIS103Y1/​HIS109Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

EUR299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Hours: TBA

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/... . Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


EUR398H0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


EUR398Y0: Research Excursions

Hours: TBA

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


EUR399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/... . Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


EUR495H1: Independent Studies

Hours: 2P

An in-depth of an issue of relevance to the European Union. Content depends on the instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Open only to students enrolled in the European Studies Major Program. Third and Fourth year students only.
Recommended Preparation: Varies year to year.

EUR498H1: Special Topics in European Studies: European Union

Hours: 24L

What is the European Union? Which are its core institutions and how do they work? What is the scope of its directives and programs, and how do they fit in with the member-states’ policies? What is the role of the EU as an international actor? This course on Special Topics in European Studies aims at answering all these questions. The course will start with an introduction to integration in Europe, the development of the EU, and some theories and approaches to its study. It will then review the main political, economic, and judiciary institutions in the EU. Last, it will examine some important policy areas and challenges at the European level, including migration and asylum, social cohesion, counterterrorist initiatives, scenarios after Brexit, relations between the EU and its neighbours, and foreign policy. Special care will be given to explaining the political interaction between the EU institutions and the member-states, on the one hand, and the EU’s Directives and policy frameworks and the members’ policies, on the other hand.

Prerequisite: Completion of 12.0 FCEs including EUR200Y1 and one of POL207Y1/​POL359Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FAH101H1: Monuments of Art History

Hours: 24L

Consideration of the stylistic and contextual significance of representative monuments in the history of art.

Exclusion: FAH100Y/FAH105H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH102H1: Art and Ideas

Hours: 24L/6T

A survey of the history of art, architecture and allied arts. This introduction to the history of art will examine a wide range of objects, selected and discussed in connection with a special theme to be selected by the instructor. Students will be expected to study the history and significance of art through the close reading of selected texts that relate to both art and theory. Special attention will be given to developing essential art historical skills necessary for upper level courses. The topic for each semester will vary based on the instructor. No previous knowledge of history of art or architecture is required. Frequent writing assignments and exercises will be based on readings, lectures, and museum or gallery visits to collections in Toronto.

Exclusion: FAH105H5/FAH202H5/VPHB39H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH194H1: Public Art: Local and Global

Hours: 24S

We are surrounded by public art, whether in the form of official commemorative monuments or ephemeral (some say illegal) street art. We will examine the history and current practice of this important art form in Toronto and by comparison, globally. The focus will be on discussing the nature, roles, and issues pertaining to contemporary public art that we can see in situ in downtown Toronto. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH195H1: On Foot: From Pilgrimage to the Mobile City

Hours: 24S

Walking is a basic human activity, yet it also defines and shapes us. In order to understand the permutations of this seemingly simple activity we will look at walking in a variety of contexts through the study of texts, art, movies and the built environment. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH196H1: Marco Polo's World

Hours: 24S

This course explores the visual and material worlds of the Italian traveller Marco Polo, which are described in his Travels. Together we will read sections of this text and explore their meaning with respect to the objects and monuments of Marco Polo’s time from the regions to which he travelled. By studying cartography, art, architecture, and urban form in the expansive medieval world of Marco Polo, the course will introduce us to the global world of the Middle Ages. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH197H1: Classical Art from Greek Gods to Roman Gladiators

Hours: 24S

The ancient Greeks and Romans lived in a world full of images. Ancient visual culture comprises not only the high arts but also the everyday. This course is meant to introduce students to key ideas about how art and images in general impacted the life of ancient Greeks and Romans. Students will learn to examine various categories of visual material ranging from the pictorial and applied arts (painting, sculpture, architecture) to everyday artifacts (for example, domestic wares, jewelry or weapons). Through a series of discussion-centred seminar sessions students will explore the interconnections between art and ideology, art and identity as well as visuality and viewing. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH198H1: Shocking Artists, Shocking Art

Hours: 24S

Art causes scandals for many reasons, provoking a range of consequences, including censorship, cuts to government funding of the arts or even destruction of the work in question. In this course we will consider a number of kinds of art scandal arising from exhibition in public galleries and urban spaces, including those that have to do with legal issues such as plagiarism and vandalism; aesthetic objections on the part of the public, ranging from perceived obscenity to simple resentment of abstract art; racism; sacrilege; and political subversion, amongst others. We will consider the work of artists including Chris Ofili, Joep van Lieshout, Paul McCarthy, Damien Hirst, Michael Snow, Sally Mann, Banksy, Rachel Whiteread, Richard Prince, Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, Carl Andre, Maya Lin, and Jeff Koons, amongst others. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH199H1: Curiosity: Art and Science

Hours: 24S

“Curiosity” can refer to the desire to know or learn something, but the word has also been used to define objects of singular interest: “curiosities.” Drawing from the University of Toronto’s rich museum and library collections, this course will present an overview of the diverse and shifting European cultural attitudes toward curiosity—from the early modern period to the present. We will examine themes such as: museum history, rarity and monstrosity, natural history illustration, exploration and travel art, the construction of racial and cultural difference, and visual entertainment. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH205H1: Clay: A Material and Visual History

Hours: 24L

This course will reveal the deep history of clay, stretching back to the Palaeolithic period with the first clay figurines; through the Neolithic period with its extensive use of clay for the earliest permanent houses, the first inorganic containers, and many votive offerings in clay; all the way to the present day with the ceramic art of Pablo Picasso, Grayson Perry, and Ai Weiwei. Our approach will also be thoroughly global, ranging from the Maya of Mesoamerica to the Mingei of Japan. The course will involve hands-on elements too, particularly with the nearby Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art.

Recommended Preparation: FAH101H1/​FAH102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH206H1: Prehistoric Aegean and East Mediterranean Art and Archaeology

Hours: 24L

An overview of the major monuments, artifacts, themes and problems in the study of the archaeology, art and architecture of the Aegean region and the east Mediterranean to 1000BC.

Exclusion: FAH101Y5/FAH203H5/FAH204H5/FAH205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH207H1: Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology

Hours: 24L

An overview of the major monuments, artifacts, themes and problems in the study of the archaeology, art and architecture of the civilizations of Greece and Rome.

Exclusion: FAH101Y5/FAH203H5/FAH204H5/XBC199Y1 L0211
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH215H1: Early Medieval Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of Western Europe and the Byzantine East from the third until the eleventh century.

Exclusion: FAH102Y5/FAH261H1/​FAH267H5/FAH271H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH216H1: Later Medieval Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of Western Europe and the Byzantine East from the eleventh until the fifteenth century.

Exclusion: FAH102Y5/FAH267H5/FAH271H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH230H1: Renaissance Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

A selective survey of the major art centres and types of artistic and architectural production in Italy and northern Europe, from the early fifteenth century to the mid-sixteenth. Themes include the relations--artistic, economic and ideological--between northern and southern Europe during this period, the changing role of art in religious life, the emergence of secular themes, and the legacies left by Renaissance art to modern life and culture.

Exclusion: FAH200Y5/FAH274H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH231H1: Baroque Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

Major forms of expression in the visual arts ca. 1600 - ca. 1750 with particular attention to forms, techniques, theories, and patronage of the arts as well as biographies of artists in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany and England.

Exclusion: FAH200Y5/FAH279H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH245H1: Modernism and anti-Modernism, c. 1750-1900

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the advent and development of art movements including Rococo and Neoclassicism; Romanticism and Revolution, Realism and the advent of Photography, Impressionism; Academic art; Post-Impressionism.

Exclusion: FAH287H5
Recommended Preparation: FAH102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH246H1: Art Since 1900

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the consolidation of Modernist tendencies in Europe to the mid 20th century and to the many contemporary responses to these achievements. Individual artists, including Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, and Matthew Barney are considered in their relationship to various art movements and the theories that supported them, including Expressionism; Abstraction and Constructivism; Dada and Surrealism; Neue Sachlichkeit; Abstract Expressionism; Pop; Conceptual Art; Earth Art; Feminist Art; Postmodernism; New Media Art.

Exclusion: FAH288H5/FAH289H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH248H1: Canadian Painting 1665-1960

Hours: 24L

An introductory survey of the history of painting in Canada from the 17th to the 20th century.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH252H1: Introduction to the History of Photography

Hours: 24L

This course surveys the history of photography in Europe and North America, from its origins to recent innovations in digital imaging.  Emphasis is placed on the various aesthetic, scientific, and political discourses in which photography has been located, and the assumptions and premises associated with the medium's relationship to reality.

Exclusion: FAH352H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H1/​FAH102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH255H1: Art of Indigenous North America

Hours: 24L

A broad survey of Indigenous arts in North America from Mexico to the Arctic, and from ancient to modern. Students will gain a basic literacy in key artforms including painting, architecture, basketry and more, grounded in an awareness of Indigenous realities and historical currents.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH260H1: The Artistic Landscape of East Asia

Hours: 24L

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and Tibet), from the neolithic to the present.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH262H1: Art and Visual Experience in Modern and Contemporary East Asia

Hours: 24L

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and Tibet) and its diaspora in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH265H1: Monuments of the Islamic World

Hours: 24L

This course explores the architecture of the Islamic world from the 7th - 12th centuries through the lens of its major monuments throughout the central Islamic lands, North Africa and Spain. Through an emphasis upon the Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid and Seljuk periods, the course explores the range of cultural, political, social and religious aspects related to the development of the built environment. It also considers the impact of Islam's encounter with late antiquity and aims to position the rise of Islamic architecture within the context of this encounter. Additionally, the architecture is contextualized through a study of the urban history of select early and medieval Islamic cities.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH270H1: Architecture: Rituals and Monuments

Hours: 24L

A survey of architecture from pre-history to the start of modernism, with attention given to the ways in which architecture shapes human experience.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH272H1: Modern Architecture from 1750 to the Present

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the buildings, issues and ideas from Neoclassicism to the present.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH273H1: Canada Buildings and Landscapes

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the traditions and patterns of building in Canada taking into account the unique landscapes, resources and history that comprise what is now a unified political entity. Lectures will pay special attention to the complexity of architecture throughout Canada including issues of land rights, natural resources, immigration, settlements and urban design, transportation, and heritage issues. A special feature of this class will be the opportunity to study Toronto first-hand through class projects. No previous architectural history study is required.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FAH303H1: Emergence of Greek Civilisation

Hours: 24L

This course investigates the material culture, art and architecture of the Aegean civilizations from the Neolithic through to the building of the palaces of Crete around 2000BC.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH307H1: Ancient Art, Migration, and the Barbarian ‘Other’

Hours: 24L

This course surveys the cultural, artistic and social interactions between the Graeco-Roman world and the so-called ‘Barbarians’ beyond its eastern and northern confines. Chronologically, it spans from the Greek Geometric and Archaic periods (9th - 6th c. BCE) to the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of Early Medieval Europe (6th- 7th c. CE). The course will address issues of artistic production, material culture, ritual and cult in relation to the mobility of peoples and groups, objects and individuals.

Prerequisite: FAH102H1; FAH207H1
Exclusion: HIS320H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH308H1: City of Athens: Art, Politics and Society

Hours: 24L

This course provides a detailed investigation of the city of Athens, focusing on the art, architecture and archaeology in the later Archaic and Classical Period. A combination of topographical and chronological approach is taken to familiarize the students with both the physical cityscape as well as its development in the context of major areas of interest, such as politics, religion and social customs. Some broad themes explored include: art, democracy and propaganda (Agora), the impact of the Persian wars, ritual and religious festivals (Acropolis), the symposium, Athenian women, funerary art (Kerameikos), cult, sanctuaries and votives, art and Athenian drama. The course will also feature digital humanities components in the assignments, which may involve spatial mapping, 3D tools/VR and/or databases, as well as a trip to the Royal Ontario Museum.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH309H1: City of Rome

Hours: 24L

The art, architecture and archaeology of the city of Rome to AD476.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH310H1: Greek Vase Painting

Hours: 24L

This course is a comprehensive exploration of the art of Greek vase painting, covering material from the late Geometric period (8th C. BCE) to the late Classical Period (4th C. BCE). While iconography and narrative will form a major portion of the ceontent, the class will also explore issues surrounding material and technique, the prevalent sympotic (drinking) culture and Greek rituals that provides the cultural framework, dynamics of trade, theories of viewership and semiotics, status of the artist, and other historiographical concerns, including problematic issues surrounding the modern practice of collecting.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH311H1: Greek Sculpture

Hours: 24L

The course provides a thorough examination of ancient Greek sculpture from 7th - 1st century BCE, which in many ways defined the canon of western art that was to follow. Classic issues of style, dating, and technique are complemented by putting them into the contexts of cultural history, religion and socio-politics. While the course is a traditional monument-based survey of major sculptural works from the ancient Greek world, several important issues are also addressed, pertaining both to contemporary society and the study of other areas of art history. These include but are not limited to: gender, social class, colonialism, notion of the artist, originality, and aesthetic theory.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH312H1: Art of the Hellenistic Age

Hours: 24L

Transformation in the visual arts, paintings, sculpture, and mosaics of the expanding Greek world c. 400BC to c. 100BC; the response to Hellenization from the new artistic centres of Asia Minor and Italy.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH313H1: Greek Myth in Ancient Art

Hours: 24L

A general introduction to Greek mythology and its uses (and abuses) by the Greeks and Romans through the art of antiquity. Students will learn about gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, their attributes and stories which constituted the subjects of (not only) ancient art.

Exclusion: CLA204H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH314H1: Eroticism in Ancient Art

Hours: 24L

Erotic ‘imagery’ – sculptures, reliefs, paintings – is ubiquitous in ancient art, to a degree that modern viewers have often found disturbing. This course faces the challenge posed by the ancient predilection for such imagery and explores it from a critical and scholarly perspective. At its most basic level, it reassigns a seemingly universal segment of human ‘nature’ and experience to the realm of culture, by examining the imagery against the background of ancient constructions of sexuality, gender and the body. But it also explores the libidinal and hedonic structure of the works of art themselves and asks for the functions of erotic imagery in its respective contexts. The course will avail itself of the excellent research on gender, sexuality and eroticism in antiquity that has been produced over the past few decades, and it will also explore the topic’s lateral connections with the thematic fields of ancient humour, the ‘grotesque’, apotropaism, myth and magic.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH318H1: Monastic Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

An examination of the role played by monks and nuns in the creation and use of art and architecture in the Middle Ages.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1/​FAH454H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH319H1: Illuminated Manuscripts

Hours: 24L

A focused survey of different types of manuscripts and their images from the origins of the book in Late Antiquity to the invention of printing.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC358H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH325H1: Urban Islam

Hours: 24L

By challenging essentialist questioning of Islamic urbanism, this course considers the inter-animated and complex web of forces that drive cities forward by identifying repertoires of underlying logic. Through a deep and historically situated reading of Medieval Mecca, Medina, Damascus, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Cairo, and Cordoba, we will map and encode history on the urban scale to reveal what makes a city "Islamic." Visual mapping skill cultivation for communication purposes (both digital and analogue) will be taught throughout to enhance understandings of urban complexity in rich historical contexts.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1/​FAH318H1/​FAH319H1/​FAH327H1/​FAH328H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH265H1/​FAH326H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH326H1: Cultural History of Islamic Spain

Hours: 24L

From its earliest beginnings as an Umayyad province and up until the 15th century, al-Andalus acted as a lynch pin within the Mediterranean world. Connecting the Islamic empire in the East and forging links of trade and cultural exchange with Europe to the West, cities such as Cordoba and Granada captured the imagination of contemporary chroniclers, earning descriptions in the sources as truly “first-rate places”. Through an exploration of the historical, artistic, architectural, urban, social and economic contexts, this course will engage with and expand upon current understandings of this seminal period in Islamic history to examine Islam’s encounters and modes of cultural exchange with Europe and the Mediterranean world.

Prerequisite: Any Medieval 200 or 300 level half-course (any one of FAH215H1, FAH216H1, FAH318H1, FAH319H1, FAH327H1, or FAH328H1).
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH327H1: Secular Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages

Hours: 24L

A consideration of art and architecture made for the court, the aristocracy, and other patrons outside the realm of the Christian church.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1/​FAH337H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH328H1: Gothic Cathedral

Hours: 24L

An examination of the Gothic cathedral from its origins in Paris in the 1130’s through its development and elaboration in France, England and Italy. This course also considers monumental decorations in painted glass, wall painting, tapestry and portal sculpture.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1/​FAH351H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH330H1: German Art and Architecture in the Age of Dürer

Hours: 24L

Albrecht Dürer and the painting and printmaking of his contemporaries. Consideration of the great Hall churches of Saxony and the altarpieces of Tilman Riemenschneider and his contemporaries; the status of the arts and attitudes towards Italian art, and the consequences of the Reformation for religious imagery.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/​FAH231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH331H1: Netherlandish Renaissance Art and Culture

Hours: 24L

Painting, sculpture and architecture of the Netherlands in the sixteenth century with reference to the arts in Italy, France, Germany and Spain. Consideration of Netherlandish art in the context of literature, religion, urban expansion, political and economic developments; and as a system of communication. Particular attention devoted to Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, the rise of secular art.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/​FAH231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH335H1: The Art of Love in the Renaissance

Hours: 24L

Love is studied not only as a favorite theme of Renaissance art, but as the basis of some of its fundamental aesthetic claims. The question of love connects Renaissance art to important strains of philosophical thought and religious spirituality, as well as to some urgent realities of social life.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/​FAH231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH337H1: Rivalry, Imitation and Envy in Italian Renaissance Art

Hours: 24L

This course examines works in different art media, including painting, sculpture and prints, produced from 1400 to 1600, discussing how artistic practice of imitation and emulation stimulated the development of individual styles. In addition, this course addresses notions of disruptive rivalry, and the representation of slander and envy.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/​FAH231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH338H1: Art and Consumers in the Renaissance (1400-1700)

Hours: 24L

It has long been said that the material culture of the Renaissance generated the first stir of consumerism with a variety of artifacts produced from 1400 to 1700 in Italy.  This course explores the material culture of Renaissance consumerism and discusses the production and function of works in different art media.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH340H1: 17th-Century Art of the Netherlands

Hours: 24L

Concentration on the major painters of Holland’s Golden Age, ca. 1580-ca. - 1700. Particular attention is paid to genre painting and the notion of “Dutch realism.” Consideration of art within its social and political contexts. Notions of gender, of the historical past, of embodiment, and of contact with the non-western world will be discussed.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/​FAH231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH341H1: Venetian Renaissance Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

Form and meaning, theory and practice of painting and architecture in Venice, ca. 1450-ca. 1600. Social, political and cultural contexts of making and viewing art, including works by Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto and Palladio.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/​FAH231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH345H1: The Romantic Movement in French Art

Hours: 24L

This course explores the painting, sculpture, and graphic arts of the Romantic era in France, from abOUT 1820 to 1850. Major emphasis on Gericault, Delacroix, and Ingres in their artistic, cultural, and political context. Key topics in Romanticism, including Orientalism and gender, are also explored.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/​FAH246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH346H1: Impressionism

Hours: 24L

The origin and development of Impressionism in France and Europe, 1860-1886, in its social, political and intellectual context. Painting, graphics and sculpture by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Sisley, Cassatt and Morisot.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/​FAH246H1
Exclusion: FAH378H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH347H1: Cubism and Related Movements

Hours: 24L

An investigation of the birth and development of Cubism, Futurism and Orphism in Europe and North America.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/​FAH246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH348H1: The Dada and Surrealist Tradition

Hours: 24L

The origins and development of the Dada and Surrealist movements in early 20th-century Western art, and their lasting impact on art after World War II. Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and the theoretical preoccupation which accompanied artistic production.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/​FAH246H1
Exclusion: FAH447H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH349H1: Abstraction in Twentieth-Century Art

Hours: 24L

The origins, development, and critical issues pertaining to abstract or non-figurative modes of art as manifested in painting, sculpture and other selected media upt to the present time. Movements include European abstract art before World War II as well as post-war developments.

Prerequisite: FAH102H1/​FAH245H1/​FAH246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH350H1: Minimalism

Hours: 24L

An investigation of the different definitions and issues of minimal art including seriality, materials, process, objecthood, chance, installation, reception, relations to music and film, and the influence of structuralism.

Prerequisite: FAH102H1/​FAH245H1/​FAH246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH352H1: 19th Century Photography

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the major artists, movements, and debates in photography in Europe and North America, from its prehistory to the turn of the century.  Issues considered include the relationship of social class to aesthetics, the role of illusion, the rise of mass reproduction.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH353H1: On Display: Cultures of Exhibition, 1789-1900

Hours: 24L

Examination of the historical development of the cultures of exhibition in Nineteenth-Century Europe, and the diversity of venues displaying works of art and nature. Historical and theoretical overview is complemented by case studies which include investigations of private cabinets of curiosity, encyclopedic museums, commercial galleries, side-shows, and world's fairs.

Prerequisite: Any FAH 200-level course
Recommended Preparation: some introduction to art and/or cultural history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH354H1: Art in Canada Since the 1960s

Hours: 24L

An examination of the visual arts in Canada from the 1960’s to the present. A large and diverse range of media, practices, artists, and theoretical contexts will be examined. Emphasis is placed on work that can be seen in the original.

Prerequisite: FAH101H1/​FAH102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH355H1: Landscape to EcoArt

Hours: 24L

Ecological art is a focus in contemporary global art. We examine ecoart’s antecedents in the landscape genre and Earth Art and the diverse theoretical and disciplinary perspectives that inform our understanding of these movements. Artists include Burtynsky, Eliasson, Long, Mendieta, Netco, Smithson, Turrell. Readings include Deleuze, Heidegger, Latour.

Prerequisite: FAH246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH360H1: World of the Senses: Chinese Decorative Arts

Hours: 24L

This course surveys late imperial Chinese decorative arts from the Song (960-1127) through Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. It focuses on ceramics/porcelain, textiles, and furniture, attending especially to works in Toronto collections. Students will read primary and secondary sources to learn how decorative arts shaped daily life in imperial China.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level FAH half course/any 100- or 200-level EAS Society-Culture course.
Recommended Preparation: FAH260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH363H1: The Mechanics of the Image in China

Hours: 24L

East Asian images differ from Western ones in material support, format, and technologies of image-making. This course probes how East Asian images -- painting on objects, handscrolls, prints, optical media, film, and new media – work.

Prerequisite: Any 200 level FAH half course/ANY 100 or 200 level EAS Society-Culture course
Recommended Preparation: FAH260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH364H1: Visual South Asia

Hours: 24L

An overview of the visual culture (monuments to films) of South Asia form the Indus Valley Civilization (3500 BCE) to the contemporary. Focus on visual literacy, stylistic evolution, major concepts and the first-hand study of objects.

Prerequisite: any 200-level FAH half course / any course in Asian history, culture, or religion
Recommended Preparation: FAH260H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH370H1: European Renaissance Architecture

Hours: 24L

Architecture and architectural theory ca. 1400 – ca. 1600.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH371H1: Architecture and Urbanism in Baroque Europe

Hours: 24L

Architecture studied through its various building types and in its urban context. Themes include architecture and power under Absolutism, and the rise of the modern city.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH376H1: Canadian Architecture: A Survey

Hours: 24L

Vernacular traditions in building, patterns of settlement and urbanization, and development of high styles in architecture in New France, British North America, and what is now Canada, from ca. 1650 to ca. 1925. Material economy, cultural identity, local character, regional expression, national symbolism and international influences.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/​FAH272H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH380H1: Special Topics in Art History

Hours: 24L

The study of various aesthetic, cultural, social, political, and theoretical aspects of Western art and photography across the centuries.

Prerequisite: Two FAH half courses or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH381H1: Problems in Jewish Art

Hours: 24L

This course investigates the changing definition of Jewish art and the status of Jewish artists. Other issues explored include Jewish-Christian visual polemics, the construction of individual and communal Jewish identity through art, architecture, and texts, and the conceptual transformation of Jewish craft and ritual objects into art.

Recommended Preparation: FAH102H1, a 200 level FAH half course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH382H1: Art Writing

Hours: 12L/12P

Study and practice in the variety of writing genres and styles associated with art history and contemporary criticism. Students will develop skills in writing for museum exhibitions and publications, reviews and criticism, academic analysis, and writing for popular print and media. Regular and frequent writing assignments. Recommended for FAH majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level FAH course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH388H1: Art History Theories and Practices

Hours: 24L

Investigates the development of art and architectural history as an academic discipline and method of analysis including discussion of varied approaches such as formalism, connoisseurship, post-colonialism, feminism, queer studies, psychoanalysis, and material studies. The course explores the relationship of art history to other disciplines including archaeology, literary criticism, film studies, and anthropology. Suggested for all Specialists and students considering graduate study in art history.

Prerequisite: any 300-level FAH course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH390Y0: Studies Abroad in Spanish Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

Through site visits and local resources, this course looks at the history of Spanish art and architecture, including the various work created by the diverse religious and political groups of the Iberian peninsula. The specific focus of the course may vary from year to year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH391Y0: Studies Abroad in Ancient Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Ancient Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in ancient art, architecture, and archaeology/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH392Y0: Studies Abroad in Medieval Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Medieval Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in medieval art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH393Y0: Studies Abroad in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Renaissance or Baroque art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH394Y0: Studies Abroad in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Modern or Contemporary art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH395Y0: Studies Abroad in Canadian Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Canadian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Canadian art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH396Y0: Studies Abroad in Asian Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Asian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Asian art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH397Y0: Studies Abroad in Architectural History

Studies Abroad in Architectural History. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in architectural history/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FAH398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FAH399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


FAH401H1: Aegean Wall Paintings

Hours: 24S

Investigation of the wall-paintings of the Minoan, Cycladic and Mycenaean worlds in the second millennium BC: context, associations, viewing and historical interpretations.

Prerequisite: FAH205H1/​FAH206H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH300H1/​FAH303H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH405H1: Understanding Dionysos: The God of Wine, Theatre and the Afterlife

Hours: 24S

The Greek god Dionysos presents a multifaceted entry point into exploring Ancient Greek art, culture, religion and history. This course is a comprehensive exploration of the figure of Dionysos, from his obscure pre-historic beginnings of foreign origin, to his transformation into other post-classical entities, spanning Christianity to Buddhism. A substantial part of the course deals with his representations in Greek art, and the god's relationship to the Greeks as the governing figure of many important facets of their lives: drinking practices, sexuality, the performative arts, and the transition into the afterlife through the notion of eternal bliss. The course reading draws on art historical literature, as well as primary sources, and theoretical texts regarding religion and cultural practices.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1 / FAH310H1 / FAH311H1 / FAH312H1 / FAH313H1 / CLA204H1 / CLA232H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH406H1: Cross-Cultural Issues in Ancient Art Beyond Greece and Rome

Hours: 24S

When cultures collide, they assimilate, they exchange, they transform, and they develop, and there seems to be a pattern of recognizable centres of power around which artistic tradition often revolves. This has caused the conventional understanding of certain flowering of artistic heritage as a product of cross-cultural influences. This course is a seminar style survey that explores these fascinating amalgams of artistic traditions that lie at the Eastern outskirts of the Hellenistic world throughout the roman Period, from Bactria to India, and with a heavy focus on the Buddhist art of Gandhara, reaching out along the Silk Road.  As the title suggests, the class aims at a renewed framework that re-evaluates the role of the Ancient West, which has been absent since the heavily Eurocentric scholarship from the early 20th century. It also aims to familiarize students with current theoretical issues surrounding cross-cultural studies as it pertains to the visual arts, touching upon modern postcolonial theories of space.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1; three additional FAH courses
Recommended Preparation: FAH311H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH407H1: Studies in Roman Painting and Sculpture

Hours: 24S

Issues explored might cover Republican and Imperial painting; its Hellenistic sources and parallel media (mosaic, relief). The four distinctive genres of Roman sculptural production: the portrait, the historical relief, sarcophagi, and replicas of famous Greek sculptures. Styles, themes and modes of display in cultural context.

Prerequisite: FAH206H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH305H1/​FAH309H1/​FAH312H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH415H1: History of Islamic Cairo

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores the architectural and urban development of Islamic Cairo (al-Qahira) between the 7th and 16th centuries. As a nexus of both the Islamic empire and the Mediterranean world, Cairo provides an opportunity to explore a major Islamic Medieval city. Modern day Cairo emerged first as a provincial capital (al-Fustat and later al-Qata'a) in the 7th and 8th century and later morphed into a capital under successive dynasties from the 9th to the 16th century. Exploring Cairo throughout this critical historical period, one of both relative stability and upheaval during the post-conquest period to the Crusades, allows for a better understanding of the reciprocity between architecture and urbanism on the one hand and broader political shifts on the other. A central organizing theme of this course is Cairo's position as a place of multiplicity and confessional diversity, embedded within networks of cultural and economic exchange. Other themes explored include the role played by ceremonies and processions on urban form and the development of public space as well as the development of various religious, charitable, military and educational institutions and their impact upon shaping the city.

Prerequisite: 8 half FAH courses; permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FAH265H1/​FAH326H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH420H1: Studies in Western Medieval Art and Architecture

Hours: 24S

In-depth examination of monuments and issues in the art and architecture of Western Europe from the sixth to the fifteenth century.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH421H1: Studies in Medieval Cities

Hours: 24S

A focused examination of urbanism, art and architecture of a specific medieval city, such as Jerusalem, Rome, Constantinople, or Paris.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH327H1/​FAH328H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH423H1: The Palaces of Minoan Crete

Hours: 24L

Around 2000 BC, the island of Crete sees the emergence of what are arguably the earliest towns and states in European prehistory. At the heart of this new social order are the so-called ‘palaces’, massive architectural complexes usually interpreted as seats of administrative and political authority. However, fresh discoveries over the past two decades, coupled recently with radical new interpretations, require a fundamental rethinking of the nature of the palaces and their role in Minoan society. This course will provide students with an active opportunity to learn about the latest developments in Minoan art, architecture, and archaeology.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH424H1: Studies in Medieval Book Illumination

Hours: 24S

A consideration of individual types of books, their decoration, function, and cultural context. Topics might include, for example, Gospels, Psalters, or Books of Hours.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/​FAH216H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH319H1/​SMC358H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH430H1: Pieter Bruegel

Hours: 24S

The study of Pieter Bruegel’s works in the context of Netherlandish culture. Emphasis on secular works.

Prerequisite: FAH331H1; permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH433H1: Leonardo and His Legacy in Renaissance Italy

Hours: 24S

This seminar examines major critical developments in the interpretation of High Renaissance art in Italy by looking at key works produced by Leonardo, his contemporaries, and followers (1470-1530).

Prerequisite: FAH230H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH434H1: The First Art Historians

Hours: 24S

In Vasari’s Lives of the Artists and their “after-lives,” painters and humanists explored questions of word and image, art and life, biography and history, the psychology of style, the economics and politics of art and the languages of art.  How and why did art history originate?

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/​FAH231H1 and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH436H1: Italian Renaissance Art, Fashion, and Material Culture

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores fashion in the visual and material culture of Renaissance Italy. It focuses on the discourse of fashion as represented by Renaissance artists in their works and as treated in contemporary texts. It further examines the multiple meanings of dress in the courts of Renaissance Italy.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH438H1: History of Bad Art from Gothic to Kitsch

Hours: 24S

"Bad" art is a critical category that shadows and defines "good" art.  How has the art of invective shaped the histories of art by applying ethical, psychological and anthropological values to the world of art?  Topics include blasphemy, decadence, senility, the "other" and anti-social behaviors.  Special attention will be given to such prejudicial period styles as Gothic, Mannerism, Baroque and Rococo, and to such artistic movements as the Macchiaioli, neo-Kitsch, Dada, Automatism and Degenerate Art.  Readings range from Seneca and Vitruvius to Walter Benjamin and Clement Greenberg. Case studies of artists range from Caravaggio to Odd Nerdrum.

Prerequisite: 1.5 FAH courses; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH440H1: Dutch Genre Painting of the 17th Century

Hours: 24S

Study of so-called “scenes of everyday life.” Special attention given to cultural context and problems of constructions of gender and gendered relationships, of social and economic interests, of class conflict, of the relationship with broader European culture. Considerable attention will be paid to the work of Jan Vermeer.

Prerequisite: FAH331H1/​FAH340H1; permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH446H1: Arctic Anthropocene? Image Cultures of Arctic Voyaging

Hours: 24S

‘Arctic Anthropocene’ examines the extensive visual culture of voyages in the Arctic in the long 19th century. We will probe both Western and Inuit perspectives on the search for the Northwest Passage, whaling, and scientific understandings of the exotic meteorological, human, and animal phenomena of this region through its complex image culture. To underscore ecological understandings of the Arctic in the 19th century and today, we will frame our investigation of the visual culture of this place and time with an interrogation of the notion of the ‘Anthropocene.’

Prerequisite: FAH102H1, FAH245H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH447H1: 19th-Century Landscape Painting

Hours: 24S

Investigation of English, French, German and Swiss landscape painting from the birth of the Romantic movement to Post-Impressionism.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1
Recommended Preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH448H1: International Art Since 1940

Hours: 24S

Developments in the mainstream of Western painting and sculpture since World War II with special emphasis upon interrelations between Europe and North America.

Prerequisite: FAH246H1/​FAH348H1/​FAH350H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH449H1: Contemporary Art Movements

Hours: 24S

Selected aspects of the complex array of international contemporary art movements, their artists, objects, and critical discourses. Potential issues include the theoretical, philosophical, and political concerns addressed by given artworks and artists; the role of art journals, the private patron, and museum display.

Prerequisite: FAH246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH452H1: Contemporary Indigenous Art in Canada and the United States

Hours: 24S

This course focuses on Indigenous artists working both within and outside of contemporary art spaces in Canada and the United States, through a study of key exhibitions and movements in the Indigenous arts community from 1984 to the present. From the Columbus Quincentennial in 1992 and its echoes in the "Canada 150" celebrations, to artists working from the front lines of land protection movements, we will explore ideas of nationalism, inclusion, intervention, and 'decolonization' of the gallery.

Prerequisite: 3.0 credits at the 300-level
Recommended Preparation: course work focusing on contemporary art and/or Indigenous topics
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH457H1: Issues in Canadian Art, ca. 1900-1940

Hours: 24S

Focused, thematic examinations of the visual arts in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: FAH248H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH458H1: Issues in Recent Canadian Art

Hours: 24S

Focused, thematic examinations of the visual arts in Canada from c. 1960 to the present.

Prerequisite: FAH354H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH461H1: East Asian Art as a Cultural System

Hours: 24S

Methodologically-focused seminar engaged with recovering and articulating in Western terms indigenous ways of seeing and thinking about East Asian art.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/​FAH262H1/​FAH290H1/​FAH361H1/​FAH362H1/​FAH363H1/​FAH364H1/​FAH365H1/​FAH368H1/​EAS211Y0/EAS227Y/EAS233H1/​EAS237Y1/​EAS305Y1/​EAS331Y1/​EAS418H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH463H1: Materiality, Objecthood, Connoisseurship and Collecting in the Arts of East Asia

Hours: 24S

Seminar based on firsthand examination of East Asian objects in Toronto collections that attends to the historical processes by which such objects were valued and collected.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/​ FAH262H1/​ FAH360H1/​ FAH363H1/​ FAH364H1/​ FAH368H1/​ EAS211Y0/ EAS227Y/ EAS233H1/​ EAS237Y1/​ EAS305Y1/​ EAS331Y1; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH464H1: Transregional East Asian Art

Hours: 24S

In-depth examination of the play of East Asian Art within and beyond East Asia.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/​ FAH262H1/​ FAH360H1/​ FAH363H1/​ FAH364H1/​ FAH368H1/​ EAS211Y0/ EAS227Y/ EAS233H1/​ EAS237Y1/​ EAS305Y1/​ EAS331Y1; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH465H1: Exhibiting China

Hours: 24S

This seminar teaches students the skills required to curate an exhibition of Chinese materials. Working firsthand with objects of Chinese art and visual culture in local Toronto collections, students learn to document the object, assess authenticity, write object labels, panel texts, and catalogue essays. Students will thus prepare an exhibition, actual or virtual, of Chinese objects in local collections.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/​ FAH262H1/​ FAH360H1/​ FAH363H1/​ FAH364H1/​ FAH368H1/​ EAS211Y0/ EAS227Y/ EAS233H1/​ EAS237Y1/​ EAS305Y1/​ EAS331Y1; permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Two additional courses in Chinese/East Asian art
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH470H1: Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Architecture

Hours: 24S

An in-depth study of themes and problems in architecture in Renaissance and Baroque Europe.

Prerequisite: FAH370H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH472H1: Studies in Modern Architecture

Hours: 24S

Focused examination of themes and methods in the history of architecture since 1750.

Prerequisite: FAH272H1 or Permission of Instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH473H1: Studies in Canadian Architecture and Landscapes

Hours: 24S

An in-depth study of themes in the history of architecture and landscape in Canada.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/​FAH272H1/​ permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH481H1: Internship

Hours: 24S

The internship is designed to offer hands-on experience pertaining to the study, exhibition, and care of works of art, focused on the collections and activities of the University Art Centre, an auction house, a public museum, or a private gallery. Students must provide proof of their acceptance as an intern by the Art Centre/auction house/museum/gallery in order to be enrolled in the course. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor (application in department)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH481Y1: Internship

Hours: 48S

The internship is designed to offer hands-on experience pertaining to the study, exhibition, and care of works of art, focused on the collections and activities of the University Art Centre, an auction house, a public museum, or a private gallery. Students must provide proof of their acceptance as an intern by the Art Centre/auction house/museum/gallery in order to be enrolled in the course. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor (application in department)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH483H1: Introduction to Conservation: Materials, Deterioration, and Preservation in Art and Material Culture

Hours: 24S

An introduction to conservation, designed to give students a basic understanding of the field, its techniques, and its purposes. Sessions conducted by specialists in the Royal Ontario Museum conservation department.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH484H1: Fashion & Textiles: Culture & Consumption

Hours: 24S

This course examines the history, meaning and consumption of Western European fashion (18th - 21st centuries). Analysis and research will combine student seminars with the study of actual artefacts in the Textile & Costume Collection of the Royal Ontario Museum.

Prerequisite: 8 half FAH courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH485H1: Collecting Canada: Canadian Pictorial Arts Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum

Hours: 24S

Theoretical and practical engagement with the ROM's Canadian paintings, prints and drawing collections (18th-20th C). Through lectures, workshops, and seminars, we consider the collecting, interpretation, and display of images within the framework of “documentary art” and its various connotations.

Prerequisite: FAH248H1, 2.0 300-level FAH courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH486H1: Case Studies at the Royal Ontario Museum

Hours: 24S

In-depth investigation of objects at the Royal Ontario Museum. Content will vary according to the museum department offering the course in any given semester.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH487H1: Introduction to Asian Textiles

Hours: 24S

Introduction to the diverse textile traditions of Asia and the diverse means for interpreting them, with a concentration on core production areas, select regional traditions and connecting forces. Includes first-hand study of objects in ROM collections and glalleries and possible guest lectures.

Prerequisite: 8 half FAH courses (4.0 FCE)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH489H1: Topics in the History of Art and Architecture

Hours: 24S

Focused examination of special topics in any period of Mediterranean, European, North American, or Asian art and architecture.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH490H1: Introduction to the Textile Arts of the Indian Ocean World

Hours: 24S

The Indian Ocean has been called the Cradle of Globalization. For thousands of years monsoon winds linked the people and arts of this vast Ocean that stretches from East Africa in the West to Indonesia (and beyond) in the East. Throughout its long history, handwoven textiles have been amongst the area’s greatest art forms, trade goods, religious objects and markers of identity. This course will survey the wide variety of these forms, from c. 1100 to 1950. Special attention is placed on India, which lies at the center of the region, and originated many of the fibres, techniques, design and iconography of the wider area. Select regional manifestations are then examined in depth, using the ROM’s extensive collections. These range from the silks of Madagascar, to embroidered men’s wear of Oman, to the cosmopolitan batiks of northern coastal Java. It is seen that all these traditions can best be understood within the framework of the wider Indian Ocean region.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: Asian art, Islamic art, or anthropology
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH494H1: Independent Studies

Eligible students may undertake an independent study course under the supervision of Department of Art History (St. George campus) faculty member. Refer to the Art History website for further information and application instructions. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH494Y1: Independent Studies

Eligible students may undertake an independent study course under the supervision of a Department of Art History (St. George campus) faculty member. Refer to the Art History website for detailed information and application instructions. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS194H1: Urban Youth Languages of the World

Hours: 24S

Are there such phenomena as urban youth “languages”? How do they evolve and what commonalities or divergences are there? In this course, we will survey a range of urban youth languages that have emerged in African, North American and European contexts – with specific focus on their structural (linguistic) and social typicalities. Discussions and presentations will focus on the sociolinguistic concepts of language contact, bi/multilingualism, lexical innovation/renovation, language mixing, etc. in relation to youth language practices. We will be comparing major varieties of these language practices within and between the continents, and also be assessing their prospects and implications for language change. This course is taught in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FCS195H1: French Culture from Napoleon to Asterix

Hours: 24L

A multi-media course, analyzing the contributions the French have made to world culture in such domains as architecture, art, literature, and music, as well as some of the implications of the appropriation of French cultural icons by big business and the media.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS196H1: Exploring Linguistic Variation in Spoken French

Hours: 24S

“R texting n tweeting like” ruining the language? Do young people speak differently than older people? Are teenagers causing language change? How do we adapt the way we speak in certain situations? Are some varieties of French better than others? In this practical introduction to variationist sociolinguistics, we will investigate these and similar questions through the analysis of linguistic variation and change in multiple varieties of French. No knowledge of French is necessary. The course will be held in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FCS197H1: Pleasure, Pain and Nostalgia in Belle Époque

Hours: 24L

This course will explore ideas and cultural representations of 19th century France through examples from art, philosophy, and literature with an emphasis on the critical discussion of two literary narratives that challenged tradition and authority: Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” and Maupassant’s “Bel-ami”. The course will be held in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS198H1: Dreaming of Future Worlds: The Making of Modernity in 19th-Century France

Hours: 24L

This interdisciplinary course will analyze the different forms of the imagination of future and the debates between different conceptions of modernity in 19th-century France. From different perspectives, the students will be invited to reflect on the role of utopian imagination, on the emergence of social sciences, and on the force of the philosophies of progress. The course will be held in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FCS199H1: Marketing in the French Speaking World

Hours: 24S

This course investigates sociocultural and linguistic issues surrounding market expansion and marketing of products and services to French-speaking audiences in Canada and elsewhere. Students consider challenges posed by increased globalization through comparisons of English- and French-speaking communities, while exploring basic marketing theory. Through case studies of successes and failures, students examine how companies develop and adapt branding and messaging for Francophone audiences by integrating differences in humour, values, politics, and financial considerations. Students thus develop an understanding of the Francophone consumer and gain skills for advertising and branding in a Francophone or bilingual environment. This course is taught in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FCS290H1: Special Topics in French Cultural Studies I

Hours: 24L

The relation of French popular culture to society. For more information, see http://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/french_cultural_studies.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS291H1: Special Topics in French Cultural Studies I

Hours: 24L

The relation of French popular culture to society. Please go to the French Department website http://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/french_cultural_studies for the course description.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FCS292H1: Special Topics in French Cultural Studies I

Hours: 24L

The relation of French popular culture to society. For more information, see http://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/french_cultural_studies

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS310Y1: French Cinema

Hours: 48L/48P

Cinema in France with emphasis on theory and practical criticism, on auteurs and movements such as the avant-garde of the twenties and the New Wave of the late fifties. Films shown are subtitled.

Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject
Recommended Preparation: INI115Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS369Y0: The Culture of Touraine

Hours: 48L

This course will offer a unique opportunity to study the culture of the Touraine region while living an experience of complete immersion in Tours, a city located in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the seat of power of the French monarchy until the 17th Century. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS390H1: Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II

Hours: 24L

Studies on an individual writer or specific area of literature. For more information, see http://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/french_cultural_studies

Prerequisite: At least 5 courses in any subject
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS391H1: Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II

Hours: 24L

Studies on an individual writer or a specific area of literature. For more information, see http://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/french_cultural_studies.

Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FCS392H1: Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II

Hours: 24L

Studies on an individual writer or specific area of literature.  The relation of French popular culture to society. For more information, see http://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/french_cultural_studies

Prerequisite: At least 5 courses in any subject
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN100H1: Elementary Finnish I

Hours: 48P

The Department reserves the right to assign students to courses appropriate to their level of competence in Finnish. An introductory language course for students with no knowledge of Finnish. The acquisition of a basic vocabulary and of an understanding of elementary structural features through practice in comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN110H1: Elementary Finnish II

Hours: 48P

An introductory language course for students with no knowledge of Finnish. The acquisition of a basic vocabulary and of an understanding of elementary structural features through practice in comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.

Prerequisite: FIN100H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN200H1: Intermediate Finnish I

Hours: 48P

The four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) honed by discussion of Finnish literary texts as well as by compositions in Finnish about these texts, by a series of conversation exercises, and by analysis of morphology, syntax and word formation. Translation is used to aid in language learning.

Prerequisite: FIN110H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: FIN200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN210H1: Intermediate Finnish II

Hours: 48P

The four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) honed by discussion of Finnish literary texts as well as by compositions in Finnish about these texts, by a series of conversation exercises, and by analysis of morphology, syntax and word formation. Translation is used to aid in language learning.

Prerequisite: FIN200H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN225H1: Culture, Society and Politics of the Nordic Region

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the culture, society and politics of the Nordic region with a focus on Finland, Sweden and Estonia, and including other countries of the Baltic sea region. An overview of the evolution of culture and society, as well as historical and political developments, demonstrating how interactions between these two spheres have shaped life in the region today.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN230H1: Finnish Culture 1800 to Present

Hours: 12L/12P

FIN230H1 offers an introduction to Finnish society, history and culture from 1800 to present. The course examines the rise of Finnish nationalism in the 1800s, its main manifestations, and concentrates on the developments of its cultural, educational and social institutions, its economic structures, demographics, cultural traditions as well as the nation’s bilingual status. The focus is on contemporary themes placed in a wider societal context.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FIN235H1: Finnish Literature 1800 to Present

Hours: 12L/12P

FIN235H1 surveys the major works in Finnish literature 1800 to present by examining its role in the implementation of the agenda of Finnish nationalism in the 19th and the 20th century. The major genres and periods in Finnish literature are studied.

Recommended Preparation: FIN230H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN236H1: Hot Reads from a Cool Country: Contemporary Finnish Literature

Hours: 24S

An introduction to contemporary Finnish literature which leads students through major developments in Finnish literature over the last 30 years with a focus on the major themes and trends of Finnish literature through selected representative works. Finnish texts will be read in translation, analyzed and discussed.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN238H1: The Vikings

Hours: 48L

This course examines the influence and reception of the Vikings on the Nordic countries and Europe up to the modern day, focusing on their legacy in the contemporary Nordic world in literature, film and other cultural fields.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN240H1: Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature

Hours: 12L/12S

Introduction to the greatest authors of Scandinavian literature and their greatest works, particularly August Strinberg, Henrik Ibsen, H.C. Anderssen, Knut Hamsun, Selma Lagerlof, Pr Lagerkvist, Aleksis Kivi, Sigrid Undset and Halldor Laxness, etc. These are situated in their Scandinavian context and in world literature. (Offered every two or three years)

Recommended Preparation: Some background in literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN250H1: Finnish Cinema

Hours: 12P/24S

The course offers a survey of development of Finnish cinema from its parochial beginnings to its international recognition with a focus on contemporary themes. Selected films with different themes and topics will be screened and analysed. Readings and subtitles in English. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN260H1: Scandinavian Cinema

Hours: 12P/24S

Major developments of cinema in Scandinavia in the 20th and 21st centuries focusing on Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. In addition to "old classics," most important recent films are screened and discussed.  Film directors include Ingmar Bergman, Carl Th. Dreyer, Aki and Mika Kaurismaki, and many others. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN270H1: Modern and Contemporary Finnish Architecture and Design

Hours: 24P

Finnish architecture and design from the 19th century to the present. Explores the technical and stylistic development of modern architecture and design in relation to the cultural and socioeconomic progress of the young nation. The focus is on the work of modern architects and designers. The course also examines the history of Scandinavian design more broadly.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN280H1: Finnish Musical Culture from Sibelius to Heavy Metal

Hours: 24S

Analyzing the role of music in Finnish cultural identity, history, and society, this course explores both traditional and contemporary Finnish music, concentrating on what makes Finnish musical culture unique: Sibelius, kantele, folk music, heavy metal, rock and pop music. We will explore the themes of national and international music, the music industry, and the globalization of Finland's music.

 

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN300H1: Advanced Finnish I

Hours: 12P/24S

Advanced Finnish provides a continuation of FIN210H1 Intermediate Finnish.

Prerequisite: FIN210H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN310H1: Finnish Folklore: The Kalevala

Hours: 12L/12S

An examination of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala: its relationship to the tradition of folk poetry; its quality as an epic poem; the mythological, religious, and cultural dimensions of its world view; its role in Finlands nation building in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings in English. (Offered at least every alternate year)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN320H1: The Finnish Canadian Immigrant Experience

Hours: 12L/12S

Major issues and dimensions of the culture and experience of the Finnish immigrants to Canada, including Finnish Canadian literature, theatre, and press. Conceptual and ideological contributions to working class culture, womens lives, religious and social attitudes and values. Readings in English. (Offered every three or four years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FIN340H1: Advanced Finnish II

Hours: 12P/24S

Advanced Finnish II provides a continuation of FIN300H1 Advanced Finnish I.

Prerequisite: FIN300H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN350H1: The Finnish Short Story

Hours: 24S

Historical, structural, and thematic study of the short fiction of Finland from the Romanticism of the 19th century to contemporary post-structuralism and post-modernism. Works of Runeberg, Topelius, Kivi, Canth, Aho, Jotuni, Lehtonen, Schildt, Sillanpaa, Haanpaa, Meri, Hyry, Salama, Mukka, Liksom, and others. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN360H1: Bilingualism in Finland

Hours: 12L/12S

Bilingualism in Finland as a case study in the sociology of language. A critical survey of the historical development of language politics in Finland as a bilingual society from 1800 until present.

Exclusion: FIN340H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FIN400H1: Translation: Finnish-English

Hours: 24S

Written translation from Finnish to English. Students will apply their textual analysis skills in translating texts drawn from diverse sources and genres, while exploring the general theory of translation. Translation exercises will serve as the basis for training in comparative Finnish-English stylistics.

Prerequisite: FIN300H1 or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FIN305H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FIN415H1: Finnish Literature in the 20th Century

Hours: 24S

This course examines the main literary works and genres of 20th Century Finland, especially Jotuni, Sillanpaa, Haanpaa, Meri, Manner, Linna, Tuuri and a sample of contemporary writers. All readings in Finnish.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FIN410H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FIN420Y1: Independent Study

A year-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major area in Finnish language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FIN421H1: Independent Study

A semester-long reading and research project of significant depth in a major area in Finnish language, literature or culture approved and supervised by an instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FOR200H1: Conservation of Canada's Forests

Hours: 24L

Forest conservation issues in Canada; development of forest management philosophy in Canadian and temperate forest regions; and concepts of sustainability. Techniques for more sustainable forest management: structural retention; forest certification; old growth; value-added and non-traditional forest products. Field trip fee: $20.

Recommended Preparation: BIO120H1, GGR100H1, GGR101H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR201H1: Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests

Hours: 24L

The world's major tropical and subtropical forest biomes; prospects for conservation and sustainable management; consequences of different forest development strategies; tropical deforestation and selective logging; agroforestry; biodiversity and non-timber forest products; the fuelwood crisis; large carnivore conservation; ecological, economic and social perspectives.

Recommended Preparation: BIO120H1, GGR100H1, GGR101H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR300H1: Forest Products in Sustainable Forestry

Hours: 24L/24P

Traditional and non-traditional forest products; wood structure; properties and material attributes; functional characteristics and logistics of wood product industry. Contribution of innovative product development to conservation; adding value; residue use; biorefinery; under-utilized species; wood protection. Forest product certification; eco-labelling; life cycle analysis.

Recommended Preparation: FOR200H1, FOR201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

FOR301H1: Field Methods in Forest Conservation

A practical introduction to the field methods used by forest conservationists in Ontario. This field course will last 10-days from August 30 September 8 approximately. Field exercises will provide students with practical training in tree identification, forest ecosystem classification, forest inventory, stand management prescriptions, tree marking, and silvicultural systems. Each student is required to pay an ancillary fee of $600 to cover the costs of their transportation and accommodation. Students must contact the Faculty to register; we strongly recommend that you do so by the end of May, but later registrations will be considered if class size permits. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Recommended Preparation: ENV234H1, FOR200H1, FOR201H1, GGR205H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR302H1: Societal Values and Forest Management

Hours: 24L

The course will provide diverse perspectives about societal values and forests, such as Indigenous perspective, ecosystem services and human well-being, climate change and carbon sequestration, and forest management systems, such as community-based forest management and adaptive management systems; and will develop an understanding of the need of integrative approach to address the social, cultural, economic, and scientific issues associated with forest management.

Recommended Preparation: FOR200H1, FOR201H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FOR303H1: Human Dimensions of Global Forests

Hours: 24L

Global forest resources; relationships between societies and forests, consumption, trade and valuation of timber and non-timber products; ecosystem services, climate change and forestry, tropical deforestation and softwood lumber dispute.

Recommended Preparation: FOR200H1, FOR201H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FOR305H1: Biology of Trees and Forests

Hours: 24L/40P

An overview of the biology of trees and the ecological principles that govern the structure and function of forests. Topics in tree biology will include tree identification, wood anatomy, tree architecture, resource acquisition and allocation, tree growth and mortality. Topics in forest ecology will include resource competition, stand development, species succession, and the cycling of nutrients and energy. This course will include a substantial field and lab component.

Recommended Preparation: FOR200H1, FOR201H1, BIO120H1, BIO220H1, ENV234H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR306H1: Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Field Course

Hours: 24P

This course will provide practical experience in tropical forest conservation, introducing tools for rapid assessment of biodiversity, analysis of human use and natural disturbance impacts on forest structure and diversity, and the development of effective forest conservation strategies. The 10-day course will be field-based in the country of Dominica, West Indies. Additional fees of $2700 for field course (e.g. accommmodation, food, other within course travel expenses). See Faculty website for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: FOR201H1, FOR301H1 or FOR305H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR307H1: Forest Insect Ecology & Management

Hours: 24L/24P

Insect identification and ecology, biodiversity and conservation, invasive species, insect-tree interaction, biological control, pesticide use, and integrated pest management.

Recommended Preparation: FOR301H1 or FOR305H1, EEB380H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR310H1: Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management

Hours: 24L/12T

Socio-economic, technical, political and environmental issues associated with the utilization of forest biomass (e.g., harvesting residues, thinnings, salvage, short rotation woody crops) for a source of renewable energy.

Exclusion: GGR310H1
Recommended Preparation: Completion of at least 6 Science FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FOR400Y1: Advanced Seminar in Forest Conservation

Hours: 48S

Examination of current and emerging critical issues affecting sustainable management and conservation of global forests. Seminars led by students, faculty and visiting speakers.

Prerequisite: At least 2 of FOR300H1/​FOR301H1/​FOR302H1/​FOR303H1/​FOR305H1/​FOR306H1/​FOR307H1/​FOR310H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

FOR401H1: Research Paper/Thesis in Forest Conservation

Individual in-depth student research projects on significant forest conservation and forest biomaterial issues, based on field and/or laboratory research, or literature survey. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 15 FCEs, including 2 courses from FOR300H1/​FOR301H1/​FOR302H1/​FOR303H1/​FOR305H1/​FOR306H1/​FOR307H1/​FOR310H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science

FOR403H1: Directed Readings

Hours: 24S

Provides opportunities for students to carry out individual in-depth study of current forest conservation and forest biomaterials issues, under the direction of a faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 15 FCEs, including 2 courses from FOR300H1/​FOR301H1/​FOR302H1/​FOR303H1/​FOR305H1/​FOR306H1/​FOR307H1/​FOR310H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science

FOR405H1: Forest Products, Processing and Water Relations

Hours: 24L/12P

Processing of wood into commercial products focusing on products produced in conjunction with water. Also includes composite manufacturing; specifications and testing; bending; wood drying; spalting and decay protection; life cycle analysis of wood-based products.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

FOR410H1: Bioenergy and Biorefinery Technology

Hours: 24L/24T

Technological advances and approaches in deriving biofuels and chemical feedstocks from forest and other biomass. Fundamental chemical attributes of biomass, as they affect the fuel value and potential for deriving liquid, solid and gaseous fuels and valuable chemicals for other applications will be discussed.

Exclusion: FOR425H1 (APSC)
Recommended Preparation: Completion of at least 10 Science FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

FOR413H1: Wildlife Ecology & Conservation

Hours: 24L

Temperate and tropical wildlife ecology and conservation; roles of wildlife in forest conservation; impacts of forestry practices and landscape modification on wildlife; ecology and viability of wildlife populations; human uses and abuses of game and non-game species.

Prerequisite: FOR200H1, FOR201H1, EEB319H1, EEB321H1, EEB323H1, EEB324H1, ENV234H1 + Completion of at least 15 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR416H1: Green Urban Infrastructure

Hours: 24L

Trees in and around the city are key to providing multiple engineered and ecological services that only recently have been brought into the responsible fiscal planning of every municipality around the globe. Reviews the role of trees and woodlands in providing environmental, social and economic benefits to urban and peri-urban residents and to the broader environment. Examines approaches to the characterization of urban forest ecosystems, and their planning and management.

Prerequisite: FOR200H1, FOR201H1
Exclusion: FOR421H1 (APSC)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR417H1: Ecological Principles of Agroforestry

Hours: 24L

The roles of trees and forests in agricultural land-use systems primarily in the third world. An examination of the biological and management aspects of agroforestry, within the socio-economic constraints of the developing world. The sustainability of particular agroforestry systems is a theme throughout.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR418H1: Urban Forest Conservation Field Camp

Hours: 45L/15P

A ten day field course examining urban forestry issues in the GTA, southern and eastern Ontario and Quebec. Topics include: urban forest inventories, nursery production, arboricultural techniques, urban woodland management, urban forest health, urban forest administration, urban dendrology, and urban forestry research. Additional fees of $850 for field course (e.g. accommmodation, food, other within course travel expenses) will apply. See Faculty website for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: FOR200H1, FOR201H1, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR419H1: Forest Fire Behaviour and Management

Hours: 24L/24P

Understanding forest fire activity is important for predicting fire's impact on forests and the wildland-urban interface, as well as understanding the impacts of climate change. Basic principles of forest fuel moisture exchange, fire occurrence and fire behaviour are explored. Emphasis is placed on application of these models to real fire management problems.

Prerequisite: One course in quantitative methods, linear algebra or calculus
Recommended Preparation: ECO220Y1, ECO227Y1, GGR270H1, MAT133Y1, MAT137Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FOR420H1: Green Process Chemistry

Hours: 24L/12T

This course provides an overview of the chemistry of wood and wood materials involving cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, extractives. It also covers some reaction chemistry associated with these chemical components.

Recommended Preparation: Completion of at least 10 Science FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

FOR423H1: Sustainable Materials Design and Manufacturing

Hours: 24L/24T

This course focuses on the manufacturing processes, properties and uses of wood and agricultural fibre based products including wood based composites, ligno-cellulosic/thermoplastic composites and structural or engineered composites, and the practical use of these products in design.

Exclusion: FOR424H1 (APSC)
Recommended Preparation: Completion of at least 10 Science FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

FRE210H1: Introduction to Québec Literature and Culture

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to various aspects of Québec literature and culture through the study of literary texts, cinema, and artistic productions, and their role in the evolution of a distinct Québec society. The course also familiarizes students with important socio-cultural and political events, which participated in the evolution of Québec society and provide a better understanding of Québec literature.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE226H1: Tools and Strategies for Learners of French

Hours: 36L/12T

This course provides learners with an understanding of how one best acquires French as a second or third language including tools and strategies that allow for effective, autonomous learning. Students will first learn about the types of knowledge and sub-skills that must be acquired to master French including vocabulary and grammar as well as the four main competences (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). They will then receive practical training in the use of online resources including French language corpora and automatic assessment tools.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: FRE225Y1, any FSL 300+ courses and higher.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE245H1: Introduction to French Cultural and Literary Studies

Previous Course Number: FRE240H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course is a practical introduction to concepts, methods and problems of literary analysis as well as an overview of French artistic culture. Using elements of comparison from fine arts, contemporary and popular culture (including novels and movies) and a variety of emblematic works of French and Francophone literatures (among others: essays by Voltaire, Montesquieu and Simone de Beauvoir; poems by Ronsard, Hugo, Baudelaire and Césaire; excerpts from novels by George Sand, Albert Camus and Patrick Chamoiseau), its objective is to provide students with a practical introduction to the tools of literary analysis, but also to help them better read, understand and appreciate literary texts.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: FRE240H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE246H1: Introduction to French Literary Analysis

Previous Course Number: FRE241H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course provides a general introduction to French and francophone literature of different genres and periods. Special emphasis will be placed on concepts, methods, and problems of literary analysis with the goal of helping students to improve their ability to write literary essays. Among the questions to be explored are: What are the rules and conventions of scholarly writing? How does one develop and structure arguments to ensure that a paper is well organized? How are rhetorical devices analyzed? When and how should bibliographical references be inserted?

Prerequisite: FRE245H1 and FSL221Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: FRE241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE272H1: The French Language: A Linguistic Introduction

Hours: 24L/12T

A general introduction to the structure of French language, from a linguistic perspective. Students will become acquainted with the various components of the language (sound, meaning, word formation, sentence structure) through detailed description and basic analysis of Canadian and European varieties of French. Students will also be introduced to the study of French in the context of bilingualism (second language acquisition, sociolinguistics). This course is mandatory in all specialist and major programs.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE273H1: Introduction to the History of the French Language

Hours: 24L/12T

A discovery of a long and fascinating history, stretching from the spoken Latin of the Gauls to the many varieties of French found today all over the world via the investigation of the social, political, and cultural causes of language change. Our focus includes topics such as medieval bilingualism, the regulation of language through the Académie française, the political use of the French language, the emergence of the Francophonie and modern Canadian French.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Recommended Preparation: FRE272H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE274H1: Introduction to the Linguistic Analysis of French

Hours: 24L/12T

An analytical study of contemporary French phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. This course is designed to prepare students for more advanced study of French linguistics at the 300 and 400 levels.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option. 

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FRE304H1: Contemporary French Women's Prose Fiction

Hours: 24L

An analysis of selected prose texts of the last hundred years written by major French women authors, emphasizing themes and textual strategies used to represent the female subject, her relationship to language, and the role of ethnicity, class, and gender in the construction of identity.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE310H1: Relations between Text and Other Media

Hours: 24L

Literary texts and other forms of media (photographs, cinematographic images, paintings) have been associated in a fascinating relation in hundreds of works of French literature. An exploration of this inextricable weaving together of verbal and visual experiences as it pertains to literature through the study of interdisciplinary theoretical texts focused on photography, painting, and cinema.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE314H1: Quebec and French-Canadian Literature

Hours: 24L

Literature of the 20th and 21st centuries speaks of contesting social and literary figures of authority, of challenging traditional literary structures, and of accentuating creativity and subjectivity. An exploration of the thematic and formal structures that challenge traditional forms of thinking and writing in contemporary literature from Québec and other French-speaking parts of Canada.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE 241H1/FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE318H1: Medieval French Literature

Hours: 24L

Religious fervour, chivalry, romance and ribald humour, heroic deeds, marvellous adventures, and exotic travels as found in selected texts from the French Middle Ages. Readings in modern French translations with appropriate reference to the original language.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE319H1: Laughter and Thought in French Renaissance Literature

Hours: 24L

An overview of the fascinating literary diversity, prose, theatre and poetry essential to the changing humanistic discourse of the French Renaissance and Baroque periods. The underscoring of important historical events - Reformation, Great Discoveries, Printing - to explain the philosophical and literary values produced by such violent times.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE320H1: French Literature of Classicism and Enlightenment

Hours: 24L

An introduction to French literature between Classicism and the French Revolution with particular emphasis on its relationship to philosophical, cultural, and political movements of the Enlightenment, providing historical depth to philosophical and socio-political foundations of today's life. A privileged access to, and critique of, modernity in the postmodern age.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE324H1: French Literature in the Time of Revolutions and Industrialization

Hours: 24L

The long 19th century (1789-1914) is characterized by change: from political upheavals to literary, scientific, and media revolutions, the spread of literacy, and the rapid development of industrialization and colonization. A study of the evolution of literature (genres, forms, movements), as influenced by these changing socio-political and economic contexts.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE326H1: Contemporary French Literature

Hours: 24L

Characterized by experimentation and the crisis of representation, French literature of the 20th and 21st centuries has undergone numerous transformations in form, content, and generic boundaries. A study of these literary movements, trends, and transgressions in poetry, prose, and theatre.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE332H1: Francophone Literatures

Hours: 24L

A comprehensive introduction to Francophone literatures and cultures, examining the linguistic, aesthetic, and discursive specificities as represented by authors of the Francophone world. Focus on the concepts of colonialism, representation, alienation, emigration, and nationalism.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE334H1: Francophone Cinema

Hours: 24L

Through films from across the spectrum of the Francophone world, a study of the diversity of the French colonial empire as well as the different aesthetic, historical, and cultural effects of colonialism and post-independence experience on various cinematic representations.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE336H1: Postcolonialism: Francophone Literatures

Hours: 24L

The fundamentals of postcolonial theories, with emphasis on how they relate to the Francophone world. The dialogue between fiction and theory, as well as the modalities of a coherent Francophone postcolonial identity in a global world.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE344H1: Literary Theory

Hours: 24L

An introduction to literary theory through the study of particular theories underlying specific approaches to the literary text. Concepts and problems central to literary theory, and the writings of major critics and theoreticians.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1
Recommended Preparation: FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE345H1: Literary Genres

Hours: 24L

Survey of the main literary genres and analysis of their features, with in-depth study of two of the genres: narrative (epic poem, novel, short narrative), lyric poetry, drama (tragedy, comedy, farce, mystery play), essay. Readings of selected texts, chosen for their representative potential and their historical relevance.

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE376H1: French Phonology and Phonetics

Hours: 24L

A study of the phonological and phonetic systems of modern French based on actual samples of speech taken from different regional varieties and socio-economic groups.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1, FRE274H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE378H1: French Syntax

Hours: 24L

A study of the distribution and relationships of the syntagmatic components of contemporary French; of sentential structure, including the principles of coordination, subordination and expansion; and of major theoretical approaches.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1 + FRE274H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE379H1: Sociolinguistics of French

Hours: 24L

The relationship between language use and social factors such as socio-economic status, social context and gender of speaker. Theoretical notions are derived through the analysis of specific data, focusing on Canadian French and other varieties spoken in the Americas.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1 + FRE383H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FRE383H1: Quantitative Methods for the Study of French

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the foundations of quantitative research on French. Topics include differences between quantitative and qualitative analyses; hypothesis formulation; experimental design; and data collection and analysis including basic statistical methods. Phenomena investigated come from Canadian and European varieties as well as studies of second language learners.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

FRE384H1: Teaching French as a Second Language

Hours: 24L

This course provides an introduction to recent methods and pedagogical materials published in France and Canada. Emphasis is put on the various approaches in teaching French as a Second Language, with reference to theoretical issues and historical background.

Prerequisite: FRE226H1/​FRE225Y1, FRE272H1, FSL321Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE386H1: French Semantics

Hours: 24L

Various approaches to the notion of meaning; its functioning at all levels of representation.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE387H1: French Morphology

Hours: 24L

A study of the morphological system of modern French, its relationship to syntax and phonology; theoretical notions derived from the analysis of specific data.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1 + FRE274H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FRE398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FRE399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


FRE410H1: Advanced Topics in Quebec Literature:

Hours: 24S

An advanced interdisciplinary research seminar devoted to specific issues of Québécois literature and culture. Focus on a literary genre, a particular subject matter, a literary movement, or based on a multidisciplinary approach to cinema, arts, and music. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1, FRE345H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE438H1: Advanced Topics in Francophone Literatures

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar dedicated to specific issues of the Francophone literature and culture. Focusing on an author, a literary genre, or based on a multidisciplinary approach involving cinema, arts and music, each seminar reflects the professor’s current research. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1, FRE345H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE441H1: Advanced Topics in French Literature

Hours: 24S

An advanced, research-oriented seminar devoted to specific issues of French literature and culture. Focus on a literary genre, a particular subject or literary movement, or based on a multidisciplinary approach involving cinema, arts, and music. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1, FRE345H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE443H1: Advanced Topics: Authors

Hours: 24S

An advanced, research-oriented seminar devoted to questions concerning the authors practice, originality, and oeuvre. Production, performance and prominence, characteristic genres, religious and philosophical thought, theoretical reflection on literature, language, and belonging as aspects of the analysis of one single authors body of writing. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1, FRE345H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE446H1: Advanced Studies in Literary Theory

Hours: 24S

An advanced, research-oriented course devoted to specific issues in French literary theory. Focus on particular theoretical concepts, paradigms, schools, trends, movements or major thinkers. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate

Prerequisite: FRE240H1/​FRE245H1, FRE241H1/​FRE246H1, FRE345H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE471H1: Medieval French Language

Hours: 12T/24S

This course aims to ensure an understanding of Old French, to read most of the medieval texts. From a selection of texts, it explores the form of the language in various centuries and regions and provide a basis for understanding the history of the French language. This course is also listed in the offerings of the Graduate department of French.

Prerequisite: FRE272H1/​FRE273H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE483H1: French in Context: Language, Culture, and Society

Hours: 24L

The course investigates the relation between language, society, and culture and studies various aspects of French and Francophone civilization, with particular focus on the development and integration of materials for use in the classroom including contemporary texts and audio-visual documents.

Prerequisite: FRE384H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FRE486H1: Special Topics in French Linguistics

Previous Course Number: JFL477H1, JFL478H1
Hours: 12T/24S

An advanced course on a particular topic in the use, acquisition, history or synchronic analysis of French. Please see the French Department website https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate for the description of the particular course in a given year

Prerequisite: Will vary depending upon year. Consult department website.
Exclusion: JFL478H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE487H1: Advanced Topics in Bilingualism and L2 acquisition

Hours: 12T/24S

This course examines how adult learners acquire various aspects of French language (vocabulary, syntax and/or phonology). It also provides in-depth, practical training in methodological design and quantitative analysis culminating in students’ undertaking of individual experimental studies.

Prerequisite: FRE376H1 + FRE378H1 + FRE383H1 + FRE388H1/​JFG388H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE488H1: Special Topics in Advanced Linguistics I

Hours: 12T/24S

An advanced seminar on a specific aspect of French linguistics. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate.

Prerequisite: Varies according to particular course offering; consult the French Studies Undergraduate brochure (www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate) for exact prerequisites.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE489H1: Special Topics in Advanced Linguistics II

Hours: 12T/24S

An advanced seminar on a specific aspect of French linguistics. For more information, see https://www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate.

Prerequisite: Varies according to particular course offering; consult the French Studies Undergraduate brochure (www.french.utoronto.ca/undergraduate) for exact prerequisites
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FRE490Y1: Senior Essay

A research project on a linguistic, literary, or second language learning topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Faculty member, culminating in a major research paper. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Any 300+ FRE Linguistics/Literature/Second Language Learning course. Permission of Department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FRE491H1: Independent Study

A research project on a linguistic, literary, or second language learning topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Faculty member on a topic of common interest, including readings, discussions, papers. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Any 300+ FRE Linguistics/Literature/Second Language Learning course. Permission of Department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FRE492H1: Independent Study

A research project on a linguistic, literary, or second language learning topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Faculty member on a topic of common interest, including readings, discussions, papers. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Any 300+ FRE Linguistics/Literature/Second Language Learning course. Permission of Department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

FSL100H1: French for Beginners

Hours: 24L/12T

An intensive basic course in spoken and written French for students who have no knowledge of French: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.

Exclusion: FSL102H1 and higher.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL102H1: Introductory French

Hours: 24L/12T

An intensive basic course in spoken and written French for students who have studied some French, but who have not yet attained the entry level for FSL121Y1.

Prerequisite: FSL100H1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: FSL121Y1 and higher.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL121Y1: French Language I

Hours: 48L/48T

Intended for students having some knowledge of French but wishing to increase their proficiency to that of normal University entrance. Offers training in written and spoken French; reinforcement of reading comprehension and aural abilities; and an introduction to French-Canadian and Québécois cultures.

Prerequisite: FSL102H1, or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: FSL221Y1 and higher.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL221Y1: French Language II

Hours: 48L/48T

Intended for those who have some knowledge of French, this course is the first in a proficiency-sequenced series that provides students with the opportunity to become proficient, focused, autonomous French language learners. Adopting a principally actional approach to second language learning targeting Level A2 objectives of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the course’s main objective is to provide a communicative learning environment through activities based in real-world, everyday contexts.

Prerequisite: FSL121Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: Any FSL 300-level course and higher
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL271H1: French Grammar, within Reason

Hours: 36L

An introduction to basic concepts of the French grammar from an analytic and descriptive point of view. Exploration of traditional grammar concepts such as subject, predicate, complement. This course provides understanding of the logic that is often hidden by the apparent complexity of grammatical rules.

Prerequisite: FSL121Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Exclusion: Any FSL 300-level course and higher.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL312H1: Writing French: the Language of the Media

Previous Course Number: FSL362H1
Hours: 36L

Using current online French media, broaden your understanding of the French language; deepen your grammatical knowledge; expand your vocabulary (including idioms); review key aspects of French syntax; and fine-tune your reading skills in French. Weekly reading and writing workshops are an integral part of this course.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 (63%) or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: FSL321Y1 and higher
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL313H1: French for the Workplace

Previous Course Number: FSL363H1
Hours: 36L

This course is designed to enhance students’ existing knowledge of French by giving them a theoretical as well as a practical foundation in the use of French language in the workplace. Special emphasis will be placed on the appropriate vocabulary used within the context of communication in the Francophone workplace. Students will learn how to communicate in a variety of professional contexts as well as how to distinguish between the formal and informal styles of French suitable for diverse situations in the workplace. This course also aims to help students acquire intercultural skills needed in the Francophone workplace.

The redesigned course will provide a hybrid alternative that delivers the same high quality content and high degree of interaction present in traditional in-class course delivery. The new format will consist of weekly one-hour online sessions and two-hour traditional in-class sessions. In this format, further preparation work and homework will continue to be carried on as in the traditional course, i.e. outside of the 3-hour class time.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 (63%) or, upon first FRE/FSL, enrolment equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Exclusion: FSL321Y1 and higher
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL314H1: French for the Arts

Previous Course Number: FSL364H1
Hours: 36L

Introduction to the study of central themes in French artistic expression, designed to familiarize students with key concepts and vocabularies relevant to the subject. Study of modes of artistic representation, (visual, performing arts) and their contribution to the rich heritage and identity of French culture. Observation, description and analysis of various artistic mediums.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 (63%) or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Exclusion: FSL321Y1 and higher
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL315H1: French Oral Communication for Professional and Academic Contexts

Hours: 36L

This course is designed for students who wish to develop their oral communication skills in French in preparation for bilingual employment, community service, and academic activities in Canada and abroad. Emphasis is placed on the development of skills for accurate oral language use in professional and academic contexts: researched oral presentations, debates, interviews, and student-led discussions. Students will learn how to adapt their speaking style and register to different audiences and situations, use appropriate vocabulary, and self-correct.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 (63%) or, upon first FRE/FSL, enrolment equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Exclusion: FSL321Y1 and higher. Not open to fluent and native speakers of French.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL321Y1: French Language III

Hours: 48L/24T

The course is intended for students who have already mastered the basic competences in French language proficiency. The textbook used in this course will follow the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in its active approach which puts emphasis on the student being at the centre of the learning process. Students will learn the following intermediate-level language skills: writing, speaking as well as understanding written and spoken French.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 (63%) or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Exclusion: FSL375Y1 and higher. May not be taken concurrently with any FSL31*H1 series courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL375Y1: Practical Translation: French - English

Hours: 72L

This full-year course, which works as an introduction to translation, is designed to improve students’ mastery of French through English to French and French to English translations. Emphasis is on the practice of translation of a variety of texts and documents, and on the introduction to the practice of oral interpretation from one language to the other.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE in FSL at the 300-level, or any 1.0 FCE in FRE at the 200-level.
Exclusion: Any FSL 400-level course.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL415H1: Business French

Hours: 36S

This course is designed to strengthen oral and written communication skills in French and develop intercultural competence for a variety of career paths including public relations, international development, federal and provincial government. Students will gain expertise in spoken and written French through in-class activities supported by multimedia: interviews, professional presentations, and debates. The course is not open to native French speakers.

Prerequisite: FSL321Y1, FSL315H1
Exclusion: FSL421Y1; not open to native speakers of French. According to our departmental enrollment guidelines, native speakers of French are excluded from all FSL courses with the exception of those needing to improve their written or oral skills who must request permission from the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies to enroll in FSL442H1 or FSL443H1. Such students will be asked to complete the Placement Test at the Department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

FSL421Y1: French Language IV

Hours: 72L

An advanced course in French including the reading and discussion of texts focussing on the francophone presence and influence in the international context. Emphasis is placed on mastery of complex linguistic skills via use of a variety of reference tools and self-correction.

Prerequisite: FSL321Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: FSL442H1, FSL443H1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL442H1: French Language V: Written French

Hours: 36L

Designed for students who wish to consolidate and perfect their writing abilities. Skills developped include the mastery of register-based differences; use of rhetorical and stylistic techniques; systematic self-correction; and the advanced use of reference tools including on-line dictionaries. 

Prerequisite: FSL421Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL443H1: French Language V: Oral French

Hours: 36L

Designed for students who wish to consolidate and perfect their speaking abilities. This is accomplished through the preparation of longer oral productions involving a rich vocabulary and contextually-appropriate speech registers. Focus on overall pronunciation including fine phonetic detail and fluency.

Prerequisite: FSL421Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test.
Exclusion: Not open to fluent or native speakers of French.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL472H1: Reading and Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction in French

Hours: 36L

An online course designed for students who wish to further develop their reading and writing skills in French. Students will acquire analytic tools to comprehend, analyze and write fiction and non-fiction texts. Multimedia approach to understanding the cultural experiences of francophone world.

Prerequisite: FSL375Y1
Exclusion: FSL421Y1, FSL442H1, FSL443H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL473H1: Oral French in Context

Hours: 36L

Putting students in diverse speaking and listening situations and contexts, this course is designed for those who wish to consolidate and perfect their speaking and listening abilities and take them to the next level. Focusing on a contextual approach of both oral and aural French and various francophone cultures, this course will focus on various aspects and difficulties that come with speaking and understanding French in real-life situations.

Prerequisite: FSL375Y1
Exclusion: Not open to fluent or native speakers of French.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FSL475H1: Creative Writing in French

Hours: 12L/24P

Do you like creative writing? Are you simply curious about it? Do you want to hone your writing skills in French and develop your creative voice in the process? Then this course is for you. Part workshop in which constructive and supportive feedback will help you develop your writing in French and your creativity, part literary discussion on various aspects of literary technique such as character, setting, plot, point of view, structure or revision (through reading).

Prerequisite: FSL375Y1
Exclusion: Not open to native speakers of French. According to our departmental enrollment guidelines, native speakers of French are excluded from all FSL courses with the exception of those needing to improve their written or oral skills who must request permission from the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies to enroll in FSL442H1 or FSL443H1. Such students will be asked to complete the Placement Test at the Department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER100Y1: Introduction to German

Hours: 96P

This is the language course to take if you have had no previous experience of the German language. The emphasis is on comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary and basic grammar. This course can be counted towards all programs in German.

Note: Students with any previous knowledge of German are REQUIRED to take a placement test offered at the department.

Exclusion: Senior high school German or equivalent. Note: Students with any previous knowledge of German are required to take a placement test offered at the department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER101H1: Introduction to German b

Hours: 48P

This course is intended for students with some prior knowledge of German. It is equivalent to the Spring Term of GER100Y1. The emphasis is on comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary and basic grammar.

Exclusion: Senior high school German or equivalent. GER100Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER150H1: Introduction to German Culture (E)

Hours: 24L/12T

This course taught in English is intended for students who are unfamiliar with German culture. It examines historical, political and cultural developments in Germany from about 1871 to the present focusing on literary and non-literary texts. (Note: This course is required for the major and specialist program; it should be taken within the first two years.)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER194H1: The Age of Reason and the New World (E)

Hours: 24S

In this course we will examine the growing awareness of the strange new world beyond Europe in the so-called Age of Reason. How did writers respond to the challenges of radically different cultures? What did their way of life and their world view mean for a Europe that placed reason above all other human qualities? How did the fact of slavery and exploitation change the way they viewed the "New World"? What did this encounter mean for growing preoccupations with common humanity? We will read a number of classic texts from the European Enlightenment with an eye to these and other questions. All readings and class discussions will be in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER195H1: Cities, Real and Imagined (E)

Hours: 24S

Cities have been described as places of desire and places of fear. They pulse with life, bringing together people from different class, gender, and ethnic backgrounds, simultaneously giving rise to a sense of freedom and oppression, a sense of belonging and alienation. This course will explore the city as a physical reality that shapes our lives, but is also a projection of our deepest imaginings. Through readings of philosophical and sociological texts by influential theorists of the city, we will consider various ancient and modern conceptions of urban space and subjectivity. Alongside these theoretical readings, we will also examine literary and filmic representations of the city as a space of desire, memory and power. All readings and class discussions are in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER196H1: "Es war einmal auf Deutsch" - Learning German with Fairy Tales

Hours: 24S

Grimms Fairy Tales – we all know and love them. But what do we really know? Which versions are we familiar with? Most likely not the ones by the Brothers Grimm. And certainly not in German! This course is a journey into the mythical German Schwarzwald, a place of wolves and witches, the realm of the fantastic. It is not a traditional language course, as we won’t be cramming grammar and vocabulary, at least not excessively. Rather, we will learn German playfully by reading, analyzing and acting out original folk tales, their Romantic adaptations and modern retellings. In the process we will enrich our understanding of German language and culture. Please note that basic knowledge of German is required to participate in this course (i.e. at least one year of solid high school instruction). Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: One year of German instruction, or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER197H1: Automaton, Puppet, Thing in German Literature (E)

Hours: 24S

This course will introduce students to the various attempts in German literature over the course of the past 200 years to define the boundary between human and non-human agents. It will examine the idea of a mechanical being, of prostheses (both physical and emotional), of self-motivated matter, of narrating agency in non-human beings, and of imagining the limits of human action. In reading select texts on this topic, we will explore the physical, mental and moral qualities that purportedly separate human from non human agents. Students will gain insight into the problem of defining human beings in the context industrialization, mechanization, automation and artificial intelligence. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER198H1: Technology and the Human in German Literature and Thought (E)

Hours: 24S

Technology has changed our lives, and scientific knowledge has enhanced human capacities. At the same time, though, this development is also experienced as a threat. Killing missiles, controlling 'Big Brothers,' and monstrous creatures are often considered the flip-side of technological advancement. This course asks: What is the relationship between technology and the "human"? Can there be progress of technology without a regress of humanity? Or is technology liberating us from the bonds of nature? We will discuss possible answers to these questions by looking at key texts in German literature, philosophy, and cultural history from the eighteenth century to Post-Modernity. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER199H1: The Pleasure of Reading: Reading as Self-Emancipation in the German Literary Tradition (E)

Hours: 24S

In this course we read some of the most enjoyable plots and stories in German Literature and examine how the pleasure of reading sets readers free to re-imagine themselves and the world released from everyday pressures and the repressive weight of the status quo. Readings are all in English translation and include texts by Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Keller, Heine and Kafka. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. 

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER200Y1: Intermediate German 1

Hours: 96P

This course continues the work done in GER100Y1 / GER101H1. It further expands on basic grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, composition, and conversation.

Prerequisite: GER100Y1/​GER101H1 or German placement test, Senior high school German or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER201H1: Intermediate German 1b

Hours: 48P

This course is equivalent to the Spring Term of GER200Y1. It further expands on basic grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, composition, and conversation. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate language course on the 200- and 300 levels.

Prerequisite: German placement test
Exclusion: GER200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER205H1: German Literature I

Hours: 36S

This course offers a transition from the language courses to the topic courses on the 300-level. It introduces students to German literature and provides them with working methods and analytical tools relevant for the study of German literary texts in the original German.

Note: This course is required for the major and specialist program

Prerequisite: GER100Y1
Corequisite: GER200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER220H1: German Literature in Translation (E)

Hours: 24L/12T

This course taught in English is an introduction to major authors of German literature, such as J.W. Goethe, F. Kafka, T. Mann, G. Grass, C. Wolf and E.S. Özdamar, focusing on their key works and introducing central topics.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER251H1: German and European Cinema (E)

Hours: 24P/24S

This course examines German cinema against the backdrop of European film history. European films share common references points anchored in the cataclysms of two world wars, and have also negotiated analogous postwar transformations in family life, urbanization, the regional and the national, cultural identity, labour relations, post-socialist societies, and state security. A comparative approach enables examination of what binds German cinema to European cinema – shared histories and political concerns--as well as what is nationally unique and distinctive. By matching select films with readings from social theory, cultural studies, and film studies, we will compare and contrast these socio-historical concerns while also attending to the medium specificities of film style, aesthetics, and narrative form.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER260Y1: Elementary Yiddish

Hours: 72P

This course introduces Yiddish language, literature, music, theater, and cinema through interactive multi-media seminars, designed to build proficiency in reading, writing and comprehending. No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required.

Exclusion: GER463Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER270H1: Money and Economy in German Literature and Culture (E)

Hours: 24L/12T

In this course, we examine key literary, philosophical, and cultural texts, in order to understand how modern culture approaches problems such as property, debt, and exchange value.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER272H1: Introduction to Business German

Hours: 36P

This course introduces students to basic concepts and vocabulary necessary for the German business context. All the language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) will be practiced in appropriate business contexts.

Corequisite: GER200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER275H1: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud (E)

Hours: 24L/12T

This is an introductory course to the thought of Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud and their pioneering contributions to the understanding of the individual and society in modernity. Readings include selections from writings of the early Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Capital, Nietzsche's critique of culture, academe, and nationalism, and Freud's theory of culture, his views on the psychopathology of everyday life, on the meaning of dreams, symptoms, the return of the repressed, and what it might mean to live in a free society.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER290H1: Global Issues - German Contexts (E)

Hours: 24S

The movement of cultural products, material goods, capital, people, ideas, and information across national borders has resulted in a new quality of global interdependency. The course explores the contemporary character of globalization patterns and problems as they bear on German-speaking contexts. Readings in globalization history and theory.

Prerequisite: none
Corequisite: none
Exclusion: none
Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE of German language instruction in consultation with department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GER299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

GER300Y1: Intermediate German 2

Hours: 96P

Continuing the work done in GER100Y1 and GER200Y1, this course offers German at the intermediate level focusing on extension of vocabulary, specific problems of grammar, essay-writing, reading and conversation. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate course in the series GER200Y1 and GER300Y1.

Prerequisite: GER200Y1/​GER201H1 or German placement test
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER301H1: Intermediate German 2b

Hours: 48P

This course is equivalent to the Spring Term of GER300Y1. It further expands on basic grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, composition, and conversation at the intermediate level. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate language course on the 200- and 300 levels.

Prerequisite: German placement test
Exclusion: GER300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER305H1: German Literature II

Hours: 36S

Building on the work of GER205H1, this course offers a survey of German literature and culture from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Within a chronological framework, students read and analyze excerpts from representative works of major German writers. (Note: This course is required for the major and specialist program, and should be taken concurrently with GER300Y1.)

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER310H1: Contemporary German Culture and Media

Hours: 24S

This course focuses on contemporary German culture as expressed through a variety of media. It approaches Germany and Germany's position within Europe and the world mainly (but not exclusively) through non-literary texts.

Prerequisite: GER200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER320H1: The Age of Goethe

Hours: 24S

Goethe and his contemporaries saw themselves faced with a rapidly changing world. This course examines the innovative literary experiments they developed in response to these changing times.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER321H1: 19th Century German Literature

Hours: 24S

This course focuses on German authors of the nineteenth century. Literary, political and philosophical texts are analyzed as a discussion of political uprisings, the industrial revolution and the emergence of German nationalism.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER322H1: Kafka in Context

Hours: 24S

Franz Kafka's texts are read in the literary, historical, and philosophical context of fin-de-sicle Prague and central Europe.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER323H1: Weimar Culture and Beyond

Hours: 24S

Focusing roughly on the period from 1918 to 1945, this course examines literary and artistic movements like Dada, Bauhaus, the Golden Age in German film in the decades between World War I and Nazism.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER326H1: Writing Memory: Post 1945

Hours: 24S

An examination of post-World War II German literature and culture from Zero Hour through to present-day debates about the Holocaust and its memorialization within a German context.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER332H1: Deviance - Madness - Outsiders

Hours: 24S

An analysis of the artistic confrontation with deviance, madness, and outsiders. The course covers expressions of this confrontation in a variety of genres.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER334H1: Transnational Literatures

Previous Course Number: GER423H1
Hours: 24S

This course investigates contemporary German culture by paying attention to its other or alternate voices and perspectives, i.e. those not usually prevalent in mainstream cultural and sociopolitical discourses.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Exclusion: GER423H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER336H1: Focus On Berlin

Hours: 24S

This course offers an exploration of the cultural developments of one of the most exciting capitals of the world, from the Bismarckian era to German reunification and beyond.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER340H1: German Theater Production

Hours: 48S

The course offers close reading, rehearsing and staging of a play. Students will become familiar with the different steps of a theater production, be introduced to basic acting and staging techniques and get acquainted to leading theories of theater.

Prerequisite: GER200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER350H1: German Visual Cultures

Hours: 24P/24S

This course presents students with a survey of the history and development of the German cinema. It examines major trends of German cinematography focusing on thematic and formal aspects.

Prerequisite: GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER354Y0: Special Topics Summer Course in Berlin (E)

The topics of this course taught in English and open to students from other disciplines vary from year to year. Interested students can address questions to Woodsworth College.

Recommended Preparation: 100-level HIS/POL/GER course/International or European Studies
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER355Y0: Summer Course in Berlin

Students who wish to petition the department for credit toward a specialist or major program in German will be required to do part of their work in German. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER360H1: Intermediate Yiddish

Hours: 36P

The course conducted in Yiddish offers a review of basic grammar, stylistics, study of short literary texts.

Prerequisite: GER260Y1
Exclusion: GER463Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER361H1: Yiddish Literature in Translation (E)

Hours: 24S

An overview of the major figures and tendencies in modern Yiddish literature and culture from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Readings (in English) of modern Yiddish prose, poetry, drama and cinema.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER367H1: Topics in Yiddish or German Jewish Literature and Culture

Hours: 24S

Topics in modern Yiddish or German Jewish literature and culture from the beginning of the 19th century to the present, featuring a selection of readings of modern Yiddish prose, poetry, drama and cinema. Taught in English and open to students across disciplines.

Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER370H1: German Business Culture 1

Hours: 36P

This course provides students with a working knowledge of German business culture that allows them to navigate the German workplace. The main focus is to deepen students’ knowledge of business concepts.

Note: This course is required for the minor program in Business German

Prerequisite: GER272H1/​GER300Y1/​GER301H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER372H1: German Business Culture 2

Hours: 36P

This course offers an intensive development of the linguistic skills needed in the context of business transactions and management in German-speaking countries. Through materials from various sources, students develop oral and written skills for competence in German business communication as well as cross-cultural awareness.

Prerequisite: GER370H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER391H1: iPRAKTIKUM Experiential Learning and Internationalization Internship

Hours: 24P

The course provides curricular support for a variety of work and community-engaged, experiential learning placements in the GTA and in German-speaking countries. The placements are designed to deepen linguistic, cultural, and analytical skills acquired in the classroom in work-related environments, create an awareness of the translatability of academic knowledge to other contexts, promote global competency, and foster links to the community. The number of weekly hours spent in the field, the scope of learning objectives, and the nature of reflective activities are determined on an individual basis in consultation with the host institution, the German Department, and other units in which the student is pursuing a program degree (as required). In addition to successfully achieving the formulated learning goals, students must complete assignments such as eJournals and research papers as well as participate in peer-to-peer reporting and post-placement interviews.

Prerequisite: GER100Y1 and GER200Y1 or consent of department (equivalent proficiency level B1)
Recommended Preparation: 3.0 FCE in GER courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GER398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

GER398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

GER399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


GER400H1: Advanced German 1

Hours: 48P

This is a course for advanced learners of German reviewing complex features of the language and introducing them to aspects of German stylistics. The emphasis lies on oral and written communication.

Prerequisite: GER300Y1/​GER301H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER401H1: Advanced German 2

Hours: 48P

This is a course for advanced learners of German reviewing complex features of the language and introducing them to aspects of German stylistics. The emphasis lies on oral and written communication.

Prerequisite: GER400H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER410H1: Topics in German Intellectual History (E)

Hours: 24S

This course taught in English offers an examination of key moments and themes in German intellectual history from the Enlightenment to the present.

Prerequisite: Advanced status: permission of the department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

GER426H1: Medieval Language and Culture

Hours: 36S

This course offers an introduction to the language, literature and culture of Medieval Germany. The reading and translation of exemplary medieval German texts will introduce students to Middle High German and provide an insight into epochal concepts like courtly love and chivalry as well as courtly and monastic designs of identity.

Prerequisite: GER300Y1, GER205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER430H1: Topics in German Literature and Culture

Hours: 24S

An open course which explores specific aspects of German literature and culture.

Prerequisite: GER305H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER431H1: Topics in Germanic Studies

Hours: 24S

An open course which explores specific aspects of Germanic Studies.

Prerequisite: GER305H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER460H1: Advanced Yiddish

Previous Course Number: GER462H1
Hours: 36P

This course conducted entirely in Yiddish focuses on advanced reading, writing, vocabulary and conversation, the study of poetry, short fiction, and memoir literature by leading authors. Selected advanced grammatical topics are presented in conjunction with the study of texts.

Prerequisite: GER360H1
Exclusion: GER462H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER463Y1: Yiddish Language for German Speakers

Hours: 48P

The course is designed as an intensive Yiddish language training. The goal is to teach German speakers to read, write and speak in Yiddish. The curriculum relies on the German language skills of the students, and focuses on differences between Yiddish ad German grammar and vocabulary. Upon the completion of the course, students should be able to read Yiddish literary texts with a minimal use of dictionary.

Note: Graduate students can take the course in preparation for their Yiddish competency test.

Prerequisite: Either 3 FCE in German language or fluency in German language.
Exclusion: GER260Y1, GER360H1, GER462H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GER490H1: Independent Study

Hours: 24S

A reading & research project in Germanic literature and/or culture involving a substantive research component. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Advanced status: permission of the department. Note: permission needs to be obtained by May 1st for the Fall Term and by Nov. 1st for the Spring Term
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

GER491Y1: Individual Studies

Hours: 48S

A scholarly project chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. The form of the project and the manner of its execution are determined in consultation with the supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Advanced status: permission of the department. Note: project proposals need to be submitted by June 1st
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

GGR101H1: Histories of Environmental Change

Hours: 24L

The course will focus on the processes that drive environmental change and how past societies have responded to the constraints that these impose. The emphasis is on the current interglacial, the Holocene, and how increasing population and technology has affected human-environment interactions.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

GGR107H1: Environment, Food and People

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines the relations between food, nature, and society. Food is fundamental to human existence, and central to most cultures; it also has significant and widespread effects on the physical and social environments. Food is used as a lens to explore human-environment interactions locally and globally. Serves as an introduction to environmental and human geography.

Exclusion: GGR107Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR112H1: Geographies of Globalization, Development and Inequality

Hours: 24L/8T

Economic development and underdevelopment are taking shape in an increasingly interconnected global context. This course examines geographic approaches to "Third World" development, economic globalization, poverty, and inequality. It pays particular attention to the roles of rural-urban and international migration in shaping specific landscapes of development.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR124H1: Cities and Urban Life

Hours: 24L/6T

Offers an introduction to North American cities and urbanization in a global context. It explores social, cultural, political and economic forces, processes, and events that shape contemporary urbanism. The course adopts the lens of 'fixity' and 'flow' to examine how the movement of people, ideas, goods, and capital, as well as their containment in the infrastructure and space of the city, give rise to particular urban forms.

Exclusion: GGR124Y1; GGR207H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR196H1: Tracking Insect Life: The Political Ecology of “Bugs”

Hours: 24S

Have you wondered why we find a ladybug ‘picturesque’ but a cockroach ‘disgusting’? Have you thought of butterflies as feminine and sublime, and bees as an army? Have you ever received advice in your workplace or school to avoid behaving like a ‘mosquito,’ meaning to resist engaging in micro-aggressive conducts? Have you been curious about why the film industry created an enlarged half human/half ant ‘alien’ creature to feed our worst fears? This course engages with these and other contradictory and complex renderings of insects in Western culture and around the world to investigate how we define the limits of social belonging in relation to space and place. The course explores how the anxieties and wonders around insects’ behaviour are related to aspects of the human/nature relationship. By tracking the political ecology of insects, the course provides a first approximation to arguments about the connection between nature and culture and “lived-in” environments; also exploring themes of class, gender, race and settler colonialism. Because this is a first-year seminar, reading and engaging actively with the course material is important for this course.

The course also serves as an introduction to other subjects that are relevant to navigating post-secondary life, such as: critical reading; conducting university-level research; presenting and communicating ideas in the classroom; teamwork; and how to benefit from it; and developing social networks.

Restricted to newly admitted first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR197H1: Nature, Conservation and Justice

Hours: 24S

Every day we read about climate change, species extinction, environmental degradation and the need for nature conservation. It is increasingly becoming apparent that the environmental problems that we face today arise from a deeper crisis relating to human ways of viewing and connecting to nature. This course asks how we can rework human ways of relating to nature, while querying the idea of “nature” and questioning the dominant approaches to nature conservation. It asks how can concerns for nature and for other species be balanced with that for human livelihoods and well-being? How can inequalities with regards to the distribution of environmental goods and bads be reduced? How are citizens and communities in the different parts of the world struggling against environmental injustice and to protect their local environments? How do these place-based movement demand justice and what visions do they articulate for a more just and sustainable world? How do indigenous worldviews offer conceptual resources for rethinking nature and our ways of relating to nature? The course will explore these questions using lectures, class discussion, videos and student presentations. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR198H1: Political Spaces

Hours: 24S

Is space political? In what ways? What are the implications of thinking about politics geographically? How do political conflicts both invoke and transform space and place? What kinds of alternative political relationships to space and alternative mappings can we imagine? This course will attempt to answer those questions while exploring a wide range of possible contexts in which political spaces are evident. These may include: conflicts over the intimate spaces of the body, identity, and the home; the racialization and gendering of space; the politics of cities and urbanization; the boundaries of public and private space; struggles over land, property, resources and ‘nature’; the political geographies of labour, citizenship and migration; globalization of economic markets and alternative economic political and social cartographies; borders, geopolitics, and the territorial politics of empire; and the geographic projects of colonialism, post-coloniality, modernity, and modernization. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR199H1: Race, Conflict, and the Urban Landscape

Hours: 24S

This course will focus on how racial conflict affects the size, shape, composition, and landscape of cities. It will emphasize Canadian and American cities, but other international examples will be discussed for comparison. Ethno-racial conflict has been, and continues to be, an important force on cities throughout the world. Course topics will include housing and employment discrimination, ethno-racial uprisings, and inequality. The course will be a discussion-oriented blend of academic readings, popular journalism, and film. It will serve as an introduction to concepts that are dealt with in greater depth in second, third, and fourth year geography courses. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR201H1: Geomorphology

Hours: 24L/8P

Introduction to the principles of geomorphology; earth materials; major features of crustal morphology; landforming processes of water, wind, waves and ice; human impact on earth surface processes. One hour laboratory session approximately every other week; a local field trip.

Exclusion: GGR201H5
Recommended Preparation: JEG100H1/​GGR100H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR203H1: Introduction to Climatology

Hours: 36L

Introduction to the large scale processes responsible for determining global and regional climate and atmospheric circulation patterns, as well as the small scale processes responsible for determining the microclimates of specific environments.

Prerequisite: Physics SPH3U
Recommended Preparation: JEG100H1/​GGR100H1; MAT133Y1, MAT135H1, MAT136H1, MAT137Y1; PHY131H1, PHY132H1, PHY151H1, PHY152H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR205H1: Introduction to Soil Science

Hours: 24L/4P

Introduction to soil science dealing with the chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils; soil formation and development; the classification of soils, and the application of soil science to environmental, agricultural and forestry issues. Field trip cost: $20.

Recommended Preparation: CHM138H1/​CHM136H1, CHM139H1/​CHM135H1; JEG100H1/​GGR100H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR206H1: Introduction to Hydrology

Hours: 30L/4P

Introduction to the hydrologic cycle with emphasis on the physical processes, including precipitation, interception, evaporation, runoff, ground water and soil water. Basic hydrological models will be practiced. Field trip cost: $20.

Recommended Preparation: JEG100H1/​GGR100H1; MAT135H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR217H1: Urban Landscapes and Planning

Hours: 24L/4T

Considers the role of planning in shaping the urban landscape through historical and contemporary examples that illustrate the interplay of modernist and post-modernist approaches to city building. Traces the origins, competing rationalities and lingering effects of planning in the production of urban space. Broaches possibilities for engaging planning critically to address challenges of social and environmental justice in cities today.

Exclusion: GGR361H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR221H1: New Economic Spaces

Hours: 24L/4T

Provides an introduction to economic geography and economic geography theory from the 1970s on, illustrating the different ways that geographers have conceptualized the restructuring of resource industries, manufacturing and services. The crisis of Fordism and the rise of new production models will be given particular attention, along with the reorganization of finance, the rise of cultural industries and the globalization of commodity chains. New regimes of governance of the economy will also be considered.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR223H1: Environment, Society and Resources

Previous Course Number: GGR222H1
Hours: 24L/6T

Focuses on society-environment relations and different approaches to resource governance and management. This includes exploration of the spatial, social, and political economic origins and implications of humans' changing relations to nature. Drawing on debates from environmental governance and political ecology literatures, the course also investigates the ways that different actors and institutions have framed and sought solutions to environmental and resource challenges.

Exclusion: GGR222H1/​GGR222Y1/​GGR233Y1/​JGE221Y1/​ENV222Y1/​ENV222H1 (if ENV222H1 was taken before 2012-13)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR225H1: Power of Maps and Geographic Information

Hours: 24L/4P

This course examines the changing role of geographic information and maps in society. It considers how spatial information is produced, organized, and used in different historical, cultural, and political contexts. Topics examined include: the effects of the shift from print to digital mapping; implications of mobile spatial technologies and the geoweb; open source and open access; production and control of spatial data and information; and alternative cartographies. Introduces concepts of Geospatial Literacy, Critical Mapping and Critical GIS.

Exclusion: GGR375H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR240H1: Geographies of Colonialism in North America

Hours: 24L/5T

This course considers the creation and consolidation of settler colonies in the region known to many as North America. With an eye to the colonial present, the course focuses on the period from the 15th century to the early 20th century. Cultural texts and place-specific cases are used to ground themes and processes that also bear on the wider field of historical geography, including narratives of discovery and possession; ecological imperialism and environmental transformation; the (re)settlement of land and colonial government; enslavement and industrialization; frontiers, borders, and resource extraction; and some of the Indigenous geographies that preceded, were transformed by and transformed, and exceeded the reach of colonial power.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR241H1: Geographies of Urban Social Exclusion

Hours: 24L

Introduction to the geographies of urban social exclusion and segregation after 1750. Using a selection of cities from around the world, the course examines the impacts and implications of urban social inequalities.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR246H1: Geography of Canada

Hours: 24L

Social and economic differences have been, and continue to be, a prominent feature of Canada’s geography. In this course these differences are examined at a regional and local scale. The course adopts a thematic approach and considers issues such as historical development, urbanization, industrialization, immigration and population change, Canada’s cultural mosaic and native issues. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of social and economic policies and Canada’s incorporation into a global economy.

Exclusion: GGR202H5
Recommended Preparation: GGR107H1, GGR124H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR251H1: Geography of Innovation

Hours: 24L

Explores how new technologies and industries are generated and sustained, or failed to be. Focuses on the dynamics of leading technological sectors such as electronics, automobiles and biotechnology in their geographical and historical contexts. We critically scrutinise the iconic Silicon Valley along with other major innovative regions/nations, and investigate the key role of universities and finance in driving innovation and entrepreneurship.

 
Exclusion: GGR300H1 (2014-15)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR252H1: Marketing Geography

Hours: 24L/4T

Geography matters in the success of both public and private sector organisations. Using mostly retail examples contemporary location problems are addressed. The geographies of demand and supply are analysed and trade area and site selection techniques are applied. The relevance of the planning context and utility of geovisualisation techniques such as GIS are also briefly considered.

Exclusion: GGR252H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR254H1: Geography USA

Hours: 24L

After a short historical overview of the making of America, this course focuses on contemporary issues in American society, economy, politics, race, regional distinctions and disparities, urban development.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR270H1: Introductory Analytical Methods

Hours: 24L/12T

Theory and practical application of elementary quantitative techniques in geography emphasizing descriptive, inferential and spatial statistical analysis, probability, and sampling.

Exclusion: ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ EEB225H1/​ GGR270Y1/​ LIN305H1/​ POL222H1/​ POL242Y1/​ PSY201H1/​ SOC202H1/​ STA220H1/​ STA248H1/​ STA250H1/​ STA261H1
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in Geography
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR271H1: Social Research Methods

Hours: 24L

Practical course on field methods designed to enable students to carry out their own research projects. Behavioural observation, interviewing, questionnaire design, sampling theory, content analysis of written and graphic material, data coding and focus groups.

Exclusion: SOC200H1/​SOC204H1/​CRI350H1/​ENV223H1(from 2010-11)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR272H1: Geographic Information and Mapping I

Hours: 24L/24P

Introduction to digital mapping and spatial analysis using geographic information systems (GIS). Students learn how to use GIS software to find, edit, analyze and map geographic data to create their own maps, analyze geographic problems and use techniques that can be applied to a variety of subject areas.

Exclusion: GGRB30H3, GGR272H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR273H1: Geographic Information and Mapping II

Hours: 24L/24P

Builds on GGR272H1 by providing students with practical spatial analysis methods and the underlying theory needed to understand how to approach various geographic problems using geographic information system (GIS) software and a variety of data types and sources.

Prerequisite: GGR272H1
Exclusion: GGRB32H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR301H1: Fluvial Geomorphology

Hours: 24L/4P

Elements of drainage basin morphology and hydrology, classification of rivers, stream patterns and hydraulic geometry. Elements of open channel flow, sediment transport and the paleohydrology of river systems. River channel adjustments to environmental change, human impact and the management/design of river habitats. Exercises include experimentation in a laboratory flume. Usually offered every other year. Field trip cost: $20.

Prerequisite: GGR270H1 (or equivalent), and GGR201H1 or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: 10.0 FCE's including JEG100H1/​GGR100H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR305H1: Biogeography

Hours: 24L

Identifies patterns in and explains processes behind plant and animal distributions through space and time. Topics covered include ecological and evolutionary dynamics, disturbance, dispersal, migration, continental drift, speciation, extinction, paleoenvironments and island biogeography. We also examine terrestrial and marine biomes, the meaning of biodiversity, conservation challenges, and recent biogeographic changes associated with human impact.

Exclusion: GGR305H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including JEG100H1/​GGR100H1 or (BIO120H1, BIO130H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

GGR308H1: Canadian Arctic and Subarctic Environments

Hours: 24L

We will explore the climate geomorphology, soils, hydrology, biogeochemical cycling, limnology and food web structures of the Arctic and Subarctic. Current stresses of climate change and pollution are discussed along with scientific and political solutions.

Prerequisite: Equivalent of one full-year science course at the 200-level or permission from the instructor.
Recommended Preparation: JEG100H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR310H1: Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management

Hours: 24L/12P

Socio-economic, technical, political and environmental issues associated with the utilization of forest biomass (e.g., harvesting residues, thinnings, salvage, short rotation woody crops) for a source of renewable energy. Field trip cost: $20.

Exclusion: FOR310H1
Recommended Preparation: Completion of at least 6 Science FCE�s
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR314H1: Global Warming

Hours: 30L/6T

A comprehensive examination of the greenhouse warming problem, beginning with economic, carbon cycle, and climate model projections; impacts on and adaptive responses of agriculture, forests, fisheries, and water resources; options and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Exclusion: GGR377H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR320H1: Geographies of Transnationalism, Migration, and Gender

Hours: 24L

This course examines recent changes in global migration processes. Specifically, the course addresses the transnationalization and feminization of migrant populations and various segments of the global labor force. The coursework focuses on analyzing classical paradigms in migration studies, as well as emerging theoretical approaches to gender and migration. In addition, it traces the shifting empirical trends in gendered employment and mobility patterns. It uses in-depth case study material to query the frameworks employed in migration studies and to understand the grounded implications of gendered migration. It pays particular attention to the interventions made by feminist geographers in debates about work, migration, place, and space.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR324H1: Spatial Political Economy

Previous Course Number: POL371H1
Hours: 24L

This course aims to explore how economic agents act and interact in space and how this creates subdivisions within the global, national and regional political economy. In a largely conceptual and interdisciplinary manner, the course investigates the role of institutions in the relational economy and the spatial construction of the political economy. Institutions are viewed as formal or informal stabilizations of economic interaction. Questions which guide the analysis are related to how institutions are established, how they evolve, how they impact economic action, and how they are changed through political and economic action at different spatial scales. Through this, the course introduces a relational and spatial perspective to the analysis of economic action and institutions. This perspective is based on the assumption that economic action is situated in socio-institutional contexts, evolves along particular paths and, at the same time, remains fundamentally contingent. Topics to be discussed include the social construction of economic space, industrial organization and location, the establishment and maintenance of economic networks, as well as processes of firm formation, learning and knowledge creation.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs
Exclusion: POL371H1
Recommended Preparation: One of ECO101H1, GGR112H1, GGR221H1, GGR251H1, GGR252H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR326H1: Remaking the Global Economy

Hours: 24L

Examines links between global economic integration and geographically uneven economic development. Focuses on debates and empirical studies on global production networks (GPNs), and associated issues such as offshoring, outsourcing, and upgrading. Blends analysis of both theory and practice of business firms and regional development. Seeks to develop an in-depth understanding of the key actors driving contemporary global economic transformation, within the 'transnational space' constituted and structured by transnational firns, state institutions, and ideologies.

Prerequisite: 7.5 FCE's
Exclusion: GGR300H1 (2013-14)
Recommended Preparation: GGR112H1/​GGR220H1/​GGR221H1GGR251H1, 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3) at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR327H1: Geography and Gender

Hours: 24L

Introduction to the work of feminist geographers. The course will explore the relationship between gender and space, emphasizing spatial cognition, architecture, and layout of the city.

Exclusion: GGR313H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR328H1: Labour Geographies

Hours: 24L

Explores changes in the nature of work and the structure and geography of labour markets. Topics will include globalization, lean production, flexibility and risk, industrial relations, workfare, the body at work, and gender and work.

Prerequisite: 7.5 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR329H1: The Global Food System

Hours: 24L

Explores the changing global geographies of food by tracing international movements of food through both mainstream and 'alternative' supply chains. The implications for sustainability, food security, community autonomy and health are investigated.

Exclusion: GGR287H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3). GGR107H1 recommended.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR332H1: Social Geographies of Climate Change

Previous Course Number: GGR387H1
Hours: 24L

Analyses the social and behavioural geographies of climate change, including: climate change communication (how we interpret and communicate climate science); climate change prevention strategies, from the macro to micro scale; and possibilities for climate change adaptation.

Exclusion: GGR387H1 (Special Topics in Environmental Geography: The Social Geographies of Climate Change), offered in Winter 2020
Recommended Preparation: GGR223H1 and GGR271H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR334H1: Water Resource Management

Hours: 24L

Managing demand and supply; linkages between water quality and human health. Case studies from the industrial world and from developing countries, rural and urban. Implications of population growth and climate change for water resource management.

Exclusion: GGR288H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including one of JEG100H1/​GGR100H1, GGR107H1, GGR223H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR336H1: Urban Historical Geography of North America

Hours: 24L

This course explores the emergence and reproduction of class and racial social spaces, the development of new economic spaces, and the growing importance of the reform and planning movements. Emphasis is on metropolitan development between 1850 and 1950.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including one of GGR124H1, GGR241H1, GGR254H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR337H1: Environmental Remote Sensing

Hours: 24L/24P

Principles of optical, active and passive microwave remote sensing; satellite orbit and sensor characteristics; image processing and analysis techniques and software; and environmental remote sensing applications.

Exclusion: GGR337H5
Recommended Preparation: JEG100H1/​GGR100H1, GGR272H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR338H1: Environmental Issues in the Global South

Hours: 24L

Describes and analyses a range of key environmental issues in the context of the Global South. Topics covered include: air quality and water supply, solid waste management, impacts of and responses to environmental change. Considers factors that influence distribution of environmental costs and benefits in geographic and historical terms. Also examines technologies and policy paradigms that have framed and sought to address environmental issues in the Global South.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including one of GGR107H1, GGR223H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR339H1: Urban Geography, Planning and Political Processes

Hours: 24L

Investigates North American urban political geography, exploring conflicts over immigration, environment, gentrification, homelessness, labour market restructuring, ‘race’ and racism, urban sprawl, nature and environment, gender, sexuality, security, and segregation. Explores competing visions of city life and claims on urban space. The course investigates how these struggles connect to economic, social and environmental politics at larger spatial scales, and considers different theoretical frameworks that geographers have developed to make sense of both the persistence of old problems and the emergence of new ones. Field trip cost: $20.

Exclusion: GGR349H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including GGR124H1, GGR246H1/​GGR254H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR340H1: Health Geography

Hours: 24L

An exploration of the aspects of health in which place or location matters. Particular attention will be paid to the role of environments (physical, social, etc.) in explaining differences in health between places, the structuring of health-related behaviour in place, and the development of health policy for places.

Prerequisite: GGR270H1, or the combination of STA220H1 and HST250H1
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's, including GGR223H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR341H1: Changing Geography of Latin America

Hours: 24L

Seeks to develop a general understanding of present-day Latin America by focusing on human-environment interactions, past and present. Case studies are used to understand the diversity of Latin American landscapes (physical and cultural), and how they are changing within the context of globalization.

Exclusion: GGR249H
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 1.0 in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR342H1: The Changing Geography of Southeast Asia

Hours: 24L

Examines changes in the social, political and economic geography of Southeast Asian countries. Examples drawn from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines as these emerging newly industrialized countries enter the 21st century. Emphasis on political-economy, urbanization and environment since 1950.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR343H1: The Changing Geography of China

Hours: 36L

The evolving social, political and economic landscape of China. Focus on development strategies and their effects on agriculture, industry, urbanization, city planning and the environment since 1949. Special attention paid to the interconnected development trajectories shaping urban and rural areas, together with the complex interactions between the built and social environments.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR344H1: Political Economy of Germany and the EU

Previous Course Number: POL372H1
Hours: 24L

The goal of this course is to explore the structure and geography of the German political economy in the context of EU integration and economic globalization. This includes providing an understanding of the economic and political system (and its regional manifestations), which was once (and is now again) viewed as a successful socially-balanced alternative to the market-liberal structures in Anglo-Saxon economies. Drawing upon the varieties-of-capitalism approach, the main themes in the course address the institutional conditions for growth. In a comparative perspective, the course explores topics, such as the role of collective agents, corporate governance and finance, collective bargaining, inter-firm co-operation and regional networks, social security systems, and population structure and immigration. In order to understand the heterogeneous challenges to the “German model”, the conditions are explored under which regional economies develop. This includes an analysis of the reunification process, and of the economic and political situation in the new Länder. Further, the question is raised as to how the “German model” can adapt to challenges related to globalization, climate change and economic crises.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs
Exclusion: POL372H1
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE from GGR or POL
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR347H1: Efficient Use of Energy

Previous Course Number: JGE347H1
Hours: 24L/6T

Examines the options available for dramatically reducing our use of primary energy with no reduction in meaningful energy services, through more efficient use of energy at the scale of energy-using devices and of entire energy systems. Topics covered include energy use in buildings, transportation, industry, and agriculture. Offered alternate years from GGR348H1.

Prerequisite: Physics SPH3U
Exclusion: GGR333H1, JGE347H1
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including first year Math and/or Physics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR348H1: Carbon-Free Energy

Previous Course Number: JGE348H1
Hours: 24L/6T

Examines the options available for providing energy from carbon-free energy sources: solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, and fossil fuels with capture and sequestration of CO2. The hydrogen economy is also discussed. Offered alternate years from GGR347H1.

Prerequisite: Physics SPH3U
Exclusion: GGR333H1, JGE348H1
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including first year Math and/or Physics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR349H1: Managing Urban Natures

Hours: 24L

Recent calls to action by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the World Wildlife Fund indicate we are at a crossroads in responding to accelerating global warming and biodiversity loss. Cities are often at the forefront of these transformations, both in feeling their effects but also initiating responses. How might we reimagine our cities in a way that promotes thriving and equitable ecosystems? What tools exist in the policy landscape to initiate needed changes? What innovative responses are emerging to confront the challenges of increased flooding, rising temperatures, habitat fragmentation, and food insecurity? How might we reimagine an urban commons? With a primary focus on Canadian cities, in this course we explore the ways divergent conceptualizations of urban-nature have informed policies and practices drawing largely from critical, political ecology, and Indigenous perspectives; the policy landscape that informs current urban planning; and new and innovative approaches that help us to reshape and reimagine our relationships to urban nature, including initiatives led by municipalities, non-government organizations and citizens groups.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs
Exclusion: GGR300H1 (Topics: Managing Urban Natures), offered in Fall 2017
Recommended Preparation: GGR223H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR352H1: Understanding Spatiality

Hours: 24L

Investigates the changing nature of space and our thinking about it, introducing students to a wide range of contemporary geographers and spatial theorists such as Lefebvre, Soja, Gregory, Harvey, Massey and others as well as challenges to this thinking - voices from the margins or peripheries. It will explore changing conceptions of spatiality that inform geographic thought and that help us understand the ways in which political, economic and social power is constituted and contested at a range of spatial scales.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR354H1: Infrastructure

Previous Course Number: GGR300H1 (20175)
Hours: 24L

Infrastructure is the term that describes the transportation systems, sewers, pipes, and power lines that provide urban dwellers with necessary public services. In recent years, billions of dollars of public money have been spent upgrading existing infrastructure, and planning and delivering new facilities. Infrastructure has many impacts on the way that people in cities live. The way that infrastructure systems are planned, financed, and distributed impact on environmental sustainability, job creation, social equity, economic development, and urban livability. Moreover, infrastructure has the potential to both serve existing populations, and shape the way that future communities are built. Through lectures, discussions, workshops, readings of scholarly articles and case studies, the course will aim to engage students in the key topics and debates related to the provision of urban infrastructure. Topics to be covered will include: project planning, causes and cures for cost overruns, funding models, financing mechanisms such as public-private partnerships, and the politics of facility planning and management.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs
Exclusion: GGR300H1 (Topics: Infrastructure), offered in Summer 2017
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR357H1: Housing and Community Development

Hours: 24L

Focuses on the importance of adequate housing and quality neighbourhoods. It roots theoretical explanations and policy debates in realities using Canada and Toronto as examples. Topics covered include the evolution of public policies relating to social housing, rental housing, homeownership, neighborhoods, and homelessness.

Recommended Preparation: Completion of 8.0 FCE's including GGR124H1 and 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR359H1: Comparative Urban Policy

Hours: 24L

This course considers urban public policy. Urban policy is not natural or inevitable response to urban problems. It is actively produced (and contested) by an array of voices, institutions, and social forces. Actualized urban policies are thus best understood and evaluated as products of these influences. The first half of the course will cover broad theoretical matters pertaining to the production of urban policy. The second half of the course will focus more intensively on one problem—urban decline—and explore the actualized approaches that have been brought to bear to manage it.

Prerequisite: 7.5 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR360H1: Culture, History, and Landscape

Hours: 24L

The history of approaches to the idea of landscape. A consideration of the origins and uses of the term in geographical inquiry will be followed by a series of case studies, global in scope, from the Early Modern period to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the representational and lived aspects of landscapes, as well as struggles over their definition, interpretation, and use.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (HUM/BR=1 or SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GGR363H1: Critical Geographies: An Introduction to Radical Ideas on Space, Society and Culture

Hours: 36L

Introduces a diversity of critical perspectives for geographers and others, including anarchism, Marxism, feminism, sexual politics, postcolonialism, anti-imperialism and anti-racism. In so doing it illustrates how such radical ideas about space, society and culture have contributed to our political thought and action.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR372H1: GIS for Public Health

Hours: 24L/12P

The goal of this course is to leave students with appreciation of the power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to explore and analyze spatial health and medical data. The course will focus on organizing health data in a GIS, clustering detection methods, and basic spatial statistics. Other topics like agent-based models and visualization techniques will be touched upon. Lab work will provide hands on experience with example data, leaving students with a firm grasp of contemporary health and medical problems and a skill set of spatial analytical methods that can be used to solve them.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs
Exclusion: GGR300H1(2015-2016), GGR335H5
Recommended Preparation: GGR270H1, GGR272H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR373H1: Advanced Geographic Information Systems

Hours: 24L/24P

Advanced theory, techniques, and applications in geographic information systems (GIS), including interpolation, geostatistics, modeling, and raster and vector analysis. GIS project design and implementation.

Prerequisite: GGR273H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR374H1: Urban Dynamics

Hours: 24L

This course will focus on the social and economic repercussions associated with the formation and evolution of polynuclear urban regions in response to global economic restructuring. Foci will include the importance of knowledge and innovation in the process of economic development, social and economic polarization at multiple spatial scales, planning interventions to address these polarities, and strategies and tactics in the promotion of more sustainable urban-centred regional economies.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including 2.0 FCE's in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3). A statistics course (GGR270H1 or other) would be an asset.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR382H1: Field Course in Human Geography

Introduction to field studies in human geography. The course includes exercises and a project during a one-week field study in late August or early September, some preparation during the preceding summer and complementary practical work and/or seminars during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the costs of their transportation and accommodation (field trip costs: $500). Students must register with the department in the spring. Course is limited by size. Preference given to Geography SPE/MAJ/MIN. Applications open to all students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Exclusion: GGR389H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR385H1: Special Topics in Geography

Previous Course Number: GGR300H1
Hours: 24L

Content in any given year varies by instructor. Students must meet the prerequisites set by the department (see the Geography website for details in May). The program in which this course can be used depends on its content.


GGR386H1: Special Topics in Geographic Information Systems

Previous Course Number: GGR300H1
Hours: 24L

Content in any given year varies by instructor. Students must meet the prerequisites set by the department (see the Geography website for details in May). Can be used towards GIS, Human Geography, and Environmental Geography programs.

Prerequisite: GGR272H1

GGR387H1: Special Topics in Environmental Geography

Previous Course Number: GGR300H1
Hours: 24L

Content in any given year varies by instructor. Students must meet the prerequisites set by the department (see the Geography website for details in May). Can be used towards Environmental Geography and Human Geography programs.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR388H1: Special Topics in Physical & Environmental Geography

Previous Course Number: GGR300H1
Hours: 24L

Content in any given year varies by instructor. Students must meet the prerequisites set by the department (see the Geography website for details in May). Can be used towards Physical & Environmental Geography and Environmental Geography programs.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR389H1: Special Topics in Human Geography

Previous Course Number: GGR300H1
Hours: 24L

Content in any given year varies by instructor. Students must meet the prerequisites set by the department (see the Geography website for details in May). Can be used towards Human Geography programs.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR390H1: Field Methods

Introduction to field methods in geomorphology, vegetation mapping/analysis, soils, hydrology, and climatology. The course includes exercises and a group project during a one-week field camp, a little preparation during the preceding summer, and complementary practical work and/or seminars during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the costs of their transportation and accommodation (field trip costs: $300). This course meets the field requirement for Physical & Environmental Geography programs. The field camp normally runs for one week at the end of August. Students must register with the Department by April. Consult with the department in case of conflict or concerns. Course may be limited by size. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 1.0 from JEG100H1/​GGR100H1, GGR201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1, GGR206H1, GGR305H1, ESS102H1, ENV234H1, or permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including GGR270H1
Distribution Requirements: Science

GGR398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


GGR400H1: Special Topics in Geography I

Hours: 24S

Content in any given year depends on instructor. The program in which this course can be used depends on its context. Consult Departmental Office in April.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE's in GGR (HUM/BR=1 or SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR401H1: Special Topics in Geography II

Content in any given year depends on instructor. The program in which this course can be used depends on its context. Consult Departmental Office in April.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE's (science) in any of GGR/ESS/BIO/CHM/EEB/FOR
Distribution Requirements: Science

GGR405H1: Sustainable Systems for Natural Resources Management

Hours: 24S

This seminar examines the scientific foundations of sustainable natural resource management. Will consider frameworks to assess management and production systems for renewable natural resource and energy development in relation to specific landscapes. Constraints and opportunities to achieving sustainability objectives in different systems will be examined through theoretical and case study evaluations drawn from research literatures.  Seminar and self-directed inquiry through individual and team projects. Field trip transportation cost: $100. 

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Exclusion: GGR401H1 (2012-13)
Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE's (science) in any of GGR/BIO/CHM/EEB/ESS/FOR
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

GGR406H1: Geomorphology and the Anthropocene

Hours: 12L/12S

In this seminar course, we will explore the nature of geomorphology and the Anthropocene (the proposed geological time interval during which human activities have greatly impacted the global environment) using a combination of lectures, readings, and discussions. We will consider the ways in which hillslope, fluvial, coastal, aeolian, and other domains have been altered or influenced by humans and consider the role of geomorphology as a science for understanding and examining the changes in landscape form and processes.

Prerequisite: GGR201H1
Exclusion: GGR401H1 (Special Topics in Geography II: Geomorphology and the Anthropocene), offered in Winter 2020
Recommended Preparation: GGR272H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR413H1: Watershed Hydroecology

Hours: 24L

Modern developments in hydrology and ecology, including form and process models, interactions of hydrology, ecology and geomorphology; the course emphasizes the use of computer simulation models of drainage basin processes.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Recommended Preparation: GGR201H1, GGR206H1, GGR270H1, GGR272H1 or GGR337H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR414H1: Advanced Remote Sensing

Hours: 18L/8T/4P/2S

Building on GGR337H1 Environmental Remote Sensing with advanced theories and techniques for land cover mapping, vegetation biophysical and biochemical parameter retrievals, optical and thermal remote sensing of urban environment, and application of satellite remote sensing to terrestrial water and carbon cycle estimation. Basic radiative transfer theories as applied to vegetation will be given in some detail as the basis for various remote sensing applications. Optical instruments for measuring vegetation structural parameters will be demonstrated in the field.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs including GGR337H1
Recommended Preparation: GGR272H1, GGR273H1, GGR373H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR416H1: Environmental Impact Assessment

Hours: 24L/4T

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) as a mechanism for avoiding or mediating the potential costs of development. The course focuses on the theory and practice of EIA in Canada in general and Ontario in particular. Using a broad definition of environment, various components of EIA are addressed, with an emphasis on principles, legal and institutional frameworks, stages in the process, and specific analytical techniques.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's, 2.0 FCE's in Geography including GGR270H1, GGR271H1
Recommended Preparation: One of GGR222H1/​GGR223H1 or ENV236H1/​JGE236H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR418H1: Political Economy of Natural Resources

Hours: 24S

Examines political aspects of the appropriation of natural resources, including policy and regulation, environmental impacts, and social justice. Emphasis is placed on reading contemporary literature on the politics of resource access and control from geography and other social science disciplines.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's including GGR223H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR419H1: Environmental Justice

Hours: 24S

Examines how environmental problems affect people, communities and societies differentially and how marginalized communities and people often bear the brunt of environmental costs, while contributing little to their creation.  It uses readings and case studies from across the globe to address the production of environmental injustice and the struggle for environmental justice.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR420H1: Critical Development Geography

Hours: 24L

Examines the politics and processes shaping economic globalization and international development. The course will review a range of critical approaches to development, the historical geography of uneven development, and some emerging approaches to critical development studies. The course focuses on recent scholarly discussions about how to define international development and pays particular attention to the relationships between migration and development in theory and practice.  It takes seriously the politics of difference (race, ethnicity, class, gender, nationality and sexuality) and inequality in the critical study of international development research and practice.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: GGR112H1 or GGR124H1; GGR320H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR421H1: Histories of Geographical Thought

Hours: 24S

The history of geography as an intellectual subject, focusing primarily on the modern period, and on the genealogies of central concepts. Disciplinary developments will be situated next to broader contexts, including imperialism and militarism, the relationship between culture and nature, and the shifting social role of the academy.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCE's in Geography (HUM/BR=1 or SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR424H1: Transportation Geography and Planning

Previous Course Number: GGR324H1
Hours: 24L

Introductory overview of major issues in interurban and intraurban transportation at the local, national and international scale. Topics include urban transportation, land use patterns and the environment, causes of and cures for congestion, public transit, infrastructure finance, and transport planning and policy setting.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's including one of GGR124H1/​GGR220H1/​GGR221H1
Exclusion: GGR324H1, CITC18H3
Recommended Preparation: GGR270H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR429H1: Innovation and Governance

Previous Course Number: POL408H1
Hours: 24S

The course focuses on a broad range of topics related to innovation and governance, such as (i) technological change and its social and economic consequences, (ii) the spatial effects which result from this, and (iii) the necessities for economic policies at different territorial levels.  Since international competitiveness of industrialized economies cannot be based on cost advantages alone, future growth in the knowledge-based economy will be increasingly associated with capabilities related to creativity, knowledge generation and innovation.  As a consequence, questions regarding the performance in innovation and effectiveness of policy support become decisive at the firm level, regional level and national level.  The first part of the course deals with conceptual foundations of innovation processes, such as evolutionary and institutional views of innovation.  In the second part, national configurations of innovation processes are investigated.  The third part deals with innovation at the subnational level, focusing on regional clustering, institution building, multilevel governance, and regionalized innovation systems.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCEs
Exclusion: POL408H1
Recommended Preparation: One of GGR221H1, GGR251H1, GGR324H1, GGR326H1, GGR328H1, GGR374H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR430H1: Geographies of Markets

Hours: 36S

Focuses on actually-existing markets and their geographically-mediated formation and assemblage. Explores how markets are produced, stabilized, reshaped and fall apart at multiple geographic scales. We examine issues such as the debates on states versus markets, embeddedness of markets, neoliberalism and moral justification of markets, varieties of capitalism, regionally variegated capitalism, post-socialist market transitions, and the dynamic evolution of market institutions and economic landscapes.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's including at least 1.0 FCE in 300+ Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Exclusion: GGR400H1(2013-14)
Recommended Preparation: GGR220H1/​GGR221H1, GGR326H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR431H1: Regional Dynamics

Hours: 24L

  Economic activity, and related indices of socioeconomic well-being and human capital, have always tended to concentrate in space, leaving specific regions to be classified as “creative”, “developed”, or “core” regions and others as “have-not”, “less-developed, “peripheral”, or “marginal” regions. As a result, regional economic change has been very difficult to fully explain (and certainly predict) using conventional (orthodox) theories and methods. This course examines the theoretical linkage between related trends in terms of globalization, vertical disintegration, specialization, innovation, and the locational behaviour of firms. We will focus on the seemingly counter-intuitive finding that regional economic change in a time of increasing global interdependence is increasingly dependent on the local context. Topics will include evolutionary economic geography, path dependence, economic clusters, learning regions, the role of institutions, knowledge spill-overs, and the geography of innovation, among others. We will see why the economic activity is becoming ever more concentrated in space even as it globalizes. The course makes extensive use of empirical case studies from around the globe. 

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's including GGR221H1 or GGR251H1
Recommended Preparation: GGR326H1, GGR270H1. A statistics course (GGR270H1 or other) would be an asset.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR433H1: Built Environment and Health

Hours: 36S

Linking across fields that include public health, geography and planning, this course examines the growing evidence and ways in which human health is affected by the design and development of the built environment in which we live, work and play. The course considers how various planning and development decisions impact population and individual health, particularly in relation to chronic diseases, injuries, and mental health. Field trip transportation cost: $20.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Exclusion: GGR400H1 (2012-13)
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR434H1: Building Community Resilience

Hours: 36S

Examines concepts of resilience as a way of building the capacity of communities to (a) respond to predicted disruptions/shocks associated with climate change, global pandemics, anticipated disruptions in global food supply, energy insecurity, and environmental degradation; and (b) nurture the development of alternative spaces that support the emergence of more life-sustaining structures and practices. Includes explicit attention to equity and public health, and explores issues such as: participatory governance of social-ecological systems, the nature of social change, complexity science, the role of social movements, indigenous and political ecology perspectives.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs
Exclusion: GGR400H1 (2011-12)
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCEs in Geography
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR438H1: Environment and Development

Hours: 36S

Examines the implications of development – as an economic and social project – for how the environment is used, by whom, and to what ends. Draws on literatures in political ecology and critical development geography. Topics include: interpretations of scarcity and degradation, questions of consumption, and the greening of development. Examines expansion of and struggles over new forms of green infrastructure in urban and rural settings. 

Prerequisite: 10 FCE's
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR452H1: Space, Power, Geography: Understanding Spatiality

Hours: 24S

Our understanding of space and power has shifted radically in the past half century. Space no longer implies only regions, nations or territory; power is not simply a question of domination, control, or forms of political representation. Space and power are intricately related. This course explores a shift in our ways of thinking about space and power, focusing specifically on the works of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. Through the works of Deleuze and Foucault, students are introduced to a variety of ways that space and power are organized and contested. The course begins with the maps in our heads: what kinds of spatial systems organize dominant world-views, how have these changed over time? What spatial metaphors do we use to think about power – as hidden and operating at a depth, or as a surface effect? How does the social organization of space figure in the development of different technologies and techniques of power? How do technologies of power become organized, serialized, dispersed, transformed and contested?

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's including at least one (or an equivalent) of GGR327H1, GGR328H1, GGR339H1, GGR352H1, GGR360H1, GGR363H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR456H1: Entanglements of Power: Race, Sexuality and the City

Hours: 24S

This course investigates the city as a space sculpted by particular configurations and relations of power, and productive of those forms. It considers shifting urban geographies of identity, economy and desire with a focus on race and racism, settler colonialism, empire, the laboring body, sexuality, and sexual identity. Course participants will engage a series of case studies of particular urban spaces and struggles, drawing on conceptual support from scholarship in urban geography, anti-colonial thought, political economy, black studies, feminist and queer theory, Indigenous and settler colonial studies, as well as literature and other artistic work.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCEs
Exclusion: GGR400H1 (Special Topics in Geography I: Entanglements of Power: Race, Sexuality and the City), offered in Fall 2018
Recommended Preparation: 2.0 FCEs in GGR
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR457H1: The Post-War Suburbs

Hours: 24L

Investigates post-war suburbs, beginning with an examination of their competing contemporary meanings. It considers images of prosperous private enclaves, of declining and difficult to access places, of racialized and segregated areas, of banality and homogeneity, of precarity and polarization, and of creative social struggles. It assesses these different visions through an analysis of urban growth and change since WWII. The course will focus on themes of public and private space; class, race and segregation; gender and suburban space; immigration; urban sprawl, and the changing social and economic geography of the suburbs. It examines North American areas, with examples from Australia and Europe.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR458H1: Selected Topics in Urban Geography

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on a special topic in urban geography and covers it with more depth than would otherwise be the case in a survey-oriented class. The aim is to utilize this single topic as a vehicle to understanding how urban geographical ideas are produced more widely. Check the department website for the theme (updated each year).

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR460H1: Global Cities, Urban Planning, Critical Theory

Previous Course Number: GGR400H1 (20181)
Hours: 36S

This seminar addresses the relationship between urbanization and global economic, political, cultural, social, demographic, technological and ecological dynamics. It does so with an emphasis on the contested legacies of city planning, urban design, architecture and urban political activism, by drawing on historical studies of global cities as well as critical-theoretical perspectives on the ‘production of space’. While broaching the question what’s ‘production of space’ got to do with social justice, we explore—with reference to pioneering thinkers in the fields of planning, architecture and critical theory—such concepts as radical planning, the urban revolution and the right to the city.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCEs
Exclusion: GGR400H1 (Topics: Planning and Global Cities), offered in Winter 2018
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR462H1: GIS Research Project

Hours: 24L

Students work in groups to develop their own research project and then acquire, organize and analyze geographic data to complete it. Emphasis is placed on research design, project management and the application of GIS concepts and skills learned in previous courses to a practical problem.

Prerequisite: GGR373H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR472H1: Developing Web Maps

Hours: 24L

Explores the power of web mapping and CyberGIS, with a focus on hands-on learning and open source software. Students will learn about relevant software (exploring various APIs), data structures, methods, and cartographic and visualization techniques. Finally, students will work in groups to develop and deliver their own online web maps from scratch, on a topic of their choosing.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCEs including GGR272H1 and GGR273H1
Exclusion: GGR400H1 (2015-2016)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

GGR481H1: Field Course in Environmental Geography

Introduction to field studies in environmental geography. The course may include individual assignments and group work. Field trips are concentrated during a one-week period in late August or early September. Some preparation during the preceding summer may be required. Periodic course meetings and shorter field trips continue, along with course work, during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the costs of their transportation and accommodation (field trip costs: $100). Students must register with the Department by April. Course may be limited by size. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Exclusion: GGR381H1
Recommended Preparation: 10.0 FCE's including 3.0 FCE's in Geography (SOC SCI/BR=3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR482H1: Toronto Field Course

Examines the production of urban landscapes, built environments and social spaces in Toronto and surrounding areas through indepth case studies. Coverage will vary some depending on instructor. The course consists of local field trips and in-class seminars and lectures. Students must apply with the Department. Contact the Department in January for deadlines. Course is limited by size. Preference given to Geography SPE/MAJ/MIN. Applications open to all students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Field trip costs: $150.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

GGR491Y1: Research Project

Specially designed for students wishing to gain experience in conducting research in their area of specialization. Of particular value for geographers interested in graduate study, or positions in government, planning and consulting firms where research skills may be an asset. Students select a research problem and complete a project under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate; early discussion with a likely supervisor is encouraged. Enrolment may be completed at any time up to September; open to students in a Specialist or Major Program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR492H1: Senior Practicum

Students design and implement an independent applied geography/planning project in consultation with an employer (paid or volunteer), who will act as their “client.” Enrolment requires written permission from a staff supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR492Y1: Senior Practicum

Students design and implement an independent applied geography/planning/GIS project in consultation with an employer (paid or volunteer), who will act as their “client”. Enrolment required written permission from a staff supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist, Major or GIS minor program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR493Y1: Geography Professional Experience

Undertake professional placement matching academic interests and career goals. Students meet regularly during the year in class to cover topics such as: reflective writing, project management, career planning, and the application of academic skills in professional contexts. Research project required that connects a topic related to placement with academic literatures. Normally, one day per week spent at placement site. For students in their final year of a Geography major or specialist program of study, or the GIS Minor. Satisfies program requirements based on placement. Space limited. Applications are reviewed in early spring. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 14.5 FCEs; must be enrolled in a GGR Major or Specialist, or GIS Minor; permission of instructor.

GGR496H1: Independent Research

Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Geographic Information Systems. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in the GIS program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCEs

GGR497H1: Independent Research

Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Environmental Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCE's and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

GGR498H1: Independent Research

Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in Physical Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Science

GGR499H1: Independent Research

Independent research extension to one of the courses already completed in a social science or humanities branch of Geography. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Only open to students who have completed 10 FCEs and who are enrolled in a Specialist or Major program sponsored by the Department of Geography. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

GRK101H1: Introductory Ancient Greek I

Previous Course Number: GRK100Y1
Hours: 48S

An intensive introduction to Ancient Greek for students who have no knowledge of the language; preparation for the reading of Ancient Greek literature.

Exclusion: GRK100Y1 Students who have studied Ancient Greek previously must obtain permission from the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK102H1: Introductory Ancient Greek II

Hours: 48S

A continuation of the intensive introduction to Ancient Greek in GRK 101H1. Also appropriate for students who have some training in Ancient Greek, but have not completed a whole credit course at University or a final-year (Grade 12) course in secondary school.

Prerequisite: GRK101H1/​some background in Ancient Greek
Exclusion: GRK100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK201H1: Intermediate Ancient Greek I

Hours: 48S

Reading of selections of Ancient Greek prose works with systematic language study.

Prerequisite: GRK100Y1/​GRK102H1. Grade 12 in Ancient Greek may be accepted, but students should consult the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK202H1: Intermediate Ancient Greek II

Hours: 48S

Continued language training with readings in Ancient Greek prose and verse.

Prerequisite: GRK201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK340H1: Greek Philosophy I

Hours: 36S

Readings from one or more philosophical texts.

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK341H1: Greek Historians I

Hours: 36S

Readings from one or more Greek Historians.

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK342H1: Greek Orators I

Hours: 36S

Readings from from one or more oratorical texts.

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK343H1: Greek Prose Authors I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Greek prose authors (e.g., biography, novels, essays, texts in koine).

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK350H1: Greek Epic I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Greek epics, including Homer.

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK351H1: Greek Comedy I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Aristophanes and Menander.

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK352H1: Greek Tragedy I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK353H1: Greek Verse Authors I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Greek verse (e.g., elegy, iambics, lyric).

Prerequisite: GRK202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK428H1: Independent Studies

Previous Course Number: GRK428Y1

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Exclusion: GRK428Y1
Recommended Preparation: Usually 1 FCE from GRK 300-level courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK429H1: Independent Studies

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Recommended Preparation: Usually 1 FCE from GRK 300-series courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK430H1: Advanced Greek Language Study

Hours: 36S

A course designed to enhance language skills. Prose composition, sight translation, stylistic analysis of classical Greek prose.

Prerequisite: GRK340H1/​GRK341H1/​GRK342H1/​GRK343H1
Exclusion: GRK330H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK440H1: Greek Philiosophy II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from one or more philosophical texts.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK441H1: Greek Historians II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from one or more Greek historians.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK442H1: Greek Orators II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from one or more oratorical texts.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK443H1: Greek Prose Authors II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Greek prose authors (e.g.,  biography, novels, essays, texts in koine).

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK450H1: Greek Epic II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Greek epics, including Homer.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK451H1: Greek Comedy II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Aristophanes and Menander.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK452H1: Greek Tragedy II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

GRK453H1: Greek Verse Authors II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Greek verse (e.g., elegy, iambic, lyric).

Prerequisite: One FCE in the GRK 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HAJ453H1: AIDS: A Global Perspective

Hours: 6L/18S

Seminars explore the global AIDS crisis, adopting the medical-anthropological perspective of Paul Farmer's Infections and Inequalities. Varying epidemiological profiles of AIDS are placed in broader social, cultural, and political-economic frameworks. The impact of globalization and structural inequality on local cultures and lifestyles provides an essential backdrop to the discussions.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, ANT208H1/​BIO220H1/​PHS300H1/​JNH350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS100Y1: History of the Arctic

Hours: 48L/20T

People have made the Arctic home for millennia, creating circumpolar cultures in its challenging climate. This course compares and examines connections in the contested polar region through several themes: cultures in contact, trade and exploration, environment, crime and punishment, and defense and sovereignty.

Exclusion: Any 100-level HIS course, with the exception of AP, IB, CAPE, or GCE transfer credits.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS101Y1: Histories of Violence

Hours: 48L/20T

Ranging widely chronologically and geographically, this course explores the phenomenon of violence in history. It examines the role and meanings of violence in particular societies (such as ancient Greece and samurai Japan), the ideological foundations and use of violence in the clash of cultures (as in slavery, holy wars, colonization, and genocide), and the effects and memorialization of violence.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: Any 100-level HIS course, with the exception of AP, IB, CAPE, or GCE transfer credits.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HIS102Y1: Empires, Encounters and Exchanges

Hours: 48L/20T

Interactions among peoples, empires, and cultures, with particular attention to the non-European world. Can we speak of “international relations” before the modern concept of nation-states was established? What forms did globalization take in the pre-modern era? Covering a broad chronological sweep from before the Silk Road to the present day, we will look at exchanges of goods and technologies; dissemination of ideas and religions; voyages of migration and exploration; and episodes of conquest and colonization.

Exclusion: Any 100-level HIS course, with the exception of AP, IB, CAPE, or GCE transfer credits. HISA04H3/HISA05H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HIS103Y1: Statecraft and Strategy: An Introduction to the History of International Relations

Hours: 48L/20T

An analysis of the development of the international system, from 1648 to 1945, which highlights the role of war as an instrument of national policy, as a determinant of the system of states and as a threat to international society.

Exclusion: Any 100-level HIS course, with the exception of AP, IB, CAPE, or GCE transfer credits.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS106Y1: The African Diaspora in the Americas, 1492-1804

Hours: 48L/20T

This course introduces the history of the African Diaspora in the Americas, from 1492-1804. Lectures and readings will draw from primary sources and historical scholarship to focus on a range of topics, including slavery and the slave trade, race relations, gender and sexuality, religious and cultural practices, and liberation struggles.

Exclusion: Any 100-level HIS course, with the exception of AP, IB, CAPE, or GCE transfer credits.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS107Y1: Approaches to East Asian History

Hours: 48L/20T

This course draws on the history of China, Korea and Japan between 1600 to 1950 to explore historical issues of gender, nationalism, war and relations with the West.

Exclusion: Any 100-level HIS course, with the exception of AP, IB, CAPE, or GCE transfer credits. HIS284H5/EAS204Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS108Y1: What is History?

Hours: 48L/20T

This course offers an introduction to history as a discipline - to the history of the discipline itself, to the questions, categories, and methodologies that constitute it, and how they have evolved in varied times and places, and to the methodologies students need to acquire to engage in historical inquiry and writing. The course will be part methodological workshop, part epistemological reflection.

Exclusion: Any 100-level HIS course, with the exception of AP, IB, CAPE, or GCE transfer credits.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS109Y1: The Development of European Civilization, 1350-1945

Hours: 48L/20T

The shape of traditional society; the forces at work on the social, political, economic, cultural and intellectual structures of Western Europe since the high Middle Ages: the Structure of Traditional Society; the First Period of Challenges, 1350-1650; the Second Period of Challenges, 1650-1815; Confidence, Stability and Progress, 1815-1914; the Collapse of the Old Order and the Condition of Modern Europe, 1914-1945.

Exclusion: any 100-level HIS course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS110Y1: Connected Histories from Dakar to Jakarta

Hours: 48L/20T

In 1325, the twenty-year old Moroccan, Ibn Battuta, began an unprecedented series of journeys by land and sea that stretched between the contemporary capitals of Senegal and Indonesia. His routes wove together large parts of Africa, Central & South Asia, and East & Southeast Asia. For more than a thousand years before Battuta began his journey, other travelers had transported ideas, products, and scripts across each of these routes, connecting the histories of the peoples living throughout this vast landmass. Human migration, economic trade, and religious conversion had linked the lands and the seas, making possible for Ibn Battuta to traverse these territories, and to visit the religious homelands of Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and their expanse across the Africa and Asia. Nearly a thousand years after Ibn Battuta’s travels, human migration, economic trade, and religious conversion continue to affect and connect the cultures, ecology, and economies of these communities. This course investigates how the creation, disruption, and maintenance of the economic, linguistic, and religious communities in the millennium before and after Ibn Battuta’s travels affected the lives and livelihoods of peoples of Africa and Asia, where 80% of the world’s population resided, then and today.

Exclusion: Any HIS 100-level Y course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS192H1: A History of Queer Asia

Hours: 24L

A first-year seminar on the history of queerness, in all its complexity and diversity, in the no less complex and diverse settings of East, South, and Southeast Asia. Our journey will encompass empires and Indigenous peoples, rulers and rebels, and range from early recorded history down to the twentieth century. Focus will be placed on primary sources and introducing students to the evolving definitions of "queerness" itself. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS194H1: Power, Resistance, and the Graphic Novel

Hours: 24S

This course will look broadly at the question of power and resistance in the Americas (Canada, the United States, and Latin America) through the prism of graphic novels. Each week we will read a graphic novel related to important historical moments or events, drawing on scholarly articles to help us contextualize the novel. We will discuss the medium of graphic novels, their history and place in the broader culture, as well as how they might help or hinder our ability to study and disseminate information about the past. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS195H1: Drunk History

Hours: 24S

Histories of wine or beer or vodka often focus either on the production of these alcoholic beverages and their role in national economies, or the ways that drinking is part of celebrations. But drunkenness enters the historical record in other ways, too--not just as a social lubricant but as a social ill, one associated with intimate violence or violence to the self and with mass protest. From worries about the Gin Craze to the rise of temperance movements and eventually the passing of Prohibition, from tax policies to policing, this class will consider the many ways that drunkenness has been accepted, denounced, and legislated about in societies around the world. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS196H1: Religion and Violence

Hours: 24S

In this seminar we will explore the complex roles of religion in cases of extreme violence. Working chronologically backward from the 1990s (Rwanda, former Yugoslavia), we will consider cases from a number of locations and decades in the 20th Century (Cambodia in the 1970s, the Holocaust in the 1940s, Armenians in the 1910s, Southwest Africa in the 1900s). Rather than limiting ourselves to the recent past, we will also explore cases from the 19th century (imperialism) and earlier as well as ongoing situations that connect past and present (aboriginal people in the Americas). Students will be expected to do the assigned reading (from personal accounts, primary sources, and scholarly articles), participate actively in discussions, prepare a series of short responses, make and oral presentation individually or with a group, and produce a final paper based on original research. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS197H1: Microhistory, Global History, and Historical Narrative

Hours: 24S

How do historians make arguments and tell stories? How does the scale of their gaze affect their narrative strategies? In this course, we will consider a number of topics and themes related to these questions: the difference between microhistory and biography (or microhistory and regional history); the relationship of microhistory to global history; the role of the historian in these kinds of history; and the ways that microhistory and global history both pose particular problems of narrative. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS198H1: Decolonizing Women's History

Hours: 24S

This course introduces students to the historiographical and theoretical debates in women's and gender history from a global perspective, with emphasis on the local histories of women in the non-western world. Students will study the themes in women's history as articulated by first and second wave feminists. The second part of the class deconstructs the basic assumptions of Western feminism through the perspective of post-colonial feminist writings and empirical studies. The readings are structured so that you consider how examples from Asia disrupt narratives of universality in Western feminist epistemologies. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS199H1: Soccer: The History of the World’s Game

Hours: 24S

This seminar proposes to consider the history of the world's most popular sport, soccer, in broader political, social, economic, and cultural context. We will consider the emergence of the modern game in industrializing Britain in the 19th century; its globalization; its mobilization as a vehicle for political expression, as well as social cultural, and gendered identities; supporter culture; and soccer as an industry. Students will read scholarly works from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including history, cultural anthropology, sociology, literature, and economics. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS202H1: Gender, Race and Science

Hours: 24L/10T

This course examines scientific ideas about human difference from the 18th-century to the present. It explores how scientists and their critics portrayed the nature of race, sex difference, and masculinity/femininity in light of debates over nation, citizenship, colonialism, emancipation, knowledge and equality. The course will also introduce students to the uses of gender and race as analytic categories within the practice of history. While the course draws much of its subject matter from the history of the United States, it also explores selective issues in European and colonial contexts.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS205H1: Topics in Women's History

Hours: 24L/10T

This course introduces students to the diverse experiences of women from a comparative perspective. Students will study how women’s strategies have shaped the major cultural, economic, political and social processes in the world and how these processes have affected women’s experiences in their particular societies.  By studying women’s history from both local and global perspectives, students will engage critically with claims that women’s history is universal.  The local focus of the course will rotate between Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, depending on the expertise of the instructors.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: HIS245Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS205Y1: Topics in Women's History

Hours: 48L/20T

This course introduces students to the diverse experiences of women from a comparative perspective. Students will study how women’s strategies have shaped the major cultural, economic, political and social processes in the world and how these processes have affected women’s experiences in their particular societies.  By studying women’s history from both local and global perspectives, students will engage critically with claims that women’s history is universal.  The local focus of the course will rotate between Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, depending on the expertise of the instructors.

Exclusion: HIS245Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HIS208Y1: History of the Jewish People

Hours: 48L/20T

An introduction to the history of the Jews throughout the world over the past two thousand years.

Recommended Preparation: HIS102Y1/​HIS103Y1/​HIS109Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS218H1: Environmental History

Hours: 24L/8T

A lecture-based course designed to introduce students to key moments and concepts in the field of environmental history since c. 1400. This course will track the reciprocal influence of humans and the non-human world since the so-called "Columbian Exchange," emphasizing the ways in which the non-human world-from plants, animals, and disease organisms to water, topography, and geography- have shaped human endeavours. At the same time, students will engage with many of the ways in which human beings have shaped the world around us, from empire and colonization, to industrial capitalism, nuclear power, and modern wildlife conservation.

Prerequisite: any 100-level History course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS220Y1: The Shape of Medieval Society

Hours: 48L/20T

Economic, political, religious, and educational ideas and institutions of the Middle Ages, from the late Roman period to the fifteenth century.

Exclusion: HIS220Y5/HIS220H5/HIS221H5/HISB60H3/HISB61H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS221H1: African American History to 1865

Hours: 24L/10T

An introduction to the history of Africans and people of African descent in the Americas generally, and the United States in particular. Major themes include modernity and the transatlantic slave trade; capitalism and reparations; Atlantic crossings; African women, gender, and racial formations; representation, resistance, and rebellion; nation-building; abolitionism and civil war; historical method and the political uses of the past.

Exclusion: HIS298Y1 (2016-17)
Recommended Preparation: Any 100-level course in Arts or Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS222H1: African American History from 1865 to the Present

Hours: 24L/10T

This course examines the history of black people in the United States after the abolition of slavery. Major themes include the promise and tragedy of Reconstruction; gender and Jim Crow; race and respectability; migration, transnationalism, and 20th century black diasporas; black radical traditions and freedom movements; intersectionality and black feminisms; the drug war and mass incarceration; sexuality and the boundaries of blackness.

Exclusion: HIS 298Y1 (2016-17)
Recommended Preparation: Any 100 level course in Arts or Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS230H1: Indigenous and Early Colonial Caribbean History

Hours: 24L/12P

This course introduces students to the study of Caribbean history from first human settlement to the late 18th century.  Subject matter covered includes indigenous social structures, cosmology and politics; the process of European conquest; the economics, society and political order of colonial society; the Middle Passage; the everyday lives and struggles of enslaved peoples.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: HIS294Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS231H1: Revolution and Emancipation in the Colonial Caribbean

Hours: 24L/12P

This course explores the history of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century caribbean, from the Haitian Revolution to the U.S. occupation of Cuba and Puerto Rico.  Students learn about the first struggles for political independence; the struggle to abolish the slave trade; slave emancipation; indentureship and struggles to define freedom after emancipation.

Exclusion: HIS294Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS241H1: Europe in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914

Hours: 24L/10T

An introduction to modern European history from Napoleon to the outbreak of World War I. Important political, economic, social, and intellectual changes in France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and other countries are discussed: revolution of 1848, Italian and German unification, racism and imperialism, the evolution of science, art, and culture, labour protest, and the coming of war.

Exclusion: EUR200Y1/​EUR200Y5/FGI200Y5/HIS241H5/HISB93H3
Recommended Preparation: HIS103Y1/​HIS109Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS242H1: Europe in the 20th Century

Hours: 24L/10T

The evolution of European politics, culture, and society from 1914: the two world wars, Fascism and Nazism, the post-1945 reconstruction and the movement towards European integration.

Exclusion: EUR200Y1/​EUR200Y5/FGI200Y5/HIS242H5/HISB94H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS243H1: Early Modern Europe, 1450-1648

Hours: 24L/10T

The political, social, economic, and intellectual history of continental Europe. The Renaissance, the Reformation, Counter-reformation, growth of the territorial monarchies, the religious wars.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS244H1: Early Modern Europe, 1648-1815

Hours: 24L/10T

The political, social, economic, and intellectual history of continental Europe. Development of royal absolutism, social change and the crisis of the ancient regime, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic era.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS245H1: European Colonialism, 1700- 1965

Hours: 24L

This course will introduce students to the history of European colonialism. It will analyze the nature of colonial rule, the impact of empire on both colonies and metropoles, and delve into questions of power, gender and culture. It considers slavery and abolition, imperial networks, colonial capital, colonial competition, colonial cultures, the twilight of colonial rule, and a variety of settings.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS250Y1: History of Russia

Previous Course Number: HIS250H1
Hours: 48L/20T

This course is an introductory survey that examines the political, social, and cultural developments that shaped the Russian empire from the settlement of Kiev in the 9th century to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Exclusion: HIS250H1/​HIS250H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS251Y1: History of East Central Europe

Hours: 48L/20T

The Polish, Czech, and Hungarian background; the Balkans in the late medieval and early modern periods. Renaissance, Reformation and Counter-reformation, decline and national awakening to the beginning of the 19th century. Partitioned Poland, nationalism in the 19th century; World War I, Peace Settlement, interwar years and the Communist period.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS262H1: Canada: A Short History of Here

Hours: 24L/10T

Designed for non-history students, this introductory survey fulfills the Society and Its Institutions breadth requirement.  It is open to all who want to know more about Canada.  Make sense of politics today and develop a deeper understanding of Canadian society and its institutions through study of the major events and demographic trends that have shaped the development of this country.  Topics will include First Nations/newcomer relations (including treaties and the Truth & Reconciliation report), French/English relations (including Quebec separatism), regionalism, the North, economic history, constitutional developments, and the development of Canadian identity, including common symbols associated with Canada.  No essay requirement.  Instead, enhance your critical reading and thinking skills through short writing assignments and weekly discussions of tutorial readings.

*This course will not count towards History program requirements or as a prerequisite for upper level courses*

Exclusion: HIS263Y1, HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS264H1: Critical Issues in Canadian History

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces key issues in Canadian history and foundational principles of historical analysis. It is primarily designed for potential History majors/specialists. It is not a comprehensive survey. Examples serve to deepen analysis and introduce important methods and debates, preparing students for upper year courses in Canadian history.

Exclusion: HIS262H1, HIS263Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS268H1: Law and History

Hours: 24L/10T

The Federal Interpretation Act of Canada states that the ‘law is always speaking’. If the law is always speaking, then it must be speaking in present tense. But if it only speaks in present tense, does it have a past? How might we consider the field of law from different historical angles? This course will introduce students to different historical approaches to and uses of law. Using examples from a wide array of legal traditions (e.g. Common Law, Civil Law, Indigenous Law, Islamic Law), the course will help students gain a greater appreciation for the function, study, and development of law across different times and places.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS271Y1: American History Since 1607

Hours: 48L/20T

A survey of the economic, social, cultural, and political history of the United States from the colonial era to present times.

Exclusion: HIS271H5/HIS272H5/HISB30H3/HISB31H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS280Y1: History of China

Hours: 48L/20T

A broad overview of the history of China from earliest times to the present. The emphasis is on how the meaning of China and the Chinese people have changed through history.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS282Y1: History of South Asia

Hours: 48L/20T

An introductory survey addressing major themes in the history of South Asia, examining South Asian political economy, social history, colonial power relations and the production of culture. Emphasis is on the period after 1750, particularly the study of colonialism, nationalism, and postcolonial citizenship and modernity.

Exclusion: HIS282H5/HISB57H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS283Y1: History of Southeast Asia: How the Lands Below the Winds Reshaped the World

Hours: 48L/20T

This course examines how the cultural, economic, religious, and social histories of "Southeast Asia" [Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Thailand, & Vietnam] shaped the world as we see it today. Lectures will demonstrate how the millennia-long cultural and material exchanges Southeast Asians engaged via water across the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the lands across Eurasia affected the lives of its inhabitants and the proximal and distant regions with which it had contact. In Tutorials, students will be trained to read primary sources. Themes to be explored include economic exchange, colonialism and its impact, gender and sexual diversity, and religion and society.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS291H1: Latin America: The Colonial Period

Previous Course Number: HIS291Y1
Hours: 24L/10T

The evolution of Spanish and Portuguese America from pre-Columbian civilizations to the wars of independence.

Exclusion: HIS291Y1/​HIS290H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS292H1: Latin America: The National Period

Previous Course Number: HIS292Y1
Hours: 24L/10T

A survey of Latin American history from the wars of independence to the present day.

Exclusion: HIS292Y1/​HIS290H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS293H1: The Making of the Atlantic World, 1480-1804

Hours: 24L/10T

This course introduces students to the social, economic, cultural and political history of the Atlantic world resulting from European exploration and colonization in the Americas beginning in the 1490s and the growth of the transatlantic slave trade. It focuses on interactions between Africans, Europeans, and Amerindians around the Atlantic Ocean.

Prerequisite: HIS102Y1/​HIS106Y1/​HIS109Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS295Y1: History of Africa

Hours: 48L/24T

An introduction to African history and the methodology of history more broadly, this course sets out to question how historians do history, examine differences in theories of knowledge, and explore the relationship between academic and cultural representations of the past. The course also draws on anthropology and related disciplines.

Exclusion: HIS381H1/​HIS382H1/​HIS295H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HIS297Y1: History of Africa from a Gender Perspective

Hours: 48L/20T

This survey of African history is analytical rather than narrative in its approach. It rethinks the way that African history has hitherto been conceptualized and taught by placing the question of gender at the center of the story of Africa.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS298Y1: Themes & Issues in History

This is a thematic survey course addressing issues of gender, class, ethnicity, religion, war, economics and political strife through broad-sweep coverage of a region’s history. Prepares students for upper-level study through exposure to eyewitness primary sources and conflicting secondary interpretations of events. Consult http://history.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/fw-courses/ for exact prerequisites and for specific content of the course. 

Prerequisite: Varies according to particular course offering. See History website for information.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS300H1: Energy and Environment in North American History

Hours: 24L/6T

This course examines the history of energy in North America from the perspective of political economy, environment and social-cultural history. Particular attention is paid to twentieth-century developments and to the relationship between energy and social power. Examples are drawn from both Canada and the United States.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1 / HIS271Y1/​ HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS302H1: Material Culture in Victorian Britain

Hours: 24L

An examination of the products of the first and second industrial revolutions in Victorian England. This course focuses on the cultural history of commercialization and consumerism.

Recommended Preparation: HIS109Y1 or HIS241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS303H1: The Mediterranean, 600-1300: Crusade, Colonialism, Diaspora

Hours: 36L

The course treats contact and conflict between Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the premodern Mediterranean world. Within the framework of broad political and economic developments, the course explores a range of topics, including holy war, slavery, religious polemics, colonialism, the commerce in goods and ideas, and ethnic relations.

Recommended Preparation: HIS220Y1 or NMC273Y1 or some medieval history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS304H1: Topics in Middle East History

Hours: 24L

An in-depth examination of Middle East historical issues. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See History Website for more details.

Prerequisite: HIS108Y1/​HIS245H1/​HIS231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS306H1: Islam and Muslims in the Balkans

Hours: 24L

The course examines the history of the Balkans from the fourteenth century until the present day with a particular focus on Islam, Muslims and Muslim culture. Topics include formation of Muslim communities, relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in the Ottoman and Habsburg empires, Sufi Islam, Muslims as minorities and majorities, and their experiences during the break-up of Yugoslavia. No prior knowledge of Balkan history or Islam is assumed.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE 200-level HIS course(s)
Exclusion: HIS389H1 (Islam and Muslims in the Balkans)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS308H1: The Mediterranean, 1300-1700

Hours: 36L

This course continues with the themes treated in HIS303H1, specifically in the context of relations between the Ottoman empire and European states and the growing impact of the Atlantic world on the Mediterranean.

Prerequisite: HIS303H1
Exclusion: HIS303Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS220Y1/​HIS243H1/​NMC273Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS309H1: The European Reformations

Hours: 36L

What happens when a culture changes its religious organization and beliefs? Social and intellectual upheavals beginning in fifteenth century Europe created the split between Catholic and protestant Christians and reshaped the spiritual and political landscape of sixteenth century Europe. Issues covered include religion and politics, toleration, gender, popular piety, class.

Prerequisite: HIS243H1 / VIC240Y1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: HIS340H5/RLG346H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS310H1: Histories of North American Consumer Culture

Hours: 24L/6T

 This course examines the emergence of a modern ‘consumer society’ in North America from about 1850 to recent times. The aim is to combine political, social, economic and cultural history to chart changing relationships between North Americans, consumer commodities, and identities.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1/​HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS311Y1: Introduction to Canadian International Relations

Hours: 48L/10T

Canadian international affairs in a broader context. Anglo-American as well as Canadian-American relations; the European background to questions such as the League of Nations, appeasement and rearmament, which directly affected Canada without this country being consulted.

Exclusion: HIS311H5/HISC46H3
Recommended Preparation: A course in Canadian history or politics
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS312H1: Immigration to Canada

Hours: 24L/5T

The peopling of Canada by immigrant groups from the 1660s to the 1970s. Immigration and multiculturalism policies; migration and settlement; ethnic communities; relations with the host society.

Recommended Preparation: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS314H1: Quebec and French Canada

Previous Course Number: HIS314Y1
Hours: 24L

A general survey tracing the political, social, and cultural development of a distinct society in Quebec and the rise of self-conscious French-speaking communities elsewhere in Canada.

Exclusion: HIS314Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS316H1: Competing Colonialism in Northeast China The Harbin Experiment

Hours: 24L

 This course explores the political, social, and cultural history of Harbin, one of the major cities of Manchuria/Northeast China, the product of competing Russian, Japanese, and international colonialism during the first half of the twentieth century, and an early case of multi-ethnic emigration and multiculturalism. 

Prerequisite: HIS250Y1 or HIS280Y1 or HIS281Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS317H1: 20th Century Germany

Hours: 24L

A survey of modern German history in the twentieth century. Topics include World War I and the postwar settlement, the Weimar Republic, the National Socialist dictatorship, the Holocaust, the division of Germany, the Cold War, German reunification, Germany and the European Union, nationalism, political culture, war and revolution, religious and ethnic minorities and questions of history and memory.

Prerequisite: HIS103Y1/​HIS109Y1/​(HIS241H1, HIS242H1)/EUR200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS318H1: The "Wild" West in Canada

Hours: 24L/7T

What happens when histories of Canada begin in the West? This course examines the critical challenges that the myths and legacies of the West pose to Canadian history, from pre-contract to 1990. Themes include First Nations and colonialism, immigration, racism, economic development, regionalism, prostitution and illegal economies.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS320H1: Barbarian Invasions and the Fall of the Roman Empire

Hours: 24L/5T

Covers major events and themes for the period 300-600, including decline of Greco-Roman paganism, conversion to Christianity, individual barbarian groups (Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Huns, Burgundians, Vandals, Franks, Lombards), their culture and impact on empire, Justinians reconquests.

Recommended Preparation: HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS321H1: Dark Age Europe, 7th 10th Centuries

Hours: 24L/5T

Surveys major events and figures for the period c. 600-1000, including: Pope Gregory the Great, the Morovingian Franks, Lombard Italy, Byzantine civilization, the rise of Islam, Charlemagne, the Carolingian Renaissance, the Vikings, Anglo-Saxon England to King Alfred, the Ottonians.

Exclusion: HIS320Y1
Recommended Preparation: Some ancient history, ancient Greek or Latin language, early Christianity, Celtic history, Old Irish and Old English languages.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS322H1: The High Middle Ages

Hours: 48L/10T

Chronological survey of the history of medieval Europe from 1100 to approximately 1450. The three main topics are: the formation of the modern states, the impact of urban development, and the evolution of spirituality.

Prerequisite: HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS323H1: Rites of Passage and Daily Life in the Middle Ages

Hours: 24L/5T

Reflecting on the life cycle and rites of passage in the medieval period gives the opportunity to study the daily lives of peasants, nobles, monks, nuns, and burghers, and to observe from an interesting angle the differences between female and male life experiences.

Prerequisite: A course specifically on the Middle Ages such as HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS324H1: British Imperial Experience, 1600-2000

Hours: 24L

The British empire, at its zenith, covered one-quarter of the earth's land surface. Whatever the rights and wrongs of its history were, the legacies of this global experience continue to influence politics in today's world. Equal coverage is given to early modern and modern history. Some background in British history or international relations is strongly recommended. This course begins at home with English expansionism in the British Isles before moving on to deal with case studies selected from North America, the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia and East Asia. Coherence comes from thematic foci consisting of economics, law, migration, gender and governance.

Prerequisite: HIS103Y1/​HIS109Y1/​HIS241H1/​HIS244H1/​HIS245H1/​HIS368H1/​HIS337H1/​HIS349H1
Exclusion: HISB02H3
Recommended Preparation: HIS102Y1/​HIS103Y1/​HIS109Y1/​HIS202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS325H1: Imperial Russia

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on Russia's history during a period of remarkable change and turbulence, when the country more firmly established its far-flung empire while simultaneously attempting to define itself as a nation. From the wars and reforms of Peter the Great through the end of the empire during the First World War, the course touches on questions of social and cultural change, and the political events that allowed or constrained them.

Prerequisite: HIS250H1/​HIS250Y1/​permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS326H1: Topics in Chinese History

Hours: 24L

Selected topics on a specific period in Chinese history. Topics in any given year depend on the instructor.

Prerequisite: HIS280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS327H1: Rome: The City in History

Hours: 24L

This course investigates the development of Rome from its mythical foundations, through the Empire, the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque to the modern city, illustrating the shift from the pagan to the papal city and its emergence as the capital of a united Italy after 1870 and a modern European metropolis.

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 credit European History course(s)
Exclusion: VIC348Y1 (offered in Fall/Winter 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016) and VIC162H1 (offered in Fall 2016, Fall 2017 and Fall 2018)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS328H1: Modern China

Previous Course Number: HIS328Y1
Hours: 24L

An examination of political, social and economic developments in modern Chinese history to the present day. Main topics may include the decline of the Imperial order and the challenge of Western imperialism; the Republican period; the rise of the Communist movement; the Peoples Republic of China.

Prerequisite: HIS280Y1/​EAS102Y1
Exclusion: JMC201Y1, HIS328Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS380H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS329H1: Central Middle Ages (900-1200)

Hours: 24L

A chronological survey from 900, with the foundation of Cluny by the Duke of Aquitaine, the last waves of Vikings, and the decline and end of the Carolingian Empire, up to 1200, with the Battle of Bouvines, the more formal organization of the first universities and the construction of the Gothic cathedrals. The main question will be: what happens when there is no real central power? Why did the term “Feudalism,” now nicknamed the F word by medievalists, was judged inappropriate to describe the situation?

Prerequisite: 9.0 FCE including 1.0 FCE in HIS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS330H1: Germany from Frederick the Great to the First World War

Hours: 24L

Topics include German reactions to the French Revolution, Napoleonic occupation, the Wars of Liberation, industrial expansion, the Revolutions of 1848, unification in 1871, Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm II, everyday life, gender relations, avant-garde culture, nationalism, antisemitism, colonialism, and the Great War of 1914-18.

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 FCE HIS course(s) at the 100 or 200 level
Exclusion: HIS341Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS331H1: Modern Baltic History

Hours: 24L

The history of the Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 1900 to the present day, with emphasis on the emergence of independent Baltic states, World War II, communist era, the Baltic Revolution, the restoration of independence and European integration.

Recommended Preparation: HIS250H1/​HIS250Y1/​HIS251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS333H1: Catholic Asia in the Early Modern Era, 1500-1800

Hours: 24L

This course examines the impact of Catholicism in Asia, from its introduction to its relevance in the contemporary global order. Students will be introduced to how Catholicism and the technologies accompanying it affected historical transitions in local communities in Asia as well as how the growth of these communities has affected the global Catholic Church.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE in European or Asian history, or permission of course instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS335H1: Soviet Cultural History

Hours: 24L

This course explores Russian culture - art, architecture, film and literature - from 1917 to the post-Soviet present. Readings and screenings trace the relation between culture, history, and revolution from the Russian Avant-Garde and proletarian culture to socialist realism, and from Krushchevs thaw to examples of Soviet postmodernism.

Prerequisite: HIS250H1/​HIS250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HIS336H1: Medieval Spain

Hours: 36L

This course emphasizes the interaction of Christians, Muslims, and Jews, and the cultural and political distinctiveness of Castile and Aragon in the development of state, society, and culture in medieval Spain.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS337H1: Culture, Politics and Society in 18th Century Britain

Previous Course Number: HIS337Y1
Hours: 24L

Deals with England, Scotland, Ireland and the Atlantic World. Adresses major political, social, economic, intellectual and cultural highlights of the "long" eighteenth century. Deals with enlightenment, industrialization and the loss of the first British empire. Interrogates Britain's emerging status as a world power.

Exclusion: HIS337Y1
Recommended Preparation: EUR200Y1/​HIS109Y1/​HIS243H1/​HIS244H1/​HIS368H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS338H1: The Holocaust, to 1942 (formerly HIS338Y1/398Y1)

Hours: 24L/5T

German state policy towards the Jews in the context of racist ideology, bureaucratic structures, and varying conditions in German-occupied Europe. Second Term considers responses of Jews, European populations and governments, the Allies, churches, and political movements.

Prerequisite: Completion of six undergraduate full-course equivalents
Exclusion: HIS388Y1/​HIS398Y1/​HIS338H5
Recommended Preparation: A course in modern European history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS339H1: History of Modern Israel

Hours: 24L

This course explores the history of the Jewish state from the rise of Zionism to the present. Topics include the Zionist-Arab conflict, immigration, the construction of a new Hebrew identity, interactions between religion and state, the impact of the Holocaust, and the relationship between Israel and the Jewish diaspora. 

Prerequisite: HIS208Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS340H1: The Ottoman Empire, 1800-1922

Hours: 24L

The course examines the history of the Ottoman Empire from the beginning of the 19th c. until its dissolution in the course of World War I. Topics include Ottoman reforms, relations between the Empire’s populations and the state, the diplomatic interactions known as “the Eastern Question,” the Young Turk revolution, gender, and intellectual, cultural and artistic developments. 

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE 200-level HIS course(s)
Exclusion: HIS389H1 (The Ottoman Empire, 1800-1922)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS341Y1: Germany Among the Global Empires 1840-2010

Hours: 48L

This course places Germany's long national history in a transnational and global context, exploring its place among the global empires of Britain, Russia, France and the United States from the mid-seventeenth century to the present. Events of the German nation-state's political, social and cultural developments are analyzed through a framework focused on both military expansion and the development of the world economy after 1700. Particular attention is paid to the interplay between strategies for a global expansion and transformations in national culture, looking at Germany in the world and the world in Germany.

Prerequisite: Two HIS courses from the following: HIS102Y1/​HIS103Y1/​HIS107Y1/​HIS109Y1/​HIS241H1/​HIS242H1/​HIS243H1/​HIS244H1/​EUR200Y1/​HIS250Y1/​HIS271Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS102Y1/​HIS109Y1/​HIS241H1/​HIS242H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS342H1: Political and Psychological Liberation in 20th Century Africa

Hours: 24L

This course examines the growth of movements for the political liberation of Africa and the psychological liberation of Africans from Western imperialism and cultural hegemony. Postcolonial thinking and art was fundamental to the project of decolonization. It uses primary text and films to explore African cultural and intellectual history.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS343H1: History of Modern Intelligence

Hours: 24L

This course explores the rise of modern intelligence over the long 20th century, from Anglo-Russian imperial competition before World War I through to the post-9/11 era. Students will study the contribution of intelligence services to victories and defeats in war, peace, and the grey areas in between. The course will also examine the relationship between intelligence services and society.

Exclusion: HIS343Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS103Y1 or an equivalent introduction to modern international relations
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS344H1: Conflict and Co-operation in the International System Since 1945

Hours: 24L

An examination of the conduct and consequences of international politics in an atomic/nuclear age when the stakes of the Great Game were not just the fates of states and nations, but the survival of humanity itself. The diplomatic, strategic and economic aspects of international relations will all receive appropriate elucidation.

Exclusion: HIS344Y1
Recommended Preparation: EUR200Y1/​HIS103Y1/​HIS241H1, HIS242H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS345H1: History and Film

Hours: 24L/36P

This course is designed to further students knowledge of films relationship to the events they depict and their undeniable power as representational systems to render history effectively. This will necessarily entail both close examination of the formal systems film rely upon and an understanding of the distinction between fictional and non-fictional forms in film.

Prerequisite: 2 full courses in history or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: INI212Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS346H1: Rice, Sugar, and Spice in Southeast Asia: a History of Food in the Region

Hours: 24L

This course examines the importance of food products in the livelihoods of the inhabitants of Southeast and in the world economy. It traces the circulation of these products within the Southeast Asian region in the pre-modern period, into the spice trade of the early modern era, and the establishment of coffee and sugar plantations in the late colonial period, and the role of these exports in the contemporary global economy.

Recommended Preparation: 1.0 FCE Asian or European history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HIS347H1: The Country House in England 1837-1939

Hours: 24L

This course examines class, distinction and community through the lens of the English country house from 1837 to 1939.  Topics include owners, servants, houses, collections, gardens and rituals such as fox hunting.

Prerequisite: A course in British or European history
Recommended Preparation: HIS349H1/​HIS302H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS348H1: Topics in Gender History

Hours: 24L

An in-depth examination of issues in gender history. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See History website for more details.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS349H1: History of Britain: Struggle for Power

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the history of modern England with emphasis on the search for identity with reference to the nation, the crown, class, gender, age, political parties, race and ethnicity.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS351Y1: History of Twentieth-Century Russia

Hours: 48L

A survey of the history of Twentieth-Century Russia. The social, economic, and political development of Twentieth-Century Russia, with an emphasis on the Russian Revolution and Stalinism. Stress is placed on modern historiographical issues.

Exclusion: HIS351H1/​HIS351H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS352H1: A History of Women in Pre-colonial East Africa

Hours: 24L

This course examines the lived experience of women in societies, communities and polities of varying sizes across territories that cover eight contemporary East African states. It encompasses the period from 1000 B.C to the end of the nineteenth century. Topics covered are clustered under four broad themes: a) Ecology, work in commodity production, wealth and exchange relations; b) “Institutional” power, ideology and structures; c) “Creative” power particularly in the areas of healing, resistance/contestation and transformation; and d) Violence, war and vulnerability.

The course challenges present day gender and identity categories applied to Africa’s deep past and highlights critical nuances of gender, identity and power dynamics in Africa.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1 or any course in African History
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS353Y1: Poland: A Crossroads of Europe

Hours: 48L

Social and political history of Poland from the 10th to the 20th century. Analysis of the political history in a broader, central European context; consequences of Christianization of medieval Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian union; Sarmatian culture, Antemurale, Polish Messianism and Cordon sanitaire.

Prerequisite: HIS251Y1/​permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS354H1: Men, Gender and Power in Europe from the Renaissance to the French Revolution

Previous Course Number: HIS354Y1
Hours: 24L

An investigation of how ideas of masculinity and gender roles shaped the exercise of private and public power in early modern Europe.

Exclusion: HIS354Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS355H1: A History of Pre-modern Medicine

Hours: 24L

This course surveys major themes and developments in the history of medicine from c.600 BCE to 1800 CE. Topics include: Hippocrates, Galen and their reception in the Middle Ages; monasteries, medicinal gardens and hospitals; medieval licensing of physicians and pharmacists; medieval scholastic medicine; the Black Death; Renaissance anatomy and charlatans; New World drug discoveries; William Harvey's heart, William Witherings's foxglove, the isolation of morphine.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE in medieval or pre-modern history, or permission of course instructor
Recommended Preparation: HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS357Y0: The Renaissance

Exclusion: HIS357Y1/​HIS357H1/​HIS357Y5/HIS357H5

HIS357Y1: A Social History of Renaissance Europe

Previous Course Number: HIS357H1
Hours: 48L

A social history of the 15th and 16th centuries set against the cultural and political background. Emphasis on changes in customs and living conditions resulting from economic, legal, intellectual, and religious developments of the period.

Exclusion: HIS357H1/​HIS357Y0/HIS357Y5/HIS357H5
Recommended Preparation: A course in Renaissance or Early Modern European history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS358H1: Canadian History in 100 Objects

Hours: 24L

 The Canadian history course focuses on museums and material culture (history of objects). Using museum visits, lectures, and workshops, students in this course have an opportunity to conduct original research on how artefacts (and the institutions that house them) offer us new ways of thinking about the past. 

Prerequisite: HIS264H1 or HIS263Y1
Exclusion: HIS389H1 (Material Culture in Canada)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS359H1: Regional Politics and Radical Movements in the 20th Century Caribbean

Hours: 24L

The role of nationalism, race and ethnicity, class conflict and ideologies in the recent development of Caribbean societies; Europes replacement by the United States as the dominant imperial power in the Caribbean; how this mixture of regional and international pressures has led to widely differing political systems and traditions.

Recommended Preparation: HIS294Y1/​HIS230H1,231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS360H1: Critical Histories of the Black Canadian Experience

Previous Course Number: HIS360Y1
Hours: 24L

This course explores the long history and diverse experiences of African Canadians in Canada. Topics may include slavery, the underground railroad, migration, and Black life in rural and urban Canada throughout the 20th century. Discussions will be situated in broad and transnational debates about race.

Exclusion: HIS360Y1
Recommended Preparation: Any 100 or 200 level HIS course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS361H1: The Holocaust, from 1942

Hours: 24L/5T

Follows on HIS338H1. Themes include: resistance by Jews and non-Jews; local collaboration; the roles of European governments, the Allies, the churches, and other international organizations; the varieties of Jewish responses. We will also focus on postwar repercussions of the Holocaust in areas such as justice, memory and memorialization, popular culture and politics.

Prerequisite: completion of 6 undergraduate full-course equivalents and HIS338H1
Exclusion: HIS338Y1/​HIS361H5
Recommended Preparation: a course in modern European history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS363H1: Dynamics of Gender in Canadian History

Hours: 24L

A lecture course which deals thematically with gender issues in Canadian history (including familial roles, changing patterns of work and employment, and participation in the public sphere).

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS364H1: From Revolution to Revolution: Hungary Since 1848

Hours: 24L

This course offers a chronological survey of the history of Hungary from the 1848 revolution until the present.  It is ideal for students with little or no knowledge of Hungarian history but who posess an understanding of the main trends of European history in the 19th and 20th centuries.  The focus is on the revolutions of 1848-1849, 1918-1919, the 1956 Revolution against Soviet rule and the collapse of communism in 1989.  The story has not been invariably heroic, violent and tragic.

Prerequisite: A 100 level HIS course
Exclusion: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS366H1: Aboriginal Peoples of the Great Lakes from 1815 to the Present

Hours: 24L/5T

Explores the history of Aboriginal peoples (Indigenous and Metis) living in the Great Lakes Region after the Great Lakes were effectively split between British North America (later Canada) to the north and the united States to the south, when a rapidly increasing newcomer population on both sides of the border marginalized Indigenous peoples and settled on their land. Topics include a comparative examination of Indigenous experiences of colonialism, including treaties and land surrenders as well as the development of government policies aimed at removing and/or assimilating Great Lakes peoples. This course will also study resistance by First National and Tribal Councils to those programs over nearly two centuries and assess local strategies used for economic and cultural survival.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1/​HIS271Y1
Exclusion: HIS369Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS367Y0: The City in Central Europe – Ideas, Culture, Revolutions and Renewal

Hours: 48L

The cities of Central Europe, and most notably those of the Habsburg Empire, were at the forefront of Europe’s cultural, artistic and intellectual development until the outbreak of the Second World War. Moreover, these cities remain living monuments to the achievements of European culture to the present day. These cities also represent some of the darker aspects of European history. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the history of Central Europe, the complex historical role of central European cities, their interaction with imperial and then national cultres, economies and societies, and their importance in creating modern nation states.

Offered in summer only as part of the Summer Abroad Program.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE in History
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS368H1: Early Modern Britain, 1485-1660 (formerly HIS238H1)

Hours: 24L

Introduction to the political, social and religious history of early modern England, Scotland and Ireland. Particular attention will be paid to the history of the monarchy, the Protestant Reformation, gender issues and relations between different parts of the British Isles.

Recommended Preparation: EUR200Y1, HIS109Y1/​HIS243H1/​HIS244H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS369H1: Aboriginal Peoples of the Great Lakes from 1500 to 1830

Hours: 24L/5T

Explores the history of Aboriginal peoples (Indigenous and Mtis) living in the Great Lakes Region from the 16th century to the aftermath of the war of 1812. Weaving together interdisciplinary sources, this course examines central events in Great Lakes history including the formation of the Wendat and Haudenosaunee Confederacies and key Anishinaabek alliances, the arrival of European newcomers into an Indigenous landscape, the social-political impact of new diseases, reactions to European missionaries, the fur trade, major conflicts and peace processes including the Great Peace of Montreal, the Treaty of Niagara and the 60 Years War for the Great Lakes; and ending with the period of significant encroachment of new settlers on Indigenous lands. Tutorials, primary source analysis, essay, exam.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1/​HIS271Y1/​INS201Y1
Exclusion: HIS369Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS371H1: Canadian Political History

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the history of Canadian politics from the late colonial period to the recent past. Lectures and tutorials will focus attention on specific political issues (responsible government, Confederation, war, welfare, battles over voting rights, campaigns for social change, etc) but also consider the deeper structural, social, economic, and cultural dynamics that shaped politics over time. The course takes a broad view of politics (elections and parties but also social movements, interest groups, bureaucracy). A key theme is the nature of political power in a democratic polity.

Prerequisite: HIS264H1/​HIS263Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS372H1: Topics in U.S. History

Hours: 24L

In-depth examination of selected periods or themes in U.S. history. Topic in any given year depends on instructor. See History website for more details.

Exclusion: HIS372H5/HISD36H3
Recommended Preparation: HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS373H1: Servants and Masters, 1000- 1700

Hours: 24L

This course will explore the history of all types of servants, from the ladies-in-waiting to the domestic slaves, in Western Europe between 1000 and 1700.  The goal will be to observe especially their working and living conditions, as well as the changing perception of service through time.

Prerequisite: A course on the Middle Ages or on the early Modern Period
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS376H1: The United States: Now and Then

Hours: 24L

An exploration of some of the historical roots of issues that are of particular importance to understanding the United States of the early 21st century: e.g., the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and U.S. global leadership (or hegemony); the impact of globalization on the domestic economy; cultural innovation vs. neo-conservatism.

Prerequisite: HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS377H1: 20th-Century American Foreign Relations

Previous Course Number: HIS377Y1
Hours: 24L

A survey of the history of American foreign relations from 1898 to the present. Themes include imperial expansion and the uses of power; the relationship of business and government in U.S. foreign policy; and the role of culture and ideas in Americas relations with the world.

Exclusion: HIS377Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS378H1: America in the 1960s

Hours: 24L

A survey of one of the most turbulent decades in American history. Examines the political, social, economic and cultural revolutions that transformed the face of America.

Prerequisite: HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS379H1: Vietnam at War

Hours: 24L

This course examines war in modern Vietnam, beginning with Vietnamese nationalism in the 19th century to the conflicts with France, the United States, and China. We will consider the military, political, economic, and cultural contexts of these complex and interconnected wars, especially from the viewpoint of the Vietnamese people.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE of prior course in History, any field
Exclusion: HIS400H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS382H1: China from the Mongols to the Last Emperor

Hours: 24L/12T

This course traces the history of Chinese empire from its political reorganization, economic expansion, and cultural efflorescence in the 11th century, through its peak of power in the 18th century, and to its decline during the 19th. We will consider how these centuries broke with as well as continued previous developments, and how they have influenced Chinese and world history in the last 150 years.

Prerequisite: HIS280Y1/​EAS103H1/​EAS209H1 or comparable course in E. Asian/Chinese history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS383Y1: Women in African History

Previous Course Number: HIS383H1
Hours: 24L

This course subjects our increasing knowledge about African women’s history from the mid-19th century to the present to critical analysis. It goes beyond restoring women to history and seeing African women as victims impacted upon and struggling against colonialism and neo-colonialism. It examines how African women’s lived experiences have been represented, packaged, and delivered to different audiences.

Prerequisite: HIS295Y1/​HIS297Y1/​NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1/​NEW351Y1/​POL301Y1 or permission from the Instructor
Exclusion: HIS383H1/​HISC97H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS384H1: The Baltic Sea Region from the Vikings to the Age of Nationalisms

Hours: 24L

This course traces political, cultural and socio-economic developments in North-Eastern Europe, the Baltic Sea region, from the Viking Age to the end of the 19th century. Topics include the crusades, the Hanseatic League and trade, the Reformation, the struggle for hegemony between the Swedish and Russian empires, the Enlightenment, national movements, and industrialization.

Prerequisite: 9.0 FCE including 1.0 FCE in HIS courses
Recommended Preparation: A course in European History
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS385H1: The History of Hong Kong

Hours: 24L

A study of political, economic, and social change in the British colony of Hong Kong from 1842 until the present day.

Exclusion: Students cannot take both the Y and H version of HIS385
Recommended Preparation: HIS280Y1/​JMC201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS385Y0: The History of Hong Kong

Hours: 48L

A study of political, economic, and social change in the British colony of Hong Kong from 1842 until the present day.

Offered in summer only as part of the Summer Abroad Program.

Exclusion: Students cannot take both the Y and H version of HIS385
Recommended Preparation: HIS280Y1/​JMC201Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS386H1: Fascism

Hours: 24L

A comparative and transnational examination of fascist movements and regimes in Europe during 1919-1945. Beginning with Mussolini in Italy and Hitler in Germany, this course analyzes manifestations of the phenomenon in various European countries, including France, Spain, the Baltic states, Central Europe and Scandinavia. We analyze the factors that led to fascist movements obtaining power in certain countries and to their failure in others. Collaboration with Nazi Germany during the Second World War is also explored. Finally, we discuss whether the concept of ‘generic’ fascism can also be applied to other regions and periods.

Prerequisite: 9.0 FCE including 1.0 FCE in HIS courses
Exclusion: HIS389H1 (Topics in History: Fascism), offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: A course in European History
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS387H1: France, 1610-1848

Previous Course Number: HIS388Y1
Hours: 24L

This course considers the history of France, from the rise of absolutist monarchy under the seventeenth-century, Bourbon monarchs, through the Enlightenment, the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire, and the Restoration, to the fall of the constitutional monarchy in 1848.

Prerequisite: one HIS/FRE course
Exclusion: HIS388Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS388H1: France Since 1830

Previous Course Number: HIS388Y1
Hours: 24L

A study of French society, politics and culture from the Paris Commune to the 1990s. Special attention is paid to watersheds like the Dreyfus Affair and the Vichy regime, to issues of regionalism/nationalism, cultural pluralism, women's rights, intellectual and cultural trends, and decolonization.

Prerequisite: EUR200Y1/​one course in HIS/FRE
Exclusion: HIS388Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS389H1: Topics in History

Hours: 24L

In-depth examination of historical issues. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See History website for more details.

Prerequisite: 9.0 FCEs including 1.0 FCE HIS course. Further pre-requisites vary from year to year, consult the department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS389Y1: Topics in History

Hours: 48L

In-depth examination of historical issues.  Content in any given year depends on instructor.  See History website for more details.

Prerequisite: 9.0 FCEs including 1.0 FCE HIS course. Further pre-requisites vary from year to year, consult the department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS390H1: Slavery in Latin America

Hours: 24L

This seminar focuses on the history of African slavery in Latin America from its origins in the fifteenth century to its abolition in the nineteenth century. Readings will draw from primary sources and historical scholarship related to a range of topics, including the slave trade, gender, religious and cultural practices, and emancipation.

Prerequisite: HIS106Y1/​HIS231H1/​HIS291H1/​HIS292H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS391Y1: Black Freedom in the Atlantic World

Hours: 72L

Black writers and historical actors were at the vanguard of re-conceiving, implementing, and realizing much of the Enlightenment project of freedom. Africans and people of African descent significantly affected its meaning in the Atlantic world. The course sets out to explore this history as well as the contemporary practice of freedom.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE in African, European, Atlantic World history or permission of course instructor
Exclusion: HIS296Y1/​HIS371H5/HISC70H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS392Y1: Screening Freedom

Hours: 48L

This course examines how filmmakers in Africa, The Americas, and Europe have dealt with subjects such as slavery, colonialism, recism and postcolonial issues such as illegal immigration or structural adjustment.  The course interpolates texts from HIS391Y1 into these films in order to bring new perspectives to questions of freedom in different media, times, and places.

N.B. This course supplements HIS391Y1.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS393H1: Digital History

Hours: 24L

Explores implications for history and its methods of the shift from print to digital sources. Imparts introductory skills in the manipulation digital media, such as the use of maps, GIS and big data.

Prerequisite: 200-level History course or one of WDW235H1/​WDW236H1
Exclusion: HIS389H1 (Topics in History: Digital History), offered in Summer 2015, Winter 2016, and Winter 2017
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

HIS394H1: 20th and 21st Century African Icons: Media and Biography

Hours: 24L

Superseding 19th century European missionary and explorers' accounts of Africa; media in the 20th and 21st centuries have unequivocally played a key role in shaping the globe's views of Africa and Africans. In 2005, BBC Focus on Africa put out an impressive list of more than 100 "African Icons". Since then, a number of websites have come up with various lists of African icons. Who are the African icons and what makes them icons? How have the media contributed in making them icons?

Prerequisite: HIS295Y1/​ HIS297Y1/​ HIS383H1/​ HIS383Y1/​ HIS386H1/​ HIS481H1/​ NEW160Y1/​ NEW261Y1/​ NEW351Y1/​ POL301Y1/​ POL361H1 or by permission from the Instructor.
Exclusion: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS395H1: Independent Studies

This course provides an opportunity for exceptional third-year students to undertake an independent research project on a topic for which there is not a suitable course offering. Students must find an appropriate supervisor from the Department, submit a proposal, and receive approval for the project. Students must be enrolled in either a History Specialist or Major program; have taken at least 3.0 FCE in HIS with a B+ average; and have approval of an instructor willing to supervise the project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Third-year standing; 77% average in 3.0 HIS FCEs.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS395Y1: Independent Studies

This course provides an opportunity for exceptional third-year students to undertake an independent research project on a topic for which there is not a suitable course offering. Students must find an appropriate supervisor from the Department, submit a proposal, and receive approval for the project. Students must be enrolled in either a History Specialist or Major program; have taken at least 3.0 FCE in HIS courses with a B+ average; and have approval of an instructor willing to supervise the project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Third-year standing; 77% average in 3.0 HIS FCE.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS396H1: The Progressive Era and Rise of Big Business in America

Hours: 24L

This course examines the rise of big business in America and its relationship to social and economic changes in United States in the so-called Progressive Era (roughly 1880-1920). We will focus on several themes: the evolution and characteristics of big business; rise of organized labor; evolution of business-government relations; social and economic reform movements; and the changing status of immigrants, African Americans, and women (both white and African-American). In short, we will be studying a pivotal moment in the transformation of modern American society.

Exclusion: HIS389H1 (Topics in History: Business and Society), offered in Fall 2016 and HIS372H1 (Topics in U.S. History: The Progressive Era and Rise of Big Business), offered in Winter 2018
Recommended Preparation: HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS397H1: Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America

Hours: 24L

This course will explore human rights theory and practice from a Latin American perspective.  There will be a focus on the local derivation, development and impact of the movement for human rights in Latin America.  The course will focus on the history of organized protest against violence in the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: HIS292H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


HIS400H1: The American War in Vietnam

Hours: 24S

This course examines the French and American Wars (1945-75) in Vietnam and its effects on the population of Vietnam and Southeast Asia. It begins with a brief overview of pre-colonial Vietnamese history and moves into a study of the impact and legacies of colonial rule and centres on the impact of the Wars on the cultures, economies, and societies of Southeast Asia.

Prerequisite: By permission of the Instructor
Exclusion: HIS315H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS401H1: History of the Cold War

Previous Course Number: HIS401Y1
Hours: 24S

This course covers international relations from World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Topics include the breakdown of the wartime alliance, Soviet predominance in eastern Europe, the Western response, NATO, atomic weaponry.

Prerequisite: HIS311Y1/​HIS344H1/​HIS344Y1/​HIS377H1
Exclusion: HIS401Y1, HIS306H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS402H1: Canada and Decolonization

Hours: 24S

This course will explore the multi-faceted ways in which Canada was shaped by and was an active participant in global decolonization following the Second World War. An emphasis will be placed on the larger global context in which post-war Canadian history unfolded. Topics will include Indigenous politics, changing migration patterns, Quebec nationalism, diasporic politics, anti-colonial thought and oppositional social movements.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Recommended Preparation: HIS307H1/​HIS312H1/​HIS314H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS403H1: Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Previous Course Number: HIS403Y1
Hours: 24S

The course focuses on aspects of Jewish-Christian relations ca.300-1600, such as royal and ecclesiastical Jewish policies; religious polemics; intellectual collaboration; social and economic interaction; anti-Judaism and religious violence. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Exclusion: HIS403Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS208Y1/​HIS220Y1/​HIS243H1/​HIS322Y1/​ HIS357Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS404H1: Topics in U.S. History

Hours: 24S

Selected topics in U.S. history. Topics in any given year depend on the instructor. Please see History website for details.

Prerequisite: HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS405Y1: Canadian Foreign Relations

Hours: 48S

A course on Canadian external relations since 1945. Topics include Canada and the Cold War, the Korean War, the Suez crisis and the war in Vietnam, membership in international organizations, and bilateral relations with other countries. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: HIS311Y1/​POL312Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS406H1: Advanced Topics in Gender History

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of issues in gender history. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See History website for more details.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS407H1: Imperial Germany, 1871-1918

Hours: 24S

Historiographical controversies and the latest empirical findings concerning social conflict and political mobilization under Bismarck and Wilhelm II. Problems raised by competing schools of interpretation include definitions of the authoritarian state, bourgeois hegemony, localism and regionalism, radical nationalism, workers 'culture, and gender relations. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: HIS330H1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: HIS407H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS408H1: Topics in Environmental History

Hours: 24S

This advanced undergraduate seminar will explore themes in environmental history. Thematic focus will vary from year to year, and may include extinction, nuclear power in environmental history, empire and environment, toxicity and contamination, climate change, the Columbian exchange, the Anthropocene, agriculture, animals, and/or other themes. Time period and geographical focus will also vary in keeping with the thematic focus of this course.

Prerequisite: HIS218H1 or HPS316H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS411H1: Great Trials in History

Hours: 24S

This seminar course will study a handful of great trials in close detail. Using materials from the modern period in Europe and North America, we will look at the clash of ideas represented in these high-profile cases, the historical setting in which they were embedded, the human drama, legal and sometimes constitutional issues, and their impact both on their societies and our own.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS413H1: Slave Emancipation in the Atlantic World

Hours: 24S

Examines the process and consequences of slave emancipation in the Atlantic World, beginning with the French and Haitian Revolutions and concluding with slavery and abolition in West Africa in the early 20th century.Students are introduced to the major literature and historiographical debates surrounding emancipation.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS414H1: Down and Out in Medieval Europe

Hours: 24S

Explores the life conditions of individuals on the lower echelons of medieval society (the poor, servants and apprentices, the exiled, prisoners, slaves, foreigners and lepers). In parallel, we will discuss the various conceptions of poverty that prevailed in the Middle Ages. These objectives will allow us to glimpse the European Middle Ages from an unusual angle as well as reflect on important socio-economic and religious changes.

Prerequisite: HIS220Y1 or 1.0 FCE on the Middle Ages, or permission of course instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS415Y1: Nationalism & Memory in Modern Europe

Previous Course Number: HIS415H1
Hours: 48S

Investigates the modern concept of the nation and its connections to the idea of collective memory in twentieth-century Europe. Through reading and discussing seminal works on nationalism and national memory, we will discuss the connections between modern notions of nation and practices of remembering.

Prerequisite: Two history courses from the following: HIS102Y1, HIS103Y1, HIS109Y1, HIS241H1, HIS242H1, HIS243H1, HIS244H1, HIS245H1, EUR200Y1, HIS317H1
Exclusion: HIS415H1
Recommended Preparation: HIS102Y1, HIS109Y1, HIS241H1, HIS242H1, HIS243H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS416H1: Orientalism and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Germany

Hours: 24S

In 1771, with the translation of the Zend-Avesta by the French Scholar Anquetil-Duperron, a new era opened in German national culture. From the philosophy of Johann Gottfried von Herder to the novels of Thomas Mann, this course analyzes the ways in which German writers defined the substance and place of national culture in their writings about India, Central Asia and the East.

Prerequisite: HIS241H1, 242H1/317H1/Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS417Y1: The Oldest Profession in Canada: Sex Work Histories in Comparative Contexts

Hours: 48S

This seminar explores the historical effects of the "world's oldest profession" in Canada and beyond. Using a range of texts, including film, memoirs, oral history and visual culture, it seeks to enhance both historical and contemporary discussions of the sex trade by examining its rich, difficult and problematic pasts. Seminar readings and discussions will examine the lives and experiences of multiple sex trade-involved populations, from affluent 19th-century madams to streetwalkers and queer and trans communities.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Exclusion: HIS417H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS418H1: Themes in Canadian Environmental History

Hours: 24S

Environmental historians study the reciprocal relationship between humans and nature over time. This course examines key themes in the history of Canada's environment. Possible topics include food, energy, pollution, cities, parks, and environmental movements. Specific themes vary by year, depending on the focus of the instructor. Strong emphasis is place on reading and research.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS419H1: Canada By Treaty: Alliances, Title Transfers and Land Claims

Hours: 24S

A detailed study of the treaty process between indigenous peoples and newcomers in Canadian history, with examination of the shift between alliance treaties to land surrender agreements from the colonial period through to the signing of recent treaties including the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and the Nisga’a Final Agreement.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS420H1: Russia's Great Patriotic Wars

Hours: 24S

The course examines Russia’s wars with Napoleon and Hitler, both as military campaigns and as important nation-building events, largely through memoir literature.

Prerequisite: HIS250H1/​HIS250Y1/​HIS325H1/​HIS351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS422H1: Early Modern English Popular Culture, 1500-1800

Hours: 24L

Deals with issues of orality, literacy, gender, class, cultural bricolage and vernacular epistemology – the constituents of popular, as opposed to elite knowledge - through the study of folklore, magic, religion, drink, sex, riot and festivity in early modern England. Some background in medieval and/or early modern history or literature is highly recommended. Extensive work will be undertaken with primary printed sources.

Prerequisite: One of HIS101Y1/​HIS109Y1/​HIS220Y1/​HIS243H1/​HIS244H1/​HIS368H1/​HIS337H1/​HIS349H1/​HIS357Y1
Exclusion: HIS496H1 (Topics in History: Early Modern English Popular Culture, 1600-1800), offered in Summer 2018
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS423H1: Social History of Medicine in the 19th& 20th Centuries

Hours: 24S

Introduces students to current issues in the social history of medicine and some of the major developments in the modern history of the discipline. The format is class discussion based on themes covered in the course textbook, covering such topics as the history of the doctor-patient relationship, changes in physicians' social status, changing attitudes toward the body, and the evolution of various medical and surgical specialites including obstetrics and gynecology. (Joint undergraduate-graduate).

Exclusion: HIS423Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS424H1: Violence in Medieval Society

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores the social function and meaning of violence in medieval society, and the development of rituals and institutions to control violence. Among the topics treated: Germanic blood feud, aristocratic violence and chivalry, criminal justice systems, violence against minorities, and violence and gender. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: HIS220Y1/​HIS320H1/​HIS321H1/​HIS322H1
Exclusion: HIS327Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS426H1: Medieval Italy, 400-1000

Hours: 24S

This course surveys the major developments and figures of Italian history by focusing on key primary texts (in translation) with a particular view to urban and legal history which will form the backdrop to understanding artistic and literary achievements in context.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS427H1: History and Historiography in the Golden Legend

Hours: 24S

The Golden Legend or Readings on the Saints, compiled by Jacobus de Voragine C. 1260, serves as the basis for a seminar on the relation of history and legend as understood in the High Middle Ages. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS428H1: Medieval Institutes of Perfection

Hours: 24S

The first goal of this seminar is to help students read the sources with a more critical eye, especially narrative sources (Lives of Saints) and normative sources (rules and customaries). The second goal is to study the evolution of the monastic ideal from its origin to the 12th century. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: A course specifically on the Middle Ages such as HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS429H1: Canada and Empire in the Twentieth Century

Hours: 24S

 This course explores the ways in which twentieth century Canada was shaped by its complex relationship to empire. Course readings place Canadian historiography into dialogue with new theoretical and methodological approaches drawn from postcolonial studies, new imperial history, feminist and critical race theory. Topics include the meaning of empire in everyday life, migration, the impact of global decolonization, and Indigenous politics.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS432H1: Topics in Medieval History

Hours: 24S

The students define together with the professor eight different topics (e.g. relics, masculinity, leprosy, clothes, recluses, peasants houses, gynecology and the peace of God). Each topic is approached through a class discussion, on the basis of a common corpus of secondary sources, plus presentations by the students.

Prerequisite: A course in Medieval history such as HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS433H1: Polish Jews Since the Partition of Poland

Hours: 24S

To explore the history of Polish Jews from the Partitions of Poland to the present time, concentrating on the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries: situation of Polish Jews in Galicia; Congress Kingdom of Poland; Prussian-occupied Poland before 1914; during World War II; and post-war Poland. Focus on an analysis of primary sources. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: HIS208Y1/​HIS251Y1/​permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS434Y1: Kievan Rus

Hours: 48S

The origin of Rus, international trade, the impact of nomadic peoples, the introduction of Christianity, the economic system an the problem of feudalism, the political structure and the dilemma of princely succession; literature and architecture; the displacement of political power centres and depopulation, the preservation of the Kievan heritage. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: HIS220Y1/​HIS250H1/​HIS250Y1/​HIS320H1/​HIS321H1/​HIS322H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS435H1: Themes in Toronto History

Hours: 24S

This course will examine aspects of Toronto’s history. It is not a general survey of Toronto history; instead, the course will normally revolve around a specific theme or group of themes. Specific themes vary by year, depending on the focus of the instructor. Strong emphasis will be placed on reading and research.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS436H1: Stalinist Terror

Hours: 24S

This research seminar explores topics and issues of violence in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, beginning with forced collectivization and ending with the Great Terror. The seminar focuses on new archivally-based research and aims to contextualize Stalinist terror within larger theories of political and social violence.

Prerequisite: HIS250Y1 (B or higher) or HIS351Y1 (B or higher)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS437H1: Telling Lies About Hitler: Frauds and Famous Feuds Among German Historians

Hours: 24S

Examines historiographical controversies and their public reception. Topics include the forged Hitler diaries, the David Irving trial, German responsibility for 1914, Daniel Goldhagen’s “eliminationist” thesis, Auschwitz as an “Asiatic deed,” Wehrmacht complicity in the Holocaust and retrospective films about East Germany.

Prerequisite: HIS317H1/​HIS330H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS438H1: Inquisition and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Hours: 24S

Focusing on the institution of the inquisition, this seminar explores the response of ecclesiastical and secular authorities to religious heterodoxy. Among the groups prosecuted by the inquisition discussed: Cathar heretics in France, crypto-Jews and crypto-Muslims in Spain, and witches in Italy.

Recommended Preparation: HIS220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS439H1: Russia's Empire

Hours: 24S

This course examines ways in which the Russian Empire and Soviet Union expanded their territories, the ways they controlled those colonies, and the ways in which they dealt with rising nationalism both at home and abroad.

Prerequisite: HIS250H1/​250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS440H1: Maps and History

Hours: 24S

Examines the use of maps through the ages to depict spatial relationships and political, social, or cultural authority. Explores the visual display of quantitative information, the evolution of historical atlases, and cartographic crime. Such topics as Lebensraum and gerrymandering illustrate how maps can distort historical processes and communal relationships.

Recommended Preparation: at least three History courses at the 200/300 level
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS442H1: Jews and the Holocaust in the Soviet Union

Hours: 24S

  This course is an advanced research seminar in Soviet history. It will explore the Jewish experience in the Soviet Union, with a focus on the Holocaust. The seminar will begin with an examination of the history of Jews in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union in the years leading up to the Second World War. Then the course will pivot directly to the topic of the Holocaust on Soviet soil. How did the Holocaust in the “east” differ from the Holocaust in the “west”? How did the conduct of war condition genocide in the Soviet Union? How did Soviet Jews and non-Jews respond to the German genocide? What was the response of Stalin and the Soviet government to the Holocaust? How is the Holocaust remembered by the states and people of the former Soviet Union.  

Prerequisite: HIS351Y1 or a course on the Holocaust
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS443H1: Society, Culture and Religion in the Renaissance and Reformation

Hours: 24S

Developments in popular/lay/local religion as expressed in a variety of cultural, political, and social forms from 1400-1600; the relation of these forms to both Catholic and Protestant institutional churches. Impact of Renaissance humanism on notions of kinship, order, community, perfection.

Prerequisite: HIS309H1/​HIS357Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS444H1: Topics in Jewish History

Hours: 24S

Selected topics on a specific period or theme in Jewish history. Topic in any given year will depend on the instructor. Please see History website for details.

Prerequisite: A course in modern European or Jewish history
Recommended Preparation: A course in Jewish history
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS445H1: Nationalism

Hours: 24S

What is a nation? Are nations ancient or modern, unchanging or malleable? Do nations create states, or does the state create the nation? This course seeks to answer these questions through an examination of nationalism, primarily in Europe, from the 1700s through the present.

Prerequisite: 2.0 FCE HIS courses in European history or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS446H1: Gender and Slavery in the Atlantic World

Previous Course Number: HIS446Y1
Hours: 48S

The course examines the relationship between gender and the experience of slavery and emancipating several Atlantic world societies from the 17th-19th centuries. Areas to be covered are the Caribbean, Brazil, the U.S. South, West and South Africa and Western Europe.

Prerequisite: HIS291H1/​HIS294Y1/​(HIS230H1, HIS231H1)/HIS295Y1
Exclusion: HIS446Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS449Y1: Ukrainian National Revival

Hours: 48S

The role of the intelligentsia in East European national revivals; the ethnographic and literary revival; the language question; the press and cultural organizations; education; religion; and political movements. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Recommended Preparation: One of the following: JHP204Y1/​HIS241H1/​HIS251Y1/​HIS445H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS451H1: World War II in East Central Europe

Hours: 24S

The fall of the Versailles system, German and Soviet diplomatic and military activities and their occupational policies in East Central Europe during World War II, economic exploitation, collaboration, resistance, and genocide in the discussed region, its liberation and sovietization in 1944-1945. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: EUR200Y1/​HIS251Y1/​HIS334H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS455Y1: Hacking History: Digital Projects Capstone Class

Hours: 48S

 This course provides a unique opportunity to grapple with the challenges of public history, while exploring new methods and technologies in the digital humanities. Each year, we partner with one or more community groups to create historical websites which endure well beyond the school year. Topics vary annually. 

Prerequisite: HIS393H1, equivalent experience, or instructor's permission
Recommended Preparation: Basic HTML/CSS skills as learned in self-paced online introductions
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS457H1: The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire

Hours: 24S

Explores the central themes in the history of France during the Revolution and the First Empire. We will consider the periods principal political, social and cultural aspects: the causes of the French Revolution; the shift from constitutional monarchy to Republic; the relationship between politics and religion; the invention of a new republican political culture; counterrevolution and Terror; the Directory; Bonaparte's rise to power; the Napoleonic Empire; the nature of war during the Empire; the Restoration; and the Revolution's legacy in France and beyond today.

Prerequisite: HIS243H1/​HIS244H1/​HIS319H1/​HIS341Y1/​HIS387H1
Exclusion: HISC26H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS459H1: Soviet History and Film, 1921-1946

Hours: 24S

The history of Soviet cinema and the importance of film as a historical source. Documentary and fiction film; editing, narration, and sound; film distribution and exhibition; the Soviet school of montage and socialist realism; nationality and gender; the Soviet musical comedy of the Stalin era; resistance and dissidence.

Prerequisite: CIN105Y1/​HIS250Y1/​HIS250H1/​HIS335H1
Exclusion: HIS450Y1/​SLA233H1/​234H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HIS460H1: Soviet History and Film, 1941-1991

Hours: 24S

Soviet film as a historical source and the institutional and ideological history of Soviet film production, distribution, and exhibition. Fiction and documentary film during World War II; the cinema of the Cold War and the Thaw; Soviet new realism and the return of the village; avant-garde cinema of the 1960s-80s; memory and historical revision in late Soviet film. Screenings include never-before-seen archival footage, as well as films and film clips subtitled by the instructor.

Prerequisite: INI115Y1/​HIS250Y1/​HIS335H1
Exclusion: HIS450Y1/​SLA233H1/​SLA234H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HIS461H1: Poland in the 20th Century

Hours: 24S

The 20th century has been an age of experiments for Poland. Universal, general problems of democracy, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, communism, socialism, free market and centrally planned economies, are examined, as are the ongoing adjustments made by the Polish people. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: HIS334H1/​HIS353Y1/​permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS463H1: Cloth in American History to 1865

Hours: 24S

Cloth was a major commodity in the early modern world. Positioning early America within a global context and employing a material culture framework, textiles and clothing provide the lens through which to view the social, cultural, economic and industrial development of the United States from pre-European contact until the 1860s.

Prerequisite: HIS271Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS374H1/​VIC224Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS464H1: Religion and Violence in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24S

Examines varying roles of religion in cases of genocide and extreme violence. Seminar proceeds from recent cases (Darfur, Rwanda, wars associated with break-up of Yugoslavia) backward through the 20th century (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Holocaust, Armenians, Herero) and the 19th century (Belgian Congo, Caucasus, native peoples in the Americas).

Prerequisite: one course in HIS/REL/Peace and Conflict
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS465Y1: Gender and International Relations

Hours: 48S

This seminar explores the use of gender as a category of analysis in the study of international relations. Topics include gendered imagery and language in foreign policymaking; beliefs about women’s relationship to war and peace; issues of gender, sexuality, and the military; gender and global governance; gender and the global economy; sexual violence; and contributions of feminist theory to international relations theory.

Exclusion: JHP440Y1
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in HIS/POL/WGS
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HIS466H1: Topics in Canadian History (formerly HIS466Y1)

Hours: 24S

Selected topics in a specific period of Canadian history. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Please see the History Department website for complete description.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS467H1: French Colonial Indochina: History, Cultures, Texts, Film

Previous Course Number: HIS467Y1
Hours: 24S

Examines French colonial Indochina through several different lenses. Themes include the cross-cultural contact zones between colonial and colonized societies, imperial culture, expressions of colonial power, and forms of opposition. Colonial novels, translated resistance literature, documentaries, and films are utilized as primary sources to be examined critically.

Prerequisite: ANT344Y1/​EAS204Y1/​GGR342H1/​HIS104Y1/​HIS107Y1/​HIS280Y1/​HIS283Y1/​HIS284Y1/​HIS315H1/​HIS388H1/​NEW369Y1
Exclusion: HIS467Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS470H1: History, Rights, and Difference in South Asia

Hours: 24S

Addressing South Asian history after 1750, this course examines ideas of rights, contract, and the rule of law in colonial and postcolonial contexts. Attention is paid to the intellectual history of rights and the central place of colonial and postcolonial questions within that history. Topics include rights and questions concerning indigenous culture, caste and customary practice, gender and capitalist development.

Prerequisite: A mark of 73% or higher in HIS282Y1 or instructors permission
Recommended Preparation: Background in political and social theory and some background in South Asia
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS472H1: Indigenous-Newcomer Relations in Canadian History

Hours: 24S

The trajectory of Canadian history has been (and continues to be) shaped significantly by the changing relationships between indigenous peoples and newcomers to what is now Canada. Through discussion of readings on various seminar topics, we will explore the multi-faceted contours of these relationships, from cultural encounters, treaties & alliances, and missionization to colonization, assimilation, residential schools and contemporary issues.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1 (73%)/HIS264H1 (73%)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS473H1: The United States and Asia since 1945

Previous Course Number: HIS473Y1
Hours: 24S

This seminar examines strategic, economic, ideological, and cultural factors in U.S. relations with East and Southeast Asia. Major themes include the role of cultural and informal diplomacy and the effect of perceptions and misperceptions on both sides of U.S. - Asian interactions.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE of prior course in History, any field
Exclusion: HIS473Y1
Recommended Preparation: HIS271Y1/​HIS280Y1/​HIS328H1/​HIS344H1/​HIS376H1/​HIS377H1/​HIS379H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS474H1: Emancipate Yourselves from Mental Slavery? Historical Narratives of Caribbean Decolonisation

Hours: 24S

This course is a critical intellectual history of Caribbean decolonisation. It begins with the Haitian Revolution, exploring and comparing how history was mobilized to structure anti-colonial theories about the making of postcolonial Caribbean societies. Key conceptual frameworks to be examined include indegenism, noirism, creolization, metissage; Caribbean interpretations of Marxism, Negritude and Pan-Aricanism.

Prerequisite: HIS294Y1/​(HIS230H1, HIS231H1)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS475H1: Senior Thesis Seminar

Hours: 24S

Compulsory for all Specialists undertaking a one-semester dissertation. Weekly seminars provide training in reviewing literature, writing research proposals, formulating hypotheses and oral presentation of findings.

History Specialists only. Students must find topics and thesis supervisors. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. See department website for pre-requisites and specific registration instructions. (http://history.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/senior-thesis)

Prerequisite: Consent of supervisor and department
Exclusion: HIS498H1, HIS499Y1, HIS476Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS476H1: Senior Thesis

Previous Course Number: HIS476Y1
Hours: 24S

Compulsory for all Specialists undertaking a one-year dissertation.

History Specialists only. Students must find topics and thesis supervisors. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. See department website for prerequisites and specific registration instructions.

Prerequisite: HIS475H1 and consent of supervisor and department
Exclusion: HIS476Y1, HIS498H1, HIS499Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS477H1: Topics in the Social and Cultural History of Victorian Britain

Hours: 24S

Examination of the impact of industrialism on Victorian society and values. Concentration on Victorian social critics including Engels, Owen, Maynew, Dickens and Morris.

Recommended Preparation: A course in modern British History/Victorian literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS479H1: US Foreign Policy Since World War II

Hours: 24S

An in-depth study of U.S. behaviour in the global arena since World War II. Particular attention will be paid to the origins and evolution of the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the initiatives of the Nixon-Kissinger years, the end of the Cold War, and the relevance of globalization.

Prerequisite: HIS271Y1/​HIS377H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS480H1: Modernity and its Others: History and Postcolonial Critique

Hours: 24S

Engaging with influential perspectives in postcolonial historiography, this seminar tracks three major themes in the history of the idea of modernity from the late 18th through the 20th centuries: political freedom, citizenship and the nation-state; capitalism and its critique; and the relationship of history, memory, and identity. (Joint undergraduate-graduate)

Prerequisite: a mark of 73% or higher in HIS282Y1, or instructors permission; HIS470H1
Recommended Preparation: History of colonialism, political theory, or postcolonial literatures
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS481H1: Elite Women, Power, and Modernity in Twentieth-Century Africa

Hours: 24S

The role of elite women in twentieth-century Africa has been overshadowed by studies of non-elite women so much so as to suggest that all women lacked power. This course aims to show how a very limited but important group of women negotiated power in a century of increasing patriarchy. It combines gender with class analysis.

Prerequisite: 300-level African History course or any of the African Studies courses offered at U of T.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS482H1: Soccer: The History of the World's Game

Previous Course Number: HIS199H1
Hours: 24S

This seminar proposes to explore the history of the world's most popular sport, soccer, in broader political, social, and economic context. We will consider critical approaches to the history of sport; modern soccer's emergence in industrializing Britain; its globalization; its mobilization as a vehicle for political expression, as well as social, cultural, and gendered identities; supporter and soccer as an industry.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 FCEs
Exclusion: HIS199H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS484H1: The Car in North American History

Hours: 24S

This seminar examines the history of the car in North America from the perspective of technology, business, landscape and popular culture. Particular attention is paid to issues of production, consumption, geography, and daily life, and to the importance of class race, gender, region, and age in shaping the meaning and experience of car culture.

Prerequisite: HIS263Y1/​HIS264H1/​HIS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS485H1: Topics in Chinese History

Previous Course Number: HIS485Y1
Hours: 24S

A seminar on selected aspects of Chinese history from 1368 to the present. Please see History website for detailed description of topic in any given year.

Prerequisite: EAS102Y1/​HIS280Y1/​JMC201Y1
Exclusion: HIS485Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS486H1: Writing and Masculinity in Africa

Hours: 24S

Introduces African cultural and intellectual history via a series of important primary texts.  These texts provide important insights into the gendered nature of African intellectual movements for liberation as well as wider political discourses.  It examines how these authors developed and deployed concepts such as authenticity, modernity, nation, and personhood.

Prerequisite: HIS391Y or an equivalent course in African history
Exclusion: HIS395H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS487H1: Animal and Human Rights in Anglo-American Culture

Hours: 24S

Examines the parallel discourses of animal and human rights in Anglo-American culture from the eighteenth century to the present. The courses explores issues of subjectivity and consciousness as well as cruelty and pain. Topics include slavery and abolition, animal welfare and antivivisection, anti-colonial liberation movements, and animal rights campaigns.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS489H1: The History of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Illness

Hours: 24S

Introduces students to current issues in the history of psychiatry and some of the major developments in the evolution of this unique medical specialty. the format is class discussion based on themes covered in the course textbook, covering such topics as changing perspectives on the nature of psychotic illness, the psychoneuroses, disorders of the mind/body relationship, psychiatric diagnosis, and presentations of illness. (Joint undergraduate-graduate).

Exclusion: HIS423Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS490H1: Everyday Stalinism

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores issues of everyday life in Soviet Russia during the Stalin era. What was the Soviet normal? Topics will include belief systems, dreams and myths, terror, fear, repression, and resistance. Texts include a range of different sources, memoirs, diaries, official state documents, and secondary sources.

Prerequisite: grade of A in HIS250Y1/​grade of B+ or higher in HIS351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS492H1: Empire & Colonization in the French Atlantic World

Hours: 16S

The first French empire (1604-1791) is typically considered a failed empire. Beginning with the first French exploratory expeditions in the South Atlantic in the mid-16th century, this course examines the social, economic and political history of French imperial expansion during the Ancien régime in order to consider the meaning of success, as applied to empire during this period. The focus is on the development of the two colonial centres of the French New World: New France and the French Caribbean.

Prerequisite: HIS244H1/​HIS294Y1/​(HIS230H1, HIS231H1)
Recommended Preparation: HIS387H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS493H1: Humanity in War: The Modern Evolution of the Law of Armed Conflict

Hours: 24S

This course explores the development of international humanitarian law over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Questions asked will include how modern warfare has been understood as a political, cultural, social and legal phenomenon, and the ways in which such perspectives developed into a program of restraint.

Prerequisite: HIS241H1/​HIS242H1/​HIS344H1/​HIS344Y1/​EUR200Y1 or another course in modern history
Exclusion: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HIS494H1: Gandhi's Global Conversations

Hours: 24S

Primary source analysis of global circuits of ethico-political thought via work and life of Gandhi.  Charts transnational environment of Gandhian thought (eg. Ruskin and Tolstoy), its critics (advocates of minority rights, also revolutionary violence) and global afterlife (eg. King, Mandela).  Teaches methods in intellectual and political history of the global.

Prerequisite: HIS282Y1 with a mark of 76% or above
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS495H1: Topics in History (formerly HIS495Y1)

Hours: 48S

An in-depth examination of historical issues. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See History website for more details.

Prerequisite: 14.0 FCEs including 2.0 FCE HIS course. Further pre-requisites vary from year to year, consult the department.
Recommended Preparation: Varies from year to year
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS495Y1: Topics in History

Hours: 48S

An in-depth examination of historical issues. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See History website for more details.

Prerequisite: 14.0 FCEs including 2.0 FCE HIS course. Further pre-requisites vary from year to year, consult the department.
Recommended Preparation: Varies from year to year
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS496H1: Topics in History

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of historical issues. Content in any given year depends on instructor. See History website for more details.

Prerequisite: 14.0 FCEs including 2.0 FCE HIS course. Further pre-requisites vary from year to year, consult the department.
Exclusion: Students may not take both L0601 ("Critical Histories of the Black Canadian Experience") and L0701 ("Race in Canada") offered in 2016-17 Fall/Winter.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS497H1: Animal Politics and Science

Hours: 24L

Why is thinking about the animal unsettling for some or strange for others? Especially since Darwin, the question of the animal-what it says about being or not being human-has been at the core of important philosophical and scientific debates. This course examines the ways that question has been answered over time.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE in political theory, history of science, or intellectual history; or permission of course instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HIS498H1: Independent Studies

History Majors only. These courses result in the production of an independent research project. This may not necessarily take the form of a thesis. Students must find topics and project supervisors. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. See department website for per-requisites and specific registration instructions.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HIS499Y1: Independent Studies

History Majors only. These courses result in the production of an independent research project. This may not necessarily take the form of a thesis. Students must find topics and project supervisors. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. See department website for per-requisites and specific registration instructions.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HMB200H1: Introduction to Neuroscience

Hours: 24L/12T

An introductory course that explores the development, physiology and continually changing function of the nervous system as it relates to certain types of human behaviour. Critical analysis of scientific evidence is used to enrich learning.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Recommended Preparation: PSL300H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB201H1: Introduction to Fundamental Genetics and its Applications

Hours: 24L/12T

The course provides a comprehensive introduction to a variety of therapeutic approaches including gene therapy, CRISPR-based gene editing, epigenetic manipulations & regenerative medicine. This course consists of three parts: tools and techniques of gene & genome manipulations; medical, environmental and agricultural biotechnology applications; and ethical, legal and social aspects of modern biotechnology as it pertains to human health and wellbeing.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Recommended Preparation: HMB265H1/​ BIO260H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB202H1: Introduction to Health and Disease

Hours: 24L/12P

An introductory course in Health and Disease using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates bacteriology and virology with other aspects of human biology, including chronic disease and neoplasia. An exploration of the key concepts and approaches that are necessary for understanding the dynamic nexus of human health and disease. (Lab Fees: $40)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Exclusion: HMB203H1/​ HMB204H1
Recommended Preparation: BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB203H1: Introduction to Global Health

Hours: 24L/12T

An introductory course covering the theories, operational components and strategies of implementing health care in resource-poor settings. Topics may include education, control of vector-borne diseases, essential drug provision, maternal and child health, nutrition, incorporation of alternative and complementary technologies, community participation and deployment of health service providers

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Exclusion: HMB202H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB204H1: Introduction to Human Biology

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the biological, health, environmental, and sociopolitical issues that influence human health and well-being.  Topics include genetic variation within and across human populations, biological variation related to the environment, determinants of health and disease, and human behaviour and development.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Exclusion: HMB202H1/​ HMB203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB226H1: Indigenous Holistic Health

Hours: 2P/22S

What is holistic health in an Indigenous framework? How can holistic health (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) be ethically explored to inform health and healing? What is cultural safety in health care systems? This course explores the effects of traditional practices, culture, activities, arts, land-based healing, music and ceremony in health and healing.

Corequisite: HMB200H1/​HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1/​HST209H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB265H1: General & Human Genetics

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to classical and modern methods of genetic analysis. Topics include Mendelian genetics, the genetics of human population and disease, genomics, and applications of genetics to human society.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1, (CHM135H1/​CHM139H1, CHM136H1/​ CHM138H1)/ CHM151Y1
Exclusion: BIO260H1/​ BIO207H5
Recommended Preparation: Reccommended Co-requisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Hours: TBA

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


HMB300H1: Neurobiology of Behaviour

Hours: 24L/12T

This neuroscience course focuses on higher brain functions and the mechanisms underlying human and animal behaviours. Topics may include the emerging role of the gut microbiome's impact on behaviour, pathogens that alter neuronal development and the biological basis of mindfulness and placebos. In addition, the impact that exercise and sleep play in modulating these behaviours are examined. Common experimental techniques used in neuroscience research such as brain imaging and cellular genetics are emphasized.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, HMB200H1/​ PSY290H1/​ PSL300H1/​ CJH332H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB301H1: Biotechnology

Hours: 24L/12T

Students gain an appreciation for how science, government and society drive the development of biotechnology products. Topics include stem cells and regenerative medicine, diagnostics, cancer therapy, biotechnology in the developing world, antibiotic alternatives, and patents.

Prerequisite: HMB265H1/​BIO260H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB302H1: Vertebrate Histology and Histopathology

Hours: 24L/36P

Laboratory and lecture course studying the structure of the cell, various tissues and organ systems. Emphasis is on functional morphology and the adaptive response (including the inflammatory reaction) by comparing histological sections of normal tissues and organs with common diseases including neoplasia, respiratory, and liver disease. (Lab Materials Fee: $27)

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB303H1: Global Health and Human Rights

Hours: 24L/15S

A multidisciplinary emphasis on the economic, historical, social and cultural determinants of health and human rights, and how structural violence prevents progress towards human rights. Case studies reflecting global aspects of health and human rights form a framework for approaching these issues.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, a HST200-level course/ HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HMB306H1: Ethical Considerations in Emerging Technology

Hours: 14L/10S

Advancing technology increases our ability to intervene in the course of natural events involving human health and well being. Questions arise as whether we ought to and who will benefit or be harmed.  This course considers the far-reaching bioethical implications of emerging bio-technology. Topics to be explored include-but are not limited to- ethical considerations in emerging reproductive technologies, genetic alteration/genetic enhancement. Use of life support technologies, synthetic life, life extension. 

Prerequisite: BIO230H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB310H1: Laboratory in Neuroscience

Hours: 12L/36P

A laboratory course based on current research techniques for students in the Neuroscience program. Lab topics may include human brain imaging and disorders, electrophysiology, cell culture, and changes in gene expression during neuronal development. Labs start in the first week of term. (Lab Materials Fee: $60)

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, HMB200H1/​PSY290H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1
Corequisite: PSL300H1
Exclusion: HMB311H1/​HMB312H1/​HMB314H1/​PSY359H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB311H1: Laboratory in Fundamental Genetics and its Applications

Hours: 12L/36P

A laboratory course based on current research techniques for students in the Fundamental Genetics and its Applications programs. Lab topics may include molecular biology and animal cell culture techniques, nutrigenomics; an overview of microarrays and a CRISPR module. Labs start in the first week of term. (Lab Materials Fee: $100)

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, HMB201H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1
Exclusion: HMB310H1/​HMB312H1/​HMB314H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB312H1: Laboratory in Health and Disease

Hours: 12L/36P

A laboratory course based on current research techniques and topics which may include basic microbiology, molecular biology and animal cell culture techniques, immunocytochemistry, changes in gene expression, and histological techniques. Labs start in the first week of term. (Lab Materials Fee: $70)

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Corequisite: BCH210H1
Exclusion: HMB310H1/​HMB311H1/​HMB314H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB314H1: Laboratory in Human Biology

Hours: 12L/36P

Students analyze whole body, cellular, and molecular responses to stress. Techniques range from those standard in medical practice (e.g., fitness measures, blood pressure, lung function) to current research techniques (cell culture, changes in gene expression). Students gain technical and analytical skills as they work at the bench to design and carry out individual and group experiments. Labs start in the first week of term. (Lab Materials Fee: $52)

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1
Corequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Exclusion: HMB310H1/​HMB311H1/​HMB312H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB320H1: Neuroanatomy

Hours: 24L/4T/10P

This is a rigorous, introductory course that addresses the structure of the vertebrate central nervous system with an emphasis on functional human neuroanatomy. It is designed for students who intend to continue with studies in the Neurosciences and related areas.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, PSL300H1, HMB200H1/​PSY290H1, BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB321H1: Topics in Genetics

Hours: 24L/12T

The overall theme of this course is human genetics in disease. Topics include the molecular basis of human disease, using model organisms to identify disease-related genes, and genetic counseling. Expert guest lectures from clinical and basic sciences as well as small group work in tutorials build in-depth understanding.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE completed, HMB265H1/​ BIO260H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB322H1: Topics in Health & Disease

Hours: 24L/12T

Explore the scientific basis and interdisciplinary healthcare practices of several diseases (diseases vary by year). Discuss current issues related to the biology and the impact of these diseases.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, HMB202H1/​ HMB203H1/​ HMB204H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, PSL300H1
Corequisite: PSL301H1
Recommended Preparation: HMB302H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB323H1: Global Health Research

Hours: 24L/12T

Globalization of health problems impacts biomedical research. Current global health research advances are explored and global health research skills are developed. Both provide background preparation for global health research, particularly in international settings.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1, BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB342H1: Epidemiology of Health & Disease

Hours: 24L/24T

This course engages students in the fundamental science of epidemiology applied to health and disease. After an introduction to various measures of health and disease, the scientific methods used to investigate, analyze, prevent and control health problems will be illustrated using social, biomedical and public health examples

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, BIO120H1, BIO130H1/​HST209H1
Exclusion: HST373H1
Recommended Preparation: STA288H1 or other statistics course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

HMB360H1: Neurogenomics

Hours: 24L/12T

Genetic basis of both the normal and abnormal development of the nervous system and its function. Topics include the regulation of neural gene expression, the role of epigenetics on neuron function, genome wide association studies and disorders of brain and behaviour, optogenetic and pharmacogenetic techniques to probe neural circuit function. Tutorials emphasize critical analysis of primary research.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, HMB200H1/​HMB201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB394Y0: International Research Project in Human Biology

Your individual, independent research project is supervised by a faculty member in an approved university. This unique opportunity to conduct a lab-based research project is open to students in any Human Biology program. Coordinated by Centre for International Experience. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 8.5 FCEs including relevant courses in human biology.
Distribution Requirements: Science

HMB396Y0: International Research Project in Human Biology

Your individual, independent research project is supervised by a faculty member in an approved university. This unique opportunity to conduct a lab-based research project is open to students in any Human Biology program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Coordinated by Woodsworth College.

Prerequisite: An approved 300-series science laboratory course and permission of the Human Biology Program from which application forms may be obtained.
Distribution Requirements: Science

HMB398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete and permission of the Human Biology Program from which application forms may be obtained.
Distribution Requirements: Science

HMB399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


HMB401H1: Biomedical Advances & Technologies

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces life science students to biomedical advances and technologies in medicine, including drug patents, medical device implants, diagnostic and medical device software. Limitations of patent protection in commercializing medical products, and limitations to scalability may also be discussed. Specific topics vary from year to year and will be based on the course instructor's area(s) of expertise.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB301H1/​HMB321H1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1, HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Recommended Preparation: a statistics course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB402H1: Topics in Translational Medicine

Hours: 18L/6S

The bridge between basic scientific research and clinical practice integrates fundamental knowledge about molecular/cellular mechanisms and clinical disorders to increase the potential for new medical treatments, therapies and interventions as well as understanding of disease processes. Specific topics vary from year to year and will be based on the instructor's area(s) of expertise.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, BCH210H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, HMB302H1/​HMB321H1/​HMB322H1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1, and HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Recommended Preparation: BCH311H1/​ CSB349H1/​ PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB406H1: Health Care Ethics

Hours: 8L/16S

Since research involving human subjects lays the foundation for innovation in modern health care, this course examines health care ethics along a continuum from bench to bedside. Ethical issues are discussed in the context of specific cases involving human research, as well as contemporary clinical practice.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, A HMB300-level course, HMB306H1/​ PHL281H1/​ other ethics course with prior approval from the unit
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB420H1: Seminar in Neurobiology of Behaviour

Hours: 12L/12S

This seminar course focuses on recent research into the neurobiology underlying human behaviour. A variety of normal and abnormal human behaviours are studied which may include: voluntary action; moral cognition; hedonism; aggression; mental health; addiction; the impact of the gut microbiome on brain development and health.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB200H1, HMB300H1, HMB320H1/​ANA300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB421H1: Seminar in Fundamental Genetics and its Applications

Hours: 12L/12S

Theme based lecture and seminar course underlining current medical research in relation to the areas of genes and genetics. Topics vary yearly.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, HMB201H1
Recommended Preparation: HMB321H1/​ BCH311H1/​ CSB349H1/​ MGY311Y1/​ PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB422H1: Seminar in Health & Disease

Hours: 16L/8S

This course focuses on various medical research related to human disease. Topics vary based on course instructor's area(s) of expertise.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, HMB302H1/​HMB322H1, and HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB430H1: Trends in Neuroscience

Hours: 18L/6S

Current research covering the breadth of neuroscience is showcased by members of the Collaborative Program in Neuroscience. Topics vary yearly, but cover the spectrum from molecular through genetic, cellular, developmental, systems, behavioural and modelling. As well, approaches to studying neurodegenerative diseases and clinical neurophysiology are introduced.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB200H1, CJH332H1, HMB320H1/​JHA410H1/​ANA300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB431H1: Innovation in Applied Genetics

Hours: 16L/8S

This course explores innovation in research and technology in the field of applied genetics. Specific topics vary from year to year and will be based on the course instructor's area(s) of expertise.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB321H1, HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HMB432H1: Topics in Histology & Histopathology

Hours: 12L/12S

Lecture and seminar course emphasizing current research. Topics may include the digestive system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, stem cells, and neoplasia. Topics vary depending on class interest.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB302H1/​HMB322H1
Recommended Preparation: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB433H1: Topics in Global Health

Hours: 16L/8S

Seminar and theme based course examining the opportunity to apply basic knowledge of biological determinants of disease to designing health system interventions and informatics that can have a global impact in the near term.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB303H1/​ HMB323H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB434H1: Complementary & Integrative Medicine

Hours: 20L/4S

Introduction to complementary and alternative medical therapies. Topics include, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naturopathy, Ayurvedic, and Mind-Body Practices. Biological mechanisms will be emphasized and therapies will be critically analyzed from an evidence-based research perspective. Integrating alternative therapies into Western practices with a focus on personalized medicine will be discussed.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, BCH210H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, HMB302H1/​ HMB312H1/​ HMB314H1/​ HMB322H1/​ HMB323H1/​ HMB342H1, and HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Recommended Preparation: HMB342H1/​ CSB349H1/​ PSL350H1/​ BCH311H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB435H1: Selected Topics in Molecular Cell Biology

Hours: 16L/8S

Theme-based lecture and seminar course underlining current basic science research in the area of molecular and cell biology, focusing on cell migration and its relevance to human health and disease. Topics may focus on the impact of fundamental processes underlying the cell biology, physiology and pathophysiology of cell motility in a variety of systems (e.g. immune, nervous system, cancer context).

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB436H1: Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Hours: 24L

This lecture-based course will familiarize students with fungi of public health importance, particularly those that cause disease in humans and other animals. The course will focus on the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment of fungal infections, as well as the ecology, physiology and evolutionary biology of the agents responsible. The course will also address other ways in which fungi influence human and animal health.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB265H1/​ BIO260H1, BIO220H1
Recommended Preparation: EEB268H1, EEB331H1/​CSB353H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB437H1: The Biology of the Human Metallome

Hours: 24L

This course will discuss how heavy metals are integral to organ function through various biological pathways, the importance of metal regulation and control and its relationship with gene transcription. An introduction of metallo-therapeutics will also be featured, ranging from neurodegenerative therapies to cancer treatment.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, BIO230H1/​ BIO255H1, BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB440H1: Dementia

Hours: 24L

This course, featuring a service-learning component, explores dementia. In patients with dementia, intellectual, social and occupational functioning deteriorate. The course addresses the multi-disciplinary aspects of dementia (clinical, genetic, molecular, social) with a focus on the most common cause of dementia, Alzheimer's disease.

A short application to enrol in this course is required. Information may be found via the Human Biology Program website.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, PSL300H1, HMB300H1/​HMB302H1/​HMB320H1/​HMB321H1/​ANA300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB441H1: Genetics of Human Disease

Hours: 24L

This advanced course aims to provide students with current, in-depth knowledge of the genetics of specific human diseases, including single gene (e.g., Huntington disease), multifactorial (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease), and non-Mendelian (e.g. mitochondrial DNA-related disease) disorders, and how the use of genetics to elucidate disease mechanisms can lead to treatments and personalized medicine in order to improve healthcare.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, BCH210H1, HMB302H1/​HMB321H1/​HMB322H1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1, and HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Recommended Preparation: HMB321H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB443H1: Global Hidden Hunger

Hours: 18L/6S

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, termed ‘hidden hunger,’ affect about half the world’s population. Explore the global nature, catastrophic consequences, and causes of these deficiencies. Discuss formulation and implementation of international, national, and local policies to alleviate ‘hidden hunger’ especially in infants and young children. A service-learning opportunity is integrated. Students will be required to contribute to a local community organization while using course knowledge to develop a project or initiative beneficial to the organization and community.

a short application to enrol in this course is required. Information may be found via the Human Biology Program website.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, HMB302H1/​ HMB303H1/​ HMB312H1/​ HMB314H1/​ HMB322H1/​ HMB323H1/​ CJH332H1 (formerly CSB332H1)/ NFS382H1
Recommended Preparation: PSL301H1, CSB349H1/​ PSL350H1/​ BCH311H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HMB450H1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Diseases

Hours: 24L/12T

Proper development of the human brain is essential for human health. This course will examine how neurodevelopment failures contribute to neurological disorders and diseases, such as epilepsy and autism. Current research from basic, translational, and clinical perspectives will be examined using case studies.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB200H1, HMB320H1/​ANA300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB452H1: Personalized Medicine

Hours: 12L/12S

The bridge between basic scientific research and clinical practice integrates fundamental knowledge about molecular/cellular mechanisms and clinical disorders to increase the potential for new medical treatments, therapies and interventions as well as understanding of disease processes. Specific topics vary from year to year and will be based on the course instructor's area(s) of expertise.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB302H1/​ HMB321H1/​ HMB322H1, HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HMB462H1: Topics in Epidemiology

Hours: 12L/12S

The focus is on the theory and application of biostatistics and epidemiology to current developments in special topics in substantive areas of epidemiology (e.g., chronic disease, environmental & occupational health, infectious disease, methods, social, etc.).

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB342H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB470H1: Exercise and Sports Medicine

Hours: 22L/4S

This course considers the health benefits and risks of different forms of exercise, with a goal of understanding how people should exercise, and how much, depending on their athletic and health goals. It introduces elements of exercise science including the biomechanics of tissues and injuries to develop an understanding of how both the quantity and quality of movement and loading contribute to healthy training and/or injury. Some common injuries in sport such as knee injuries and concussions are used as examples of how various patterns of loading can cause injuries.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, HMB200H1/​HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB471H1: Performance Enhancement

Hours: 24L/4P

Enhancing performance has broad appeal. This course explores current developments for achieving peak performance academically, physically and emotionally. We focus on the scientific basis of the links between performance and stress, and of the benefits and risks of pharmacological methods to achieve performance enhancement. Various stress management skills are introduced.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, PSL300H1, HMB200H1/​HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB472H1: Exercise Physiology

Hours: 20L/4S

Examine the physiological and biochemical responses of the human body to both acute and chronic bouts of physical activity. The impact of activity on health, and health on physical activity, is explored by examining adaptations from the cellular to the systemic level of bodily function.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, HMB200H1/​HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB473H1: Exercise and Mental Health

Hours: 18L/10P/6S

This course, featuring a service-learning component, discusses how mental well-being is a critical element of total health. We explore the evidence underpinning the role of physical activity in the avoidance of mental disorders, recovery from mental disorders, and the quality of life of those with or without mental disorders.

A short application to enrol in this course is required. Information may be found via the Human Biology Program website.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB474H1: Dental Sciences

Hours: 20L/4S

Dentistry is one of the oldest branches of medicine responsible for the treatment of diseases of oral cavity. This course will introduce students to the key concepts as well as the latest research in the dental sciences, including but not limited to craniofacial structures, bone physiology, odontogenesis, pathogenesis of oral diseases, and technology in dental sciences.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, HMB200H1/​HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB489H1: Advanced Laboratory in Human Biology

Hours: 36P/12S

Building on their experience in 3rd-year labs, students participate in inquiry-based laboratory experiments in diverse areas of current human biology research. Open to students in any Human Biology program. Labs start in the first week of term. (Lab Materials Fee: $105)

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, HMB310H1/​ HMB311H1/​ HMB312H1/​ HMB314H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

HMB490Y1: Health in Community

Hours: 24L/24T

An experiential learning course exploring health-related challenges and social determinants of health in partnership with local community organizations. Lectures and tutorials will support learning of selected biological and social aspects of health and disease, neuroscience, genetics or population health, and the development of scientific knowledge translation skills relevant to the community agencies. Cannot be taken concurrently with a full year research project course.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, BCH210H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, HMB200H1/​HMB201H1/​HMB202H1/​HMB203H1/​HMB204H1
Exclusion: HMB473H1
Recommended Preparation: a 300-level science lab course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

HMB496Y1: Research Project in Human Biology

A research project course for students enrolled in a Human Biology program, supervised by a faculty member appointed in a faculty or division at St. George Campus (Faculties of Arts & Science, Medicine, Engineering, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, etc.). Open to third and fourth year students.

Students are responsible for securing their own supervisor. Should a HMB Specialist require help securing a supervisor, the request must be made by email to the Human Biology Program Office no later than July 20 for Academic year projects and January 30 for Summer projects.

Completed applications for this course are due to the Human Biology Program Office by September 1 for Academic year projects and May 1 for Summer projects. Please see the application on the Special Enrolment Courses page on the HMB Website.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Human Biology Program; please refer to the Human Biology Program website for more details
Exclusion: Students are not permitted to do a HMB research project concurrently with another research project
Distribution Requirements: Science

HMB499Y1: Research Project in Human Biology II

A research project course for students enrolled in a Human Biology program, supervised by a faculty member appointed in a faculty or division at St. George Campus (Faculties of Arts & Science, Medicine, Engineering, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, etc.).

Students are responsible for securing their own supervisor. Should a HMB Specialist require help securing a supervisor, the request must be made by email to the Human Biology Program Office no later than July 20 for Academic year projects and January 30 for Summer projects.

Completed applications for this course are due to the Human Biology Program Office by September 1 for Academic year projects and May 1 for Summer projects. Please see the application on the Special Enrolment Courses page on the HMB Website.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: HMB496Y1, and permission of the program
Exclusion: Students are not permitted to do a HMB research project concurrently with another research project.
Distribution Requirements: Science

HPS100H1: Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science

Hours: 24L/10T

An investigation of some pivotal periods in the history of science with an emphasis on the influences of philosophy on the scientists of the period, and the philosophical and social implications of the scientific knowledge, theory and methodology that emerged.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS110H1: The Science of Human Nature

Hours: 24L/10T

Why do we do what we do? What factors play a role in shaping our personality? What biological and social elements help configure a person's moral and emotional character? In this course, we examine landmark studies that shook standard beliefs about human nature in their time. We analyze those studies in their historical context and discuss their relevance to social, ethical, and policy debates.  The studies may include research on mother love, obedience, conformity, bystander intervention in emergencies, deception, race, and gender stereotypes.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS120H1: How to Think about Science

Hours: 24L/10T

This course addresses the nature of science and its importance to our understanding of ourselves. Questions include: What is a science? Is science objective? What is scientific reasoning? Has our conception of science changed through history? How does science shape our moral image? Does science reveal our natures as humans?

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS200H1: Science and Values

Hours: 24L

An introduction to issues at the interface of science and society. Including the reciprocal influence of science and social norms, the relation of science and religion, dissemination of scientific knowledge, science and policy. Issues may include: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons; Genetic Engineering; The Human Genome Project; Climate Change.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS202H1: Technology in the Modern World

Hours: 24L/10T

This course examines the reciprocal relationship between technology and society since 1800 from the perspectives of race, class, and gender. From the role of European imperial expansion in 19th-century industrialization and mechanization to the development of nuclear technology, smartphones, and digital computers in the 20th century, we consider cultural responses to new technologies, and the ways in which technology operates as an historical force in the history of the modern world.

Recommended Preparation: HPS201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS203H1: Making Sense of Uncertainty

Hours: 24L

This course examines issues of uncertainty in various contexts of science, technology, and society since the 19th century. Topics may include randomized controlled trials, statistical identification of normal and pathological, biopolitics, philosophical interpretations of probability, Brownian motions, uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics, cybernetic mind, and chance in avant-garde arts.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS210H1: Scientific Revolutions I

Hours: 24L

Case studies in the history of science from antiquity to 1800, including the revolutionary work of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Newton, Linnaeus, Lavoisier, and Herschel. The course is designed to be accessible to science students and non-scientists alike.

Exclusion: HPS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS211H1: Scientific Revolutions II

Hours: 24L

Case studies in the history of science from 1800 to 2000, including Volta, Lyell, Darwin, Mendel, Einstein, Schrdinger, Watson, and Crick. The course is designed to be accessible to science students and non-scientists alike

Exclusion: HPS200Y1, HPS300Y0
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS222H1: Science, Paradoxes, and Knowledge

Hours: 24L/10T

What is the nature of science and scientific knowledge? What is the nature of space, time and motion? Does science tell us the truth about the world? What are scientific revolutions and how they occur? The course will address these and various other questions about science. It will focus on the bearings that philosophical views had on science in different periods in history, starting from ancient Greece and concluding in the 20th C.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS240H1: The Influence of the Eugenics Movement on Contemporary Society

Hours: 24L/10T

This course explores present-day topics such as reproductive issues (including “designer babies” and genetic counselling), gender, racism/colonialism, disability and euthanasia through the lens of the history of eugenics. A “scientific” movement which became popular around the world in the early twentieth century, eugenics was based on the principle that certain undesirable human characteristics were hereditary and could be eliminated by controlled reproduction. It resulted in the enactment of laws in numerous places, including Canada, authorizing coerced reproductive sterilization of certain individuals, and other measures intended to “improve” humanity. Today, we see its influences woven through contemporary debates, a number of which we will consider.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS245H1: Visions of Society and Progress

Previous Course Number: HPS352H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores influential visions of society and progress found in the history of the human sciences. It addresses questions such as: Are human beings naturally selfish or cooperative? Is society in harmony with the individual or opposed to the individual? It explores the significance of race, class, population growth, capitalism, and gender in debates about the good society.

Exclusion: HPS352H1
Recommended Preparation: One half-course in any of the following: HPS, history, sociology, economics, political science, anthropology, or another field that intersects with the social sciences such as criminology
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS250H1: Introductory Philosophy of Science

Hours: 24L/10T

This course introduces and explores central issues in the philosophy of science, including scientific inference, method, and explanation. Topics may include underdetermination, realism and empiricism, and laws of nature.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS255H1: History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to the historical and philosophical issues around artificial intelligence (AI). We will cover the geopolitical, economic, and cultural contexts from which the field of AI emerged, as well as the troubled history of the scientific concept of intelligence and how that has influenced the development of AI. The course will also introduce students to foundational and normative questions, such as how we should define and measure AI, how to evaluate the accomplishments of AI systems, and what the benefits and risks of relying on such systems might be.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS260H1: Biology and the Future: Science and Science Fiction

Hours: 24L

This lecture course explores the fantastic visions of humanity's future inspired by the advance of the biological sciences during the twentieth century. Biology provided the scientific underpinning for societal hopes and fears embodied in such cultural icons as robots, aliens, "brains in a vat," and super-humans.

Exclusion: HMB444H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HPS270H1: Science and Literature

Hours: 24L/10T

This course will focus on the interplay between science and literature from ancient Greece to the present day. We’ll examine the impact of major scientific paradigm shifts on the literature of their time, and situate literary texts within the context of contemporary scientific discoveries and technological innovations.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS272H1: Science against Religion? A Complex History

Previous Course Number: HPS326H1
Hours: 24L

This course introduces to the central topics arising from the encounter between modern science and religion. It aims to integrate historical and philosophical perspectives about science and religion. Did modern science arise because of Christianity or despite of it? Are science and religion necessarily in conflict? Have they factually always been in conflict throughout history? Are proofs of God's existence obsolete? Has science secularized society? What role should religions play in liberal democracies?

Exclusion: HPS326H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HPS300H1: Topics in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Hours: 24L/10T

Topics vary year to year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HPS300Y0: Britain and the Rise of Modern Science

A Historical exploration of Britain’s role in the rise of modern science, from the Renaissance to the double helix. Students will be introduced to the work of Hooke, Newton, Cavendish, Davy, Faraday, Maxwell, Rutherford, and others.

Exclusion: HPS211H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS301H1: Topics in the History of Science

Hours: 24L/10T

This course can concern topics of special interest in the history of science from Antiquity until present. Topics may focus on specific-time periods, fields of inquiry, individuals, scientific institutions, or geographic locations.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HPS302H1: Topics in Philosophy of Science

Hours: 24L/10T

This course can concern topics of special interest in the philosophy of science from Antiquity until present. Topics may include scientific change, rationality, method, evidence, progress, reduction, scientific laws, models, representation etc. The course may also focus on specific-time periods, fields of inquiry, individuals, scientific institutions, geographic locations, etc.

Prerequisite: HPS250H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS304H1: A History Lab: Biomedical Sciences, Past and Present

Hours: 36S

Offers a hands-on introduction to historical research. Through a close examination of classic scholarly texts, archival materials, and recent media publications, this advanced seminar explores the sources, methods, and approaches in historical studies of biomedical twentieth century-sciences.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HPS307H1: History of Energy

Hours: 24L/10T

The history of human control of various sources of energy, including technical developments, scientific theories, and impact on culture and society. Recent debates on fossil fuel and nuclear power examined in historical context. (offered irregularly)

Recommended Preparation: HPS201H1/​HPS202H1 or any HIS course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS309H1: Worldviews: Aristotelian-Medieval Worldview

Hours: 24L/10T

This course reconstructs the Aristotelian-medieval mosaic of theories including physics, cosmology, theology, astronomy/astrology, optics, and physiology/medicine. We analyze the role of metaphysics in medieval science, including determinism/indeterminism, plenism/vacuism, finitism/infinitism, theism/deism, and teleology/mechanism. Finally, we explicate the Aristotelian-medieval method, by focusing on the notions of demonstrative truth, intuition, and deduction.

Recommended Preparation: HPS100H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS313H1: Two Hundred Years of Electricity

Hours: 24S

A history of the science and technology of electricity in the 19th and 20th centuries in its social, economic, and cultural context.

Prerequisite: At least one-half CSC/PHY or Electrical Engineering (ECE) course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS316H1: Environment, Technology, and Nature

Hours: 24L/10T

This course examines the intersection of technology and environment in the modern world. Whether simple or complex, whether designed for recreation, work, or warfare, our tools and how we use them filter our perceptions of, and engagements with, non-human nature. Emphasis is on case studies from 1800 to the present. 

Prerequisite: 0.5 FCE in HPS or HIS
Recommended Preparation: HPS201H1/​HPS202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HPS318H1: History of Medicine I

Hours: 24L/10T

This course explores how medicine was practiced, taught and theorized from ancient Greece to the early modern period. It focuses on the historical development of western medicine in relation to societies, politics and culture, and considers topics such as the creation of medical traditions, the tranmission and communication of medical knowledge, the pluralistic world of healers, the role of religion, magic and natural philosophy, the cultural meaning of disease, and the emergence of institutions such as the hospital.

Prerequisite: First-year students must have instructors approval
Exclusion: HPS314Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS319H1: History of Medicine II

Hours: 24L/10T

This course examines the development of medicine from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. It focuses on the historical development of western medicine in relation to societies, politics and culture and considers topics such as changing views of the body, the development of medical institutions such as hospitals, asylums and laboratories, the diversifies world of healing and the place of visual and material culture in the production and dissemination of medical knowledge.

Prerequisite: First-year students must have instructors approval
Exclusion: HPS314Y1; HPS315H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS321H1: Understanding Engineering Practice: From Design to Entrepreneurship

Hours: 24S

This course seeks to understand the nature of engineering practice, which comprises complex social, intellectual, and technical actions at various stages from design to entrepreneurship. Building upon the history and social studies of technology, philosophy of engineering, business history, and management science, we introduce ways to analyze such complex actions.

Prerequisite: Three half-courses (1.5 FCE) with any combination of engineering, natural sciences, medical sciences, or commerce.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS322H1: Complexity, Order, and Emergence

Hours: 10T/24S

A survey of the history of and recent developments in the scientific study of complex systems and emergent order. There will be particular emphasis on the biological and cognitive sciences. Topics covered may include: mechanism and teleology in the history of science, 19th and 20th century emergentism, complex systems dynamics, order and adaptiveness, self-organisation in biology and congitive development.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS324H1: Natural Science and Social Issues

Hours: 24L

Historical examination of the interactions of science (both as body of knowledge and as enterprise) with ideological, political and social issues. The impact of science; attacks on and critiques of scientific expertise as background to contemporary conflicts. Subjects may vary according to students interests. (offered irregularly)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS325H1: Modern Science and Holy Texts

Hours: 24L

This course explores interdisciplinary topics related to the encounter between modern science and texts accepted as holy by religious communities, such as the Bible in Christianity. What role did holy texts play in the emergence of modern science? Did modern science change the way religious communities interpret their holy texts? What to do with claims such as that the Quran contains quantum physics? Does modern science exhibit the same kind of rationality that we find in rabbinical Judaism? Do holy texts only exist to assist humanity's attempts at understanding the meaning of the world, while modern science actually explains the world? What role do texts play in modern science compared to holy texts in religious communities? And, what has modern science to say about the very idea of holy texts?

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS333H1: Famous Debates in Science

Hours: 24L/10T

The course focuses on famous debates in science, such as the Leibniz-Clarke debate on the nature of space, time and God, the Huxley-Wilberforce debate on evolution and the Bohr-Einstein debate on the nature of the quantum reality. The main aim is to explore the philosophical ideas involved in these debates in their historical context.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS345H1: Quantifying the World: the Debates on the Ethical and Epistemic Implications of AI and Automation

Hours: 24L

The effects of automation, computing, and information technology have had a great impact on our society. The rise of automation and computing the almost cult-like trust in mechanization have transformed our society both at the material and the epistemological level. This course will examine the epistemological and ethical debates that AI and automation have produced in all sectors of society. It will consider a variety of media and instruments from data visualization and mapping, to the use of AI and robotics, contextualizing them within popular and hotly contested examples in the military field and in cybersecurity, in medical diagnostics and epidemiology, in the automotive industry, and in the personal realm.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS346H1: Modifying and Optimizing Life: on the Peculiar Alliance between AI, Biology, and Engineering

Hours: 24L/12T

Taking cue from the entanglements that historically have pervaded the relation between biology and information technology since the early 20th century, this course interrogates the sociocultural and technological conjuncture that has brought computer science, biology and engineering together into peculiar, ingenious, and often controversial alliances. What do AI, synthetic biology, and biotechnology have in common? How have they come to be associated? What are the debates and ethics emerging from such associations? The course will focus on topics such as: geoengineering and bioremediation; GMO and Robotic insects; the use of expert systems and machine learning to optimize synthetic biology; the flourishing and marketing of precision and personalized medicine/immunotherapy; and the ethics behind CRISPR babies.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS351H1: Life Sciences and Society

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines how the contemporary life sciences intersect with global geopolitics through an introduction to the field of science and technology studies (STS). Using interdisciplinary methodologies and global perspectives, the course addresses key questions including: Who benefits from the development of new biotechnologies, and who is exploited in the process? Who sets the international norms of bioethics and medical market regulation? How are biologists and medical practitioners redefining life for different societies and their diverse constituencies? The course predominantly focuses on humans, but also introduces new scholarship on animal studies and synthetic life forms. It has significant coverage of the Middle East, Africa, and East and South Asia.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS360H1: History of Modern Cosmology

Hours: 24L

Conceptions of the universe since 1800 with attention to observational sources of changing ideas. History of large telescopes, stellar spectroscopy and radio astronomy. Relativistic conceptions of space and time, models of stellar evolution, discovery of extra-galactic nebulae, Hubble red-shift and microwave background radiation. Philosophical and religious implications are examined.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS370H1: Philosophy of Medicine

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to philosophical issues in the study of medicine. The course will cover foundational questions, such as what constitutes evidence that a therapy is effective, how do we define health and disease, and information derived from research is used to support clinical practice. Students will be introduced to different movements in contemporary clinical medicine, such as Evidence-based Medicine, Person-Centered Healthcare, and Precision Medicine.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: HPS250H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS371H1: COVID-19: Epistemology and Societal Implications

Hours: 24L/12T

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in our daily lives. This course will examine the pandemic and the public response through a philosophy of science lens. In particular, students will explore philosophical issues about how the healthcare community generates knowledge and how that knowledge is used to inform responses to a major public health crisis. The course will also provide a brief history of pandemics and examine Coronavirus in a historical context. Epistemological issues regarding pandemic modelling and epidemiology, clinical research and generalizability of findings, diagnostic testing, public health response (e.g. border closures, protective masks, social distancing, isolation, testing and tracking), and economic and social impact will be covered. Portrayals of the pandemic by media, government, and scientists will also be examined. Readings will be drawn from a variety of academic disciplines and popular sources. 

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS390H1: The Story of Number: Mathematics from the Babylonians to the Scientific Revolution

Hours: 36L

A survey of ancient, medieval, and early modern mathematics with emphasis on historical issues. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: At least one full course equivalent at the 200+level from CSC/MAT/STA
Exclusion: HPS310Y1; MAT220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS391H1: Rebels Who Count: The History of Mathematics from 1700 to the Present

Hours: 24L/10T

A survey of the development of mathematics from 1700 to the present with emphasis on historical issues. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: At least one full course equivalent at the 200+level from CSC/MAT/STA
Exclusion: HPS310Y1; MAT220Y1, MAT391H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS395Y1: Science, Development, and Innovation in Contemporary China

Hours: 48L/24P

Science and technology not only are vehicles to build a modern state, but also serve impetus for economic development in many countries. In China, the development of science has intertwined with the transformation from self-reliance to an integrated node of global economy, and from planned to market economy. We will use science and technology as a lens to analyze China’s resent social changes from Mao era to post-Mao years. Utilizing interdisciplinary research, we will critically exam the concepts and practices of development, innovation, and science and technology. The course design also includes field trips to key sites of innovations in China, including museums for Chinese medicine, IT and biotech companies, and makers’ lab in Shenzhen.

Exclusion: EAS328H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


HPS401H1: Scientific Artifacts

Hours: 12T/24S

This course explores the history of science through direct engagement with location scientific artifacts within the University of Toronto Scientific Instrument Collection (UTSIC.org). Each student will undertake a research project focused on a single artifact within the collection in order to explore both the local history of science and the methodology of material culture research as it relates to science.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS402H1: Beyond the Human, Beyond the West: Animals in Transnational Histories of Science and Technology

Hours: 24S

Nonhuman animals are central to the production of scientific facts and artifacts. They also exhibit little innate respect for anthropogenic political boundaries, making their study an effective way into transnational histories of science and technology. This advanced seminar will revisit classic themes in the history of science and technology—the rise of the laboratory; the development of natural history; experimental systems; categories of race, gender, and sex—from the perspective of nonhuman animals. Doing so will allow us to examine what technoscientific practice looks like when mice, monkeys, and Drosophila flies take center stage; and to bring nonwestern species, knowledges, practices, and places into existing narratives about the history of science and technology in the “West.”

Prerequisite: Any 300-level HPS course or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS410H1: History of Mathematics

Hours: 24S

An historical survey from pre-Greek to the present. Various themes are emphasized year to year, to show mathematics as changing and evolving. A student could expect to gain an historical overview as well as a sense of the unity of the mathematical sciences.

Prerequisite: HPS309Y1/​HPS310Y1/​HPS390H1/​HPS391H1/​MAT220Y1 and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS411H1: Conceptual Foundations of Mathematics

Hours: 24S

An examination of foundational and conceptual aspects of mathematics such as: the nature of mathematical objects, logicism, Church’s elementalistic mathematics, Gödel’s theorem and formal systems, postulational methods, mathematics and reality, the cardinal, ordinal and abstract approaches to numbers, infinity, and Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​HPS390H1 or HPS391H1 or HPS410H1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: PHL346H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

HPS412H1: History of the Biological Sciences

Hours: 24S

Advanced level survey of biological science from ancient Greece to the 20th century emphasizing primary sources analyses. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS413H1: Reading and Writing about Physics

Hours: 24S

Historians, philosophers, and sociologists have produced a wealth of literature on the analysis and examination of physics from the early modern period to the present. In this seminar, we read and discuss in depth a collection of recent classics and cutting-edge works on the historical studies of physics. Students also conduct research based on this literature. We aim to use physics as a lens to understanding key themes in the making of modern science, from incommensurability, epistemic cultures, and historical ontology, to materiality, social construction, pedagogy, and countercultures.

Prerequisite: At least one HPS course
Recommended Preparation: Develop the ability to read scholarly books and conduct research in history of science
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS430H1: History of Technology I

Hours: 24S

An advanced survey of the history of technology from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: HPS201H1/​HPS202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS431H1: History of Technology II

Hours: 24S

An advanced survey of the history of technology from the Industrial Revolution to modern times. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: HPS201H1/​HPS202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS440H1: Topics in History of Medicine

Previous Course Number: HPS303H1
Hours: 24S

This course offers a focused discussion of several aspects of the history of medicine. Various themes are examined in depth year to year so as to familiarize students with different topics and methodological approaches.

Prerequisite: HPS318H1 and/or HPS319H1, or at least 1.0 FCE of HPS courses or History courses with a focus on the history of science at the 300-level or higher, or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: HPS303H1
Recommended Preparation: This course assumes some background in the history of medicine and/or history of science, and having engaged in historical research projects.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS450H1: Revolutions in Science

Previous Course Number: HPS350H1
Hours: 24S

A detailed investigation into a highly celebrated and important philosophical idea concerning the development of scientific knowledge: the notion of scientific revolutions. We will consider the process of theory change, whether theory choice is rational, and whether theoretical terms, such as light and space preserve their meanings across revolutions. In addition to classic work by Kuhn, we shall consider approaches that were inspired by Kuhn’s work. In particular, we will consider the approaches of sociologists of scientific knowledge. The course is taught as a seminar in which the students play an active role in presenting and discussing the readings.

Prerequisite: HPS250H1 or by permission of the instructor
Exclusion: HPS350H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HPS481H1: Special Research Opportunity in History of Medicine

Hours: 24L/6T

This course offers advanced undergraduate students the opportunity to undertake original research into the history of medicine, under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Preparation with instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HPS482H1: Special Research Opportunity in History of Science

Hours: 24L/6T

This course offers advanced undergraduate students the opportunity to undertake original research into the history of the natural or physical sciences, under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Preparation with instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HPS483H1: Special Research Opportunity in History of Technology

Hours: 24L/6T

This course offers advanced undergraduate students the opportunity to undertake original research into the history of the natural or physical sciences, under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Preparation with instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science

HPS484H1: Special Research Opportunity in Philosophy of Science I

Hours: 24L/6T

This course offers advanced undergraduate students the opportunity to undertake original research into the philosophy of the natural or physical sciences, under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Preparation with instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science

HPS485H1: Special Research Opportunity in Philosophy of Science 2

Hours: 24L/6T

This course offers advanced undergraduate students the opportunity to undertake original research into the philosophy of the natural or physical sciences, under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Preparation with instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HPS495Y1: Individual Studies

A reading and research project in some aspect of history of science and technology, supervised by a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Two HPS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

HPS496H1: Individual Studies

A reading and research project in some aspect of the social, cultural or intellectual history of science and technology, supervised by a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Two HPS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science

HPS497H1: Individual Studies

A reading and research project in some aspect of the social, cultural or intellectual history of science and technology, supervised by a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Two HPS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HPS498H1: Individual Studies in HPS

A reading and research project in some aspect of the development of scientific theory or practice, supervised by a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Two HPS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HPS499Y1: Individual Studies

A reading and research project in some aspect of the development of scientific theory or practice, supervised by a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Two HPS courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HST209H1: Introduction to Health: Determinants of Health & Health Care

Previous Course Number: UNI209H1
Hours: 24L

A multidisciplinary approach to understanding perspectives in health, health equity, and primary health care. Themes include critical discussion of the measurements of health outcomes and the socioeconomic and political factors that affect health, including neglected and marginalized populations in Canada and globally.

Exclusion: UNI209H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST211H1: Health Policy in Canada

Previous Course Number: UNI211H1
Hours: 24L

Introduces students to health policy in Canada, with a particular focus on the social determinants of health, and on how to improve health through policy advocacy. Examines the policy making process in the Canadian context, and the development of health policy in Canada. Explores current debates about health issues.

Exclusion: UNI211H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST250H1: Introduction to Research Methods in Health Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI250H1
Hours: 36L

Offers students in Health Studies a basic understanding of research design and data collection on health topics. Also assesses the usefulness of research and data collection in the formation of health policy.

Exclusion: UNI250H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST307H1: Special Topics in Health Studies I

Hours: 24L

The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular health researchers and scholars. Specific course information will be available on the Health Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/healthstudies/.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

HST308H1: Aging and Health

Previous Course Number: UNI308H1
Hours: 24L

Provides an understanding of the interface between health and aging, and how to maintain wellness in a rapidly aging population. Examines theories of aging, the meaning of health in old age, myths about the health of Canada’s older people, and emerging national and international responses to aging populations.

Prerequisite: HST209H1, HST211H1
Exclusion: UNI308H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST309H1: Special Topics in Health Studies II (formerly UNI309H1)

Hours: 24L

The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular health researchers and scholars. Specific course information will be available on the Health Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/healthstudies/.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

HST310H1: Critical Health Policy

Previous Course Number: UNI310H1
Hours: 24L

A critical, in-depth exploration of contemporary health and social issues. Political, social and economic forces at play in Canadian society are examined in relation to specific health issues and policies, in order to understand general societal and system dynamics of evolution and change, and to identify implications for reform efforts.

Prerequisite: HST211H1
Exclusion: UNI310H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST330H1: Population Health

Previous Course Number: UNI330H1
Hours: 24L

Extends students´ understanding of population-based strategies of health promotion in Canada. Topics include: variations in health status as affected by population patterns, class, gender, ethnicity, employment, and family composition; major causes of morbidity and mortality; the concept of "community health", opportunities and constraints facing public policy.

Prerequisite: HST209H1
Exclusion: UNI330H1
Recommended Preparation: HST250H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST350H1: Health Research & Practice

Previous Course Number: UNI350Y1, HST350Y1
Hours: 36S

For students enrolled in the Health Studies Specialist and Major programs. Students engage in activities that will prepare them for independent research and practicum projects. Includes, but not limited to, sessions on topic selection and program development, finding a supervisor, ethics and professionalism, formulating a grant proposal.

Prerequisite: HST250H1
Exclusion: UNI350Y1, HST350Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

HST373H1: Epidemiology

Previous Course Number: UNI373H1
Hours: 36L

Introduces students to the principles and methods of epidemiology. Emphasis on descriptive methods and study design. Computational techniques, measurement problems, and issues that surround the drawing of inferences from area-level or other aggregate data will be discussed.

Prerequisite: STA220H1 or equivalent
Exclusion: HMB342H1, UNI373H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

HST400Y1: Health Studies Practicum

Hours: 172P/24S

Individual field placement with a health-related institution or organization, in which the student applies theory and skills to specific projects and/or tasks. Culminates in an oral and written report. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: HST350H1/​HST350Y1 or permission of the Director

HST405H1: Global Migration and Health

Previous Course Number: HST307H1
Hours: 24L

Over the past decades, economic globalization, widening socio-economic inequities, conflict, natural disasters, environmental degradation, and, more recently, climate change have combined to become increasingly significant forces shaping global migration fluxes. This course analyzes the impact of migration on the health of those who move and of individuals, communities and entire societies in countries of origin, transit, arrival, and resettlement. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating scholarly work from the fields of public health, the social sciences, law, and human rights.

Prerequisite: HST209H1
Exclusion: HST307H1 (Special Topics in Health Studies I: Globalization, Migration and Health), offered in Winter 2017, Winter 2018, and Winter 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST407H1: Special Topics in Advanced Health Studies I

Hours: 24L

The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular health researchers and scholars. Specific course information will be available on the Health Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/healthstudies/.


HST409H1: Special Topics in Advanced Health Studies II

Hours: 24S

The specific content of this course will vary from one year to another, depending on the availability of particular health researchers and scholars. Specific course information will be available on the Health Studies website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/healthstudies/.

Exclusion: UNI409H1

HST410H1: Case Studies in Health Policy (formerly UNI408H1)

Hours: 36S

Analyses the formation and implementation of health policy through the use of case studies. Each case deals with a substantive health policy issue. Using case studies, students will learn to understand and analyze the processes by which public policies are formed, and perform comparisons of policy alternatives.

Prerequisite: HST211H1
Exclusion: UNI408H1, HST408H1
Recommended Preparation: HST310H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST411H1: Political Economy of Health

Previous Course Number: UNI411H1
Hours: 36S

Examines the production and distribution of health and illness within and across populations. A political economy approach is used to better understand the fundamental origins of health inequalities, the political action that is required to tackle them, and the obstacles that hinder the possibilities for such action.

Prerequisite: HST209H1
Exclusion: UNI411H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST440H1: Health & Pharmaceuticals

Previous Course Number: UNI440H1
Hours: 24L

A critical examination of drug development, including the role of health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry in researching, testing, marketing, licensing, and evaluating pharmaceutical drugs. Topics include the differing needs for drug development, evaluation and dispensing in lower income countries, and potential conflicts of interest in drug development.

Prerequisite: HST209H1/​HMB303H1
Exclusion: UNI440H1, UNI330H1 (Health & Pharmaceuticals) taken prior to 2010-11
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST450Y1: Undergraduate Health Research Project

Previous Course Number: UNI450Y1

Final culminating project for students in the Health Studies Specialist. Students will prepare an undergraduate thesis by the end of the course under the supervision of a University of Toronto faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: HST250H1, STA220H1, HST350Y1
Exclusion: UNI450Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

HST451Y1: Independent Research in Health Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI451Y1

This two-semester course designation will permit students to gain academic credit for health studies pursued independently, or to participate in an ongoing health research project, under the supervision of a University of Toronto faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: HST209H1, HST250H1
Exclusion: UNI451Y1
Recommended Preparation: HST350Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

HST464H1: The Nature of International Health

Previous Course Number: UNI464H1
Hours: 24L

Explores the historical, ideological, economic, political, and organizational factors that shape the theory and practice of international health (IH). Students will be encouraged to critically examine some of the central tensions embedded in this field.

Prerequisite: HST209H1/​HMB303H1
Exclusion: UNI464H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HST480H1: Independent Research in Health Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI480H1

This one-semester course will permit students to gain academic credit for health studies pursued independently, or to participate in an ongoing health research project, under the supervision of a University of Toronto faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: HST209H1, HST250H1
Exclusion: UNI480H1
Recommended Preparation: HST350Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

HUN100Y1: Elementary Hungarian

Hours: 120P

This course is aimed at students interested in Hungarian but have no prior knowledge of the language. The course emphasizes essential vocabulary, basic comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills with a balance between communicative activities and grammar practices. Communicative activities will include group and partner work to encourage interactive learning.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HUN200Y1: Intermediate Hungarian

Hours: 96P

Review of descriptive grammar; studies in syntax; vocabulary building; intensive oral practice; composition; reading and translation.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HUN310Y1: Advanced Hungarian

Hours: 48S

This course is intended to build on the skills and knowledge acquired by the students in the previous Hungarian language courses. It will consist of a more advanced study of grammar, more complex vocabulary, higher level of oral skills and longer reading, writing and translation exercises. Communicative activities will include group and partner work to encourage interactive learning.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HUN320Y1: A Survey of Hungarian Literature

Hours: 48S

A chronological study of the development of Hungarian literature since the 12th century; emphasis both on outstanding writers and on significant movements or themes. Transformations of ideas and changes in language and style. No knowledge of Hungarian required.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HUN335H1: Urban vs. Rural: Immigration to and Settlement in North America

Hours: 12L/12S

This course will provide an examination of the history of Hungarian Immigration to and settlement in North America. The course will examine the "push" and "pull" factors, the socio-economic factors involved, their patterns of migration and the organizational development of the communities they founded in North America.  The course will compare and contrast the reception the immigrants and later refugees received in the United States and Canada and examine how they adapted to their new homelands.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HUN345H1: The Dynamic of Hungarian Culture, Ethnography, and Folklore

Hours: 12L/12S

Explore the cultural traditions, historical processes, myths, and figures that have shaped and redefined Hungarian civilization and national identity. Theoretical and practical classes on ethno-genesis, anthropology, and folklore. Readings in English (also available in Hungarian).

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HUN355H1: One Hundred Years of Dramatic Change: History of the Past Century and Reflections of Society in Hungarian Culture

Hours: 12L/12S

Explore Hungary’s rapidly changing place in Europe. Focus on political, sociological, and historical understandings of nationalism and identity as they manifest themselves in literature, history, and culture. Knowledge of Hungarian not required.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

HUN455H1: Hungary and Europe: Cultural Adaptation in the Late 20th Century

Hours: 12L/12S

Focus on literature, art, mass media, and popular culture in post-1990 Hungary with special emphasis on the past ties to European culture and the impact of European integration. Readings in English (also available in Hungarian).

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

HUN497Y1: Independent Study (Hungarian)

Translation course concentrating on Hungarian prose translation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

HUN498H1: Independent Study (Hungarian)

Translation course concentrating on Hungarian prose translation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

IFP100H1: Themes in World History

Hours: 24L

Surveys the development of human societies from their origins to the present. Topics may include the environment, cultural development and interaction, the creation and nature of belief systems, political, economic and social structures, gender relations, and the relationship between global patterns and local development. Restricted to students enrolled in the summer offering of the International Foundation Program (IFP). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: IFP100Y1/​UTP100H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IFP100Y1: Themes in World History

Hours: 48L/36T

Surveys the development of human societies from their origins to the present using examples from across the world. Topics may include the environment, cultural development and interaction, the creation and nature of belief systems, political, economic and social structures, gender relations, and the relationship between global patterns and local developments. Enrolment is restricted to students registered in the International Foundation Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

IMC200H1: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Hours: 24L

How do innovations become useful in society? What is needed for a company to use such innovations successfully? Why and how do individuals and companies commercialize new ideas or technologies? This course provides a broad introduction to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills and the methodology used by entrepreneurs to start a new venture.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCEs in any subject
Exclusion: RSM100H1
Recommended Preparation: No particular preparation needed. The course is targeted at students from all disciplines (science, humanities, social sciences), who are interested in entrepreneurship. Because this is an introductory course, students who have previously taken entrepreneurship courses are strongly discouraged from registering.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IMC299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science

IMC391H1: Exploring New Ventures

Hours: 12L/48P

This experiential learning course allows students to explore the inner working of new venture companies or other innovative organizations. The majority of the course consists of activities applying entrepreneurial concepts within a local organization, with oversight from the Impact Centre. In-class activities facilitate the application of entrepreneurial tools to develop the students’ entrepreneurial skills.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs in any subject.
Corequisite: IMC200H1/​RSM100H1/​MGT100H1
Exclusion: IMC390Y1, IMC392Y1
Recommended Preparation: The experiential learning activities are targeted at students from all disciplines including science, social sciences and humanities.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IMC392Y1: Exploring New Ventures

Hours: 12L/96P

This experiential learning course allows students to explore the inner working of new venture companies or other innovative organizations. The majority of the course consists of activities applying entrepreneurial concepts within a local organization, with oversight from the Impact Centre. In-class activities facilitate the application of entrepreneurial tools to develop the students’ entrepreneurial skills.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCEs in any subject.
Corequisite: IMC200H1/​RSM100H1/​MGT100H1
Exclusion: IMC390Y1, IMC391H1
Recommended Preparation: The experiential learning activities are targeted at students from all disciplines including science, social sciences and humanities.
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IMC399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


IMM199H1: Immunology in the News Today

Hours: 24S

Why do we get sick? How do vaccines work? Does our diet influence our immunity? This course is intended to inspire curiosity about questions generated by immunology concepts that are prevalent in the news today. Different topics will be explored each week including immunity worldwide, human vaccinations and the mucosal immune system. Topics will be placed in context through real-life case studies, immunology virtual laboratory simulation, interactions with faculty members and extensive coverage of the basic science underlying each topic. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM221H1: Origins of Immunology

Hours: 24L/12T

This course will examine the milestones in the field of immunology from ancient to current times, with specific emphasis on 1880 to 1980. It will observe how the concept of immunity has changed over time and examine the major events and discoveries that shaped how immunology is viewed today. Pioneers, such as Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, Paul Ehrlich and Brigitte Askonas, and their contributions to the field will be discussed in both historical and scientific context as well as their impact on society. Assignments are staggered for students to build upon instructor’s feedback.

Recommended Preparation: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IMM250H1: The Immune System and Infectious Disease

Hours: 24L

Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of immunity to infectious disease and how breakdown of the immune response can lead to auto-immunity. We will trace the history of current ideas in immunology and the immune response by examining how bacteria and viruses cause disease and the initial discoveries that led to such developments as vaccination. Current topical and newsworthy infectious diseases (HIV, tuberculosis, SARS, avian flu) will be used as examples of how the immune system copes with microbial infections.

Recommended Preparation: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM340H1: Fundamental Immunology

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces the basic principles and key players of the immune system: differences and interplay between innate and adaptive immunity, how immune cells develop and function, how immune cells recognize threats and danger and mount an appropriate and measured response. This course is offered in the Fall term with in-class lectures and tutorials, as well as in the Summer term with hybrid delivery (online lectures and in-class tutorials).

Prerequisite: BIO230H1
Exclusion: IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1/​IMM341H1
Recommended Preparation: IMM250H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM341H1: Fundamental Immunology (Advanced)

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces the fundamental principles and key players of the immune system: differences and interplay between innate and adaptive immunity, how immune cells develop and function, how immune cells recognize threats and danger and mount an appropriate and measured response. Intended for students specializing in Immunology and related programs.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1
Exclusion: IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1/​IMM340H1
Recommended Preparation: IMM250H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM350H1: The Immune System in Action

Hours: 24L/12T

This course illustrates how different elements of the immune system come together to mount efficient and measured responses. Topics include response to infectious microorganisms, allergy and autoimmunity, immune responses against cancer, and transplantation immunology.

Prerequisite: IMM340H1/​IMM341H1
Exclusion: IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1/​IMM351H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM351H1: The Immune System in Action (Advanced)

Hours: 24L/12T

This course illustrates how different elements of the immune system come together to mount efficient and measured responses. Topics include response to infectious microorganisms, allergy and autoimmunity, immune responses against cancer, and transplantation immunology. Intended for students specializing in Immunology and related programs.

Prerequisite: IMM341H1/​IMM340H1
Exclusion: IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1/​IMM350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM360H1: Scientific Methods and Research in Immunology

Hours: 24L/24T

This course will provide students with an opportunity to advance their understanding of research in Immunology in accordance with scientific methodology. Students will critically appraise scientific articles, design and analyze scientific experiments, and develop the core skills of data and statistical literacy. This course is well suited for anyone interested in discovering knowledge in Immunology, providing students with a methodology for the achievement of scientific research activities.

Prerequisite: IMM250H1, BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Recommended Preparation: STA288H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM385Y1: Special Research Project in Immunology

Hours: 180P

This course provides an opportunity for students to conduct a research project under the supervision of a member of the Faculty. Students are expected to devote a minimum of seven hours per week to the course from the week the fall term lectures begin to the last week of the spring term. Research projects will involve experimental design and work, data analyses, literature reading etc.

Prerequisite: IMM250H1
Corequisite: IMM340H1/​IMM341H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM428H1: Molecular Immunology

Hours: 24L

This course will focus on the molecular and cellular biology of immune recognition. The course will emphasize historical and recent experimental evidence leading to our current understanding of immune recognition. Subtopics are subject to change and have recently included mechanisms of diversification of immunoglobulin receptors, T cell –MHC interactions, T cell activation and signaling mechanisms; receptors of the innate immune system, immune recognition by natural killer cells.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1/​PSL350H1, IMM350H1/​IMM351H1/​IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM429H1: Developmental Immunology

Hours: 24L

Hematopoiesis, myelopoiesis, lymphopoiesis, a study of the development of cells involved in the immune system including their ontogeny, physical, molecular, and biochemical characteristics, regulation of differentiation and maturation, positive and negative selection of lymphocytes.

Prerequisite: IMM350H1/​IMM351H1 (IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM430H1: Clinical Immunology

Hours: 24L/24T

This course will address the underlying pathogenesis as well as highlight the challenges of treating immune-related conditions such as autoimmunity, cancer, HIV, and transplantation and graft rejection. Half of the lectures will address the genetics and cellular pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, type I diabetes and lupus. Other lectures will overview a number of immunological challenges faced in the clinic, such as preventing graft rejection after transplantation or boosting the immune system to fight cancer and HIV.

Prerequisite: IMM350H1/​IMM351H1 (IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM431H1: Immunotherapy

Hours: 24L/12T

Therapies that enhance, or suppress, the body’s immune response have proven remarkably efficient for the treatment of human diseases such as cancer, autoimmunity and chronic inflammation. Some of these therapies, such as the so-called checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cell therapies have recently leaped from bench to bedside. This course will cover the fundamental immune principles at play, how they were discovered, as well as the existing and future immune therapies to treat these diseases.

Prerequisite: IMM350H1/​IMM351H1
Recommended Preparation: IMM428H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM435H1: Practical Immunology

Hours: 72P

Application of basic principles acquired from IMM350H1/IMM351H1 (IMM334Y1/IMM335Y1); immunological procedures performed in research and diagnostic laboratories using molecular and cellular approaches; instruction through lectures, video tapes, and practical exercises in the laboratory.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, IMM350H1/​IMM351H1/​IMM334Y1/​IMM335Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

IMM450Y1: Research Project in Immunology

Hours: 154P

An opportunity for specialized research in Immunology under the supervision of a member of the Faculty. There are no pre- or co-requisites, although preference is given to Immunology Specialist and Major students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

INI100H1: The City Where Movies Are Made

Hours: 36S

In this course, first-year students will be introduced to film culture in Toronto from a variety of angles, including: a history of the city onscreen (both as itself and as a popular shooting location for American productions); an account of major Toronto filmmaking sites and institutions; introductions to local directors and producers; and overviews of contemporary local film festival culture (TIFF and beyond) as well as the city’s film-critical community. Through a combination of lectures, screenings, field trips and special guest speakers, the students will be moved to consider both the vitality of Toronto’s film scene as well as its connections to other aspects of the city. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI101H1: Blogging the Just City

Hours: 36S

An introduction to the concept of the city as a creative environment promoting not only growth and wealth but also social justice, equality, cooperation, and civility. Students will learn to build their own blog to help them to observe, interpret, and reflect upon the process of urban interaction and the relationship between creativity and justice. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI102H1: Telling the Stories of the City: Writing Creative Non-Fiction

Hours: 36S

An introduction to creative writing techniques and the personal essay form through which students will explore and develop their conscious connection to the natural-urban landscape. The course will include activities such as field trips, readings, interviews, and journaling to generate the material for personal essays on engagement with nature in the city. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI103H1: Writing Essays

Hours: 24L/12T

A course on essay writing designed to equip students with the skills required to write on different subjects and in a variety of different genres (including critical analysis, the narrative essay, and argumentative writing). By unpacking the stages of the writing process, this course helps students develop research, critical reading, planning, organization, writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INI104H1: Writing Reports

Hours: 36S

Introduces the fundamentals of report writing within an interdisciplinary context. This writing intensive course focuses on improving writing skills appropriate to report writing genres. Informal, formal, research, and professional workplace reports are examined in terms of purpose, audience, structure, style, persuasive strategies, and use of visual rhetoric (tables, charts, graphs). This course also examines qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INI106H1: Writing Literary Journalism: Telling the Stories of the City

Hours: 36S

An introduction to literary journalism, in which students study the craft of storytelling along with interviewing, reporting, and the journalist’s ethical stance. Guest speakers, field trips, writing activities and course readings will help students engage deeply with their environment and develop the skills and sensitivity required for literary reporting. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI196H1: Hoboes, Geniuses and Immigrants: Otherness in Contemporary Culture

Hours: 24L

Hoboes, geniuses, and immigrants all share a sense of Otherness in terms of their identity because they are different from the norm. This course analyzes the factors that create the sense of Otherness in an individual. Can Otherness be chosen as an identity or is it imposed by society? What conditions make Otherness a positive or negative experience? What is the distinction between difference and Otherness? Instances of Otherness both negative and positive are analyzed in contemporary novels and films. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI201H1: Theories of Rhetoric: A Brief History of Persuasion

Hours: 36S

The history of rhetoric, the philosophical art of persuasion, is a complex one bound up with the histories of philosophy, literature, and religion, the rise and fall of empires, and the emergence of modern science and media technology. We will examine the development of rhetoric over time, from the roots of the discipline in classical antiquity to the genesis of modern and postmodern rhetoric, including the New Rhetoric. We will then focus on contemporary rhetorical currents in language philosophy, gender studies, critical race studies, and affect theory.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI203H1: Foundations of Written Discourse

Previous Course Number: INI203Y1
Hours: 36S

Designed to teach students to write persuasively and to recognize persuasive strategies at work in writing they analyze. Classical rhetorical terms, elements of style, and modes of argument are central to the course. Assignments include a rhetorical analysis, in-class close reading exercises, and a term essay. Readings include prose from a variety of disciplines, excluding fiction and poetry. Students who enrol in the course must demonstrate competence in the English language.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: INI203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INI204H1: The Academic Writing Process

Hours: 36S

The strategy necessary to write complete pieces of non-fiction prose, especially exposition and argument. Concepts of planning and organization include: focusing, research, outlining, patterns of logical development, introduction, paragraph development, conclusion, argumentation and persuasion, documentation, and revision. Students for whom English is a second language should have an advanced level of fluency in English before enrolling.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: INI204Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INI211H1: Introduction to Creative Writing

Hours: 36S

This introductory course focuses on the process and craft of creative writing. Students will study short fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry by established writers, and learn to respond to works-in-progress by their peers. A variety of activities will help students generate, develop, and revise a portfolio of original creative work.

Prerequisite: 4.0 full-course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI234H1: Cities in Popular Culture

Hours: 24L

By exploring different popular culture phenomena such as the emergence of hiphop in the Bronx, Batman's Gotham, and Nollywood, this course works to examine the contributions of popular culture in shaping our understandings of cities (as well as providing different perspectives of the city and the urban experience than is generally captured in scholarly/academic literature). Popular culture becomes a vehicle by which we will explore different aspects of urban life and urban representation.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI235H1: A Multidisciplinary Introduction to Urban Studies I: Theoretical Foundations of City Building

Previous Course Number: INI235Y1
Hours: 24L

Focuses on the theoretical foundations of urbanization, urban change, and city building, with particular attention on global urban growth, history of contemporary urbanization, urban planning, governance, built form, and economic development. These topics are explored through a multidisciplinary lens, with an emphasis on understanding urban transitions over time and their meaning for contemporary urban experience.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs, including 1.0 FCEs from one of the following four course groups. Economics: ECO101H1, ECO102H1, ECO105Y1; Geography: GGR101H1, GGR107H1, GGR112H1, GGR124H1; Political Science: POL101Y1, POL101H1, POL106H1, POL107H1, POL109H1, POL214Y1; Sociology: SOC100H1, SOC150H1.
Exclusion: INI235Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI236H1: A Multidisciplinary Introduction to Urban Studies II: Urban Challenges and Theoretical Application

Previous Course Number: INI235Y1
Hours: 24L

Cities are centres of innovation and creative energy, but they also face significant and pressing challenges. This course explores various urban issues including inequality, eroding infrastructure, and concerns arising from globalization, while also examining the ways in which municipal governments and urban citizens are imagining and implementing potential solutions to these challenges.

Prerequisite: INI235H1
Exclusion: INI235Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


INI300H1: Strategic Writing in Business and the Professions: Theory and Practice

Previous Course Number: INI300Y1
Hours: 36S

Aims to teach students to recognize the rhetoric of the professional workplace and to communicate strategically and ethically using written and oral discourse appropriate to business, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Case study analysis using ethical reasoning models is a central component of the course.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: INI300Y1; INI302H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI301H1: Contemporary Issues and Written Discourse: Rhetoric and the Print Media

Hours: 36S

Examines how the language and rhetoric of print media shape social issues. Rhetorical strategies at work in the media reporting of such controversial issues as international crises and military actions are examined. The construction of the columnists persona and the role of editorials are also examined.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI302H1: Writing in Business and the Professions for Rotman Commerce students

Hours: 24L/12T

Designed for and restricted to undergraduates in Rotman Commerce. Assignments and course aims reflect the learning goals of the Rotman Commerce program. This course focuses on critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and the rhetoric of the world of business. The theory and practice of written and oral communication are also central. Case study analysis using ethical reasoning models is a central pedagogical tool.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: INI300Y1/​INI300H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI303H1: Digital Rhetoric

Hours: 36S

Examines the profound impact of digital media on contemporary culture and discourse. Students will explore recent currents in rhetoric and digital media. Students will investigate the rhetorical operation of digital media in domains ranging from academia to politics to popular culture. The class will analyze the role of rhetorical principles, such as persuasion and identification, in a diverse array of online discourse such as discussion forums, social media, and the blogosphere.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI304H1: The Illusion and Reality of Evidence

Hours: 24L

This seminar in critical reading, analysis, and writing focuses on the nature, the evaluation, and the use and abuse of evidence in the process of formulating and supporting an argument. The case study method will be employed to assess the level of authority, credibility, and objectivity evident in public discourse, official sources, and academic inquiry.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents, and a writing course offered by the Writing and Rhetoric Program (or equivalent).
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INI305H1: Word and Image in Modern Writing

Hours: 36S

The rhetorical term Ekphrasis, which refers to writing that is about visual art, is central in the examination of the persuasive power of the conversation or discourse that is produced when the written word attempts the evocation of visual images. Course readings will include ekphrastic texts drawn from several disciplines and genres: journalism, informal essays, poetry, and scholarly writing. 

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI308H1: Selected Topics in Writing and Rhetoric

Hours: 24S

Courses on selected topics in Writing and Rhetoric.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INI310H1: Stylistic Editing and Copy Editing

Hours: 36S

 This course introduces students to professional editorial conventions at two later stages of the editorial process. Both stages require analytical skills and sentence expertise. Through stylistic editing, students learn how to improve a writer’s literary style; through copy editing, they learn how to ensure both accuracy and consistency (editorial style).

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI311Y1: Seminar in Creative Writing

Hours: 72S

This workshop course examines methodological approaches to literary fiction from the perspective of the creator. Through course readings, discussion, and creative writing assignments, student writers will learn how prose writers combine stylistic techniques, point-of-view, setting, character, scenes, and structure to produce literary effects.

Prerequisite: 4.0 full-course equivalents, fluency in English.
Recommended Preparation: Experience or strong interest in writing fiction.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI316H1: Developmental and Substantive Editing

Hours: 36S

This course introduces professional editorial conventions at two early stages of the editorial process. Both stages require editors to think critically and creatively as they assess content, organization, and argument. Students learn how to analyze and evaluate these elements, envision possible improvements, and explain these suggestions persuasively.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI333H1: Critical Approaches in Urban Studies

Hours: 24L

How do power and dominance consolidate in urban settings? How do individuals and communities contest this consolidation, and claim spaces and rights in the city? These questions will be taken up through a range of critical approaches, including Indigenous, critical race feminist, political economy, queer, and anarchist perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to carry out interview-based research on an issue of equality and social justice that matters to them.

Prerequisite: INI235H1 and INI236H1
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI334H1: Urban Field Course

Hours: 12S

Students will have the opportunity to travel to a destination city for a week-long examination of specific social, economic, physical, and/or environmental issues. The trip will include meetings with municipal representatives and other decision-makers (public and possibly private). The findings of the trip supplemented by bibliographic research and in-class discussion will form the basis of a major research essay. Each student is required to pay the cost of transportation and accommodation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INI235H1 and INI236H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI336H1: Creative Cities

Previous Course Number: INI336Y1
Hours: 24L

A prominent thesis in the fields of planning and economic geography is that the presence of creative occupations in a city correlates positively with the overall health of urban regions. This course will investigate the nature of this link from theoretical and empirical perspectives and examine its potential usefulness in a planning/policy context.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE from: GGR101H1/​GGR107H1/​GGR112H1/​GGR124H1; INI235H1, INI236H1
Exclusion: INI336Y1
Recommended Preparation: GGR220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI337H1: Studies in Contemporary Urban Problems

Hours: 24L

This course will focus on an examination of the immediate difficulties facing Toronto and by extension all Canadian cities. Instruction will consist of a combination of lectures by the instructor and by noted experts/practitioners in a range of topic areas including urban governance, finance, planning, environmental sustainability and social welfare.

Recommended Preparation: GGR124H1/​(INI235H1, INI236H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI338H1: Advanced Topics in Urban Studies I

Hours: 24L

This course will expose students to a range of contemporary theoretical, analytical, and policy oriented debates in Urban Studies. The emphasis will be on establishing a broad knowledge base in the multifaceted field of urban studies. The exact topics to be covered will fall broadly under the banner of urban socioeconomic change, and specific syllabi, year to year, will follow contemporary and emerging debates. This will be expanded upon in this course’s 400 level counterpart.

Exclusion: GGR347H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI339H1: Divided City / United City

Hours: 24L

Focus on the impact of increased economic inequality and economic polarization trends that are reshaping Canada's metropolitan areas, changing neighbourhoods, and affecting the lives of our diverse urban population. Using the Toronto area as an example, students explore the consequences of these trends and the implications for public policy.

Prerequisite: A minimum of 8.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI342H1: Urban Studies Research Seminar I

Hours: 24S

This course provides students an opportunity to craft and initiate an Urban Studies capstone research project. Students will gain knowledge, experience and insight in utilizing qualitative research methods including interviewing, focus groups, observational analysis and other techniques. Seminars and assignments focus on the application of qualitative methods to each student’s selected urban research question.

Prerequisite: INI235H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


INI400Y1: Independent Research

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students explore topics of their own choice and design their own research projects for a course not otherwise available within the Faculty. The student should submit a detailed proposal and a letter of support from the supervisor by June 1 for Y and F courses and by September 1 for S courses. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Normally requires completion of 15.0 full-course equivalents with 3.3 CGPA and permission of the Innis College Vice-Principal.

INI401H1: Independent Research

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students explore topics of their own choice and design their own research projects for a course not otherwise available within the Faculty. The student should submit a detailed propsal and a letter of support from the supervisor by June 1 for Y and F courses and by September 1 for S courses. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Normally requires completion of 15.0 full-course equivalents with 3.3 CGPA and permission of the Innis College Vice-Principal.

INI402H1: Independent Research

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students explore topics of their own choice and design their own research projects for a course not otherwise available within the Faculty. The student should submit a detailed proposal and a letter of support from the supervisor by June 1 for Y and F courses and by September 1 for S courses. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Normally requires completion of 15.0 full-course equivalents with 3.3 CGPA and permission of the Innis College Vice-Principal.

INI405Y1: Independent Studies in Writing and Rhetoric

Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by the Writing and Rhetoric staff. Open only to students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric Program. Applications should be submitted to the Program Director by June 1 for a Fall session course or by November 1 for a Spring session course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INI406H1: Independent Studies in Writing and Rhetoric

Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by the Writing and Rhetoric staff. Open only to students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric Program. Applications should be submitted to the Program Director by June 1 for a Fall session course or by November 1 for a Spring session course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INI407H1: Independent Studies in Writing and Rhetoric

Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by the Writing and Rhetoric staff. Open only to students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric Program. Applications should be submitted to the Program Director by June 1 for a Fall session course or by November 1 for a Spring session course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INI408Y1: Special Topics in Writing and Rhetoric

Seminars in special topics designed for students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INI409H1: Special Topics in Writing and Rhetoric

Hours: 36S

Seminars in special topics designed for students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INI410H1: Special Topics in Writing and Rhetoric

Hours: 36S

Seminars in special topics designed for students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric (e.g., "Analyzing Creative Non-Fiction").

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INI413H1: Visual Rhetoric of the Aesthetic Movement

Hours: 36L

Explores the role of writing and rhetoric in the shaping of material culture and public taste in Victorian illustrated magazines and newspapers in the Aesthetic period (1860-1900). The Great Exhibition of 1851 will provide the context for this study of texts and objects, including the decorative arts.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Recommended Preparation: INI103H1 / INI203Y1 / INI204Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI414H1: Writing for Social Change

Hours: 36S

We will read and write a variety of texts focused on effecting social change. Students will be encouraged to engage with different theories of social change and an array of writing genres, ranging from journalism to critical theory to fiction. Ultimately, students will focus on one or several key social issues that they wish to write about for their final project.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 full-course equivalents.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INI430H1: Advanced Topics in Urban Studies II

Hours: 24L

This course is meant to be a senior complement to INI338H1 whereby important theoretical, analytical and/or policy debates are addressed in a research seminar format. Students in INI430H1 will be expected to extend, or refine research topics identified and explored in INI338H1 in a major independent research project. Students will present their proposals, their progress reports, and their final results to the instructor and the class.

Prerequisite: INI235H1, INI236H1, INI336H1/​INI338H1. Priority is given to students enrolled in the Urban Studies Major or Specialist Programs. However, consideration may be given to students with suitable course background as determined by the Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI431Y1: Special Topics in Urban Studies

From time to time, the Urban Studies Program organizes community outreach and information sessions. At the discretion of the Director, students may enroll in a special topics course and investigate these issues more deeply under the supervision of an agreeable faculty member. Proposals including a letter from an agreeable faculty member should be submitted to the Director by June 1 for a Fall or Year-long course, or by November 1 for a Spring course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a major or specialist program in Urban Studies.
Recommended Preparation: INI235H1, INI236H1, completion of research design and research methods courses, 14 FCEs in an aligned social science program.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INI432H1: Special Topics in Urban Studies

Special topics courses are offered periodically for senior students in the Urban Studies Program. Offerings in any given year will depend on program priorities, availability of specialized expertise and funding. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a major or specialist program in Urban Studies.
Recommended Preparation: INI235H1 and INI236H1, completion of research design and research methods courses, 14 FCEs in an aligned social science program.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INI433H1: Special Topics in Urban Studies

Hours: 24S

Special topics courses are offered periodically for senior students in the Urban Studies Program. Offerings in any given year will depend on program priorities, availability of specialized expertise and funding. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a major or specialist program in Urban Studies.
Recommended Preparation: INI235H1 and INI236H1, completion of research design and research methods courses, 14 FCEs in an aligned social science program.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INI434Y1: Independent Research in Urban Studies

Designed to allow strong students in the Major and Specialist programs to extend a piece of urban research under the supervision of a faculty member from any aligned department. Choice of ‘H’ or ‘Y’ session pursuant to the scope of the research envisioned, the proposed supervisor’s assessment of depth of the inquiry, and the approval of the program director. Proposals, including a letter from an agreeable supervisor should be submitted to the program director by June 1 for a Fall or Year session course and by November 1 for a Spring session course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INI235H1, INI236H1, completion of research design and research methods courses, 14 FCEs in an aligned social science program. Enrolment in the Urban Studies Major or Specialist programs.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INI435H1: Independent Research in Urban Studies

Designed to allow strong students in the Major and Specialist programs to extend a piece of urban research under the supervision of a faculty member from any aligned department. Choice of ‘H’ or ‘Y’ session pursuant to the scope of the research envisioned, the proposed supervisor’s assessment of depth of the inquiry, and the approval of the program director. Proposals, including a letter from an agreeable supervisor should be submitted to the program director by June 1 for a Fall or Year session course and by November 1 for a Spring session course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INI235H1, INI236H1, completion of research design and research methods courses, 14 FCEs in an aligned social science program. Enrolment in the Urban Studies Major or Specialist programs.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INI436H1: Independent Research in Urban Studies

Designed to allow strong students in the Major and Specialist programs to extend a piece of urban research under the supervision of a faculty member from any aligned department. Choice of ‘H’ or ‘Y’ session pursuant to the scope of the research envisioned, the proposed supervisor’s assessment of depth of the inquiry, and the approval of the program director. Proposals, including a letter from an agreeable supervisor should be submitted to the program director by June 1 for a Fall or Year session course and by November 1 for a Spring session course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INI235H1, INI236H1, completion of research design and research methods courses, 14 FCEs in an aligned social science program. Enrolment in the Urban Studies Major or Specialist programs.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INI437Y1: Urban Experiential Learning in Toronto & the GTA

Previous Course Number: INI306Y1
Hours: 72S

A method of studying city issues that combines readings, seminar discussions, and field trips with an 8 hour / week internship in the office of a municipal politician, local government, or non-profit organization. Readings focus on community development, urban planning, economic development and local governance. Students must fill out a ballot for the course (available by contacting the Urban Studies Program Office) by June 1st. Enrolment in this course is competitive and at the discretion of the Urban Studies Director and/or course instructor.

Prerequisite: INI235H1, INI236H1. Priority is given to students enrolled in the Urban Studies Minor, Major, or Specialist Programs. However, consideration may be given to students with suitable course background as determined by the Program Director. Note: INI437Y1 cannot be taken concurrently with JGI450Y1.
Exclusion: INI306Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI438H1: Advanced Urban Research Project

Hours: 24S

This course will allow students to investigate an urban topic of their choice in a guided seminar environment. This course will guide students through the various steps of the research process including: proposal writing and refinement, secondary research, primary data acquisition, analysis and the production of a senior research paper. The course emphasizes the connections between the design, implementation and write-up of an in-depth research paper. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. 

Prerequisite: INI235H1 and INI236H1
Exclusion: INI438Y1
Recommended Preparation: INI342H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INI439H1: Cities and Mega-events: Place-making, Contestation and Urban Citizenship

Hours: 24S

Mega-events, like the Olympics, give cities the opportunity to showcase themselves to the world, but the production of television-friendly urban images do much to obscure the processes, compromises and social consequences in host cities. These events are powerful tools for city branding. They are also potential opportunities for social movements and other groups and individuals to highlight their own sets of concerns. This course will explore the challenges and opportunities that cities face in hosting such events.  

Prerequisite: 12.0 FCEs
Exclusion: INI430H1 (topic of same name in 2013-14), INI332H1, INI432H1 (2016)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS200H1: Introduction to Indigenous Truth and Resilience

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the historical and contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada, with an emphasis on local lands and peoples. The course will explore Indigenous resilience, relationships with settlers and settler states, and principles and ethics of Indigenous Knowledge. Tutorials will focus on critical discussion and experiential learning.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS201Y1: Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics

Hours: 48L/24T

This course is designed to introduce students to the ideas, methods and themes of the discipline of Indigenous Studies. The development of the field of Indigenous Studies in Canada will form an important focus in the first half. The second part of the course will address "history and politics", including an overview of the historical processes of diplomacy, alliances, and treaty-making.

Exclusion: ABS201Y1- Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

INS205H1: Indigenous Worldviews, Spiritual and Healing Traditions

Hours: 24L

This course will discuss the relationship between spiritual philosophies, beliefs, traditions and practices that contribute to meaning in Indigenous communities. This course will emphasize traditions and teachings and understanding the role of spirituality historically and within contemporary Indigenous societies, including governance, treaties, environment, culture, healing and everyday life.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1 or INS200H1
Exclusion: ABS205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INS210Y1: Introduction to Anishinaabemowin

Hours: 72L

An introduction to the Anishinaabe language, including the syllabic writing system.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS215Y1: Introduction to an Indigenous Language of Canada

Hours: 72L

This course will offer an introduction to one of Canada’s Indigenous languages, including its writing system. Speaking skills will be emphasized.

Exclusion: ABS215H1; ABS215Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS220Y1: Introduction to Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language)

Hours: 72L

An introduction to Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language), a member of the Iroquoian language family.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS230H1: Introduction to Inuktitut

Hours: 24L

An introduction to one dialect of Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit, including aspects of other dialects and the syllabic writing system.

Exclusion: ABS230H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS231H1: Elementary Inuktitut

Hours: 24L

This course builds on the introduction to Inuktitut from ABS230H. Emphasis will be placed on developing grammatical complexity and vocabulary in students oral skills, as well as dialect and cultural awareness.

Prerequisite: INS230H1
Exclusion: ABS231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS240Y1: Ecological Interactions: Intro to Indigenous and Western Sciences

Hours: 72L/72P

Introduction to methodologies and applications of Indigenous and Western sciences, with an emphasis on environmental change, animal behaviour, evolution, sustainable practices, and implications of intrinsic ecological connections. Exploratory labs, often outdoors, develop literacy and skills in each paradigm as well as critical thought, creative reflection, and synthesis of knowledge.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1
Exclusion: ABS240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

INS250H1: Indigenous Environmental Science and Practice

Hours: 24L

This course is a study of the ecological and scientific teachings of Indigenous peoples. The course provides and overview of Indigenous peoples' relationships with the natural world in historical and contemporary environmental issues and their implications for Indigenous Peoples and others.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1
Exclusion: ABS250H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS261H1: Contemporary Challenges Facing Indigenous Communities

Hours: 24L

This is a survey course focusing on the contemporary challenges faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada. In this course students research specific challenges facing Indigenous communities today. This includes specific challenges that arise out of the broader topic areas of language and culture, land rights, economics, governance, youth, education, health, social services, environment, violence, healing, community development, repatriation of cultural property, and decolonization.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1
Exclusion: ABS261H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS300Y1: Worldviews, Indigenous Knowledges, and Oral Tradition

Hours: 48L

A study of the languages and culture of Indigenous peoples through exploration of oral histories, from creation stories until present times, including the role of oral history and methods for studying oral history through accounts told by elders.

Prerequisite: 5 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS301Y1: Indigenous Languages and Cultures

Hours: 48L

Examination of the historical interplay of Indigenous languages and cultures in Canada. Particular focus is on the language and culture of an Indigenous people of Ontario.

Prerequisite: 5 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS301Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS302H1: Indigenous Representation in the Mass Media and Society

Hours: 24L

A survey of historical and contemporary representations of Indigenous people in the mass media. Introduction to basic techniques for evaluating, analyzing, and understanding the construction of Indigeneity as it is communicated through film, television, and other media. Examination of racial stereotypes and the role of mass communication in perpetuating and challenging stereotypes, cultural appropriation, Indigenous media production, impact of media portrayal of Indigenous peoples.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS302H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS310Y1: Anishinaabemowin II

Hours: 72L

Further study of the Anishinaabe language with emphasis on speaking and writing.

Prerequisite: INS210Y1
Exclusion: ABS310Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS322H1: Indigenous Narratives of Empowerment

Hours: 24L

This course explores Indigenous decolonization and empowerment by analysing comparatively theoretical and literary debates that focus on issues of sovereignty, gender, grass-roots activism, and anti-racism. It analyses several emerging paradigm approaches to this set of debates including intersectional critical-race theory, Indigenous feminisms, and decolonization practices in theoretical and literary texts.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS322H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS323Y1: Kanien’kéha II

Hours: 72L

Further study of Kanien’kéha.

Prerequisite: INS220Y1
Exclusion: ABS323Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS331H1: Indigenous Music: Technical and Theoretical Aspects

Contemporary and historical musical theory of sacred spiritual ceremonial music and social-public performance practices of Indigenous people of North America. This course will have a participatory emphasis on the music of the Haudenosaunee (Longhouse People ) of the Great Lakes.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS331H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS340Y1: Indigenous Health Science

Hours: 48L/48P

This course is themed in six-week quarters addressing four aspects of Western Science (basic, applied, clinical and population health). Within each quarter, the Western Science theme is examined holistically using Indigenous Science and the four aspects of the Medicine Wheel (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual).

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS340Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

INS341H1: North American Indigenous Theatre

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the evolution of Indigenous theatre in North America, examining traditional oratory, ceremony, community responsibility, and social construct and their impact on current Indigenous theatre.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS341H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS350H1: Indigenous Health Systems

Hours: 24L

An overview of Indigenous health systems, internationally, nationally, provincially and locally, with a focus on Ontario. Discussion of health models and strategies, policy, legislation, jurisdictional issues, Indigenous health initiatives.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1 or INS200H1
Exclusion: ABS350H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS351Y1: Indigenous Legends & Teaching

Hours: 24L

An introduction to laws of Indigenous societies, focusing on the Anishinaabe, as seen through legends and teachings.

Prerequisite: 5 FCE including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS352H1: Indigenous Leadership, Policy and Practices in Canada

Hours: 24L

A historical and contemporary overview of leadership and politics in First Nation, Inuit and Metis communities in Canada. This course will focus on pre-contact governance structures, contemporary effects of colonization, and processes and strategies for decolonization. Various policy initiatives from Indigenous organizations will be examined.

Prerequisite: 5 FCE, including INS201Y1 and one additional INS designator full course equivalent.
Exclusion: ABS352H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS353H1: First Nations Politics in Canada

Hours: 24L

This course examines recent trends in First Nations politics and their effects on the social, economic and political lives of First Nations Peoples. It provides students with an in-depth understanding of the socio-political and cultural context for First Nations societies in contemporary settings. It explores the legacies of the Indian Act, the tabling of the 1969 White Paper and responses to it, the emergence of current Indigenous political movements, Constitutional issues, and First Nations citizenship.

Prerequisite: 5 FCE, including INS201Y1 and one additional INS designator full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS353H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS354H1: Indigenous Governance and Self-Determination

Hours: 24L

This course examines the theory and practice of Indigenous governance and self-determination in Canada and abroad. It studies forms of Indigenous governance and self-determination past, present and future, with a special section on Indigenous self-government agreements in Canada.

Prerequisite: INS353H1 or equivalent or permission of instructor
Exclusion: ABS354H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS355H1: Current Issues in Indigenous Environment and Health

Hours: 24L

This course will examine current views about Indigenous peoples' health and relationship to environment. The course will focus on Indigenous peoples' perceptions of health and contemporary health systems, including policy, politics and practices.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE, including INS201Y1, plus one additional INS designator course
Exclusion: ABS355H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS360Y1: Politics and Process of Reconciliation in Canada

This course uses relationship-building methodologies to develop skills to examine and explore the concept and processes, practice and promises of reconciliation. Through class discussion/seminars, guest speakers, and comparative readings in: Canadian and Indigenous colonial history; the findings of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decisions; and Indigenous solidarity movements in Canada. Students will examine reconciliation and determine whether it is a different process than 'decolonization'.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1, or permission of instructor
Exclusion: ABS360Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS371H1: Topics in Indigenous Literatures

Hours: 24S

This seminar provides an in-depth examination of Indigenous literatures in a comparative context. Content in any given year depends on the instructor. See Indigenous Studies website for more details.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE, including INS201Y1
Exclusion: ABS371H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS372H1: Special Topics in Indigenous Language

Hours: 36S

This seminar provides an indepth examination of Indigenous language revitalization efforts in Canada and internationally. Content in any given year depends on the instructor. See Indigenous Studies website for more information.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE, including INS201Y1 and INS210Y1/​INS220Y1/​(INS230H1 and INS231H1)
Exclusion: ABS372H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS390H1: Research and Ethics in Indigenous Studies

Hours: 24S

This course examines research approaches, strategies, methods and techniques used in Indigenous studies. It explores a range of topical issues including research ethics and protocols, intellectual property rights, research agreements and community-based research. This course includes the study of quantitative, qualitative and Indigenous methodologies. Critically examines research theories, methodologies and practices used by academic disciplines to study Indigenous peoples. Decolonized research methodologies will form a focus of this course.

Prerequisite: 8 FCEs, including INS201Y1 and at least one additional INS designator full course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS390H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1
Exclusion: ABS398H0
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INS398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE including INS201Y1
Exclusion: ABS399Y0
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

INS402H1: Traditional Indigenous Ecological Knowledge

Hours: 36L

An overview of the relationships between Indigenous peoples and their environments, including an exploration of cultural, historical, and contemporary aspects of Indigenous environmental philosophies; the nature, control and transmission of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and historical uses of TEK in managing the environment.

Prerequisite: 10 FCE, INS201Y1, plus two additional full-course equivalents in INS
Exclusion: ABS402H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INS403H1: Indigenous Peoples and the Urban Context

Hours: 24S

Critically examines Indigenous peoples' experiences, encounters and interactions in urban areas in Canada. This course explores the historical and contemporary conditions of Indigenous peoples, including urban governance and the development of Indigenous organizations. This course will focus on youth perspectives and how traditions, cultures and knowledges are expressed in urban settings.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs, INS201Y1 plus two additional full-course equivalents in INS
Exclusion: ABS403H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS404H1: Anishinaabewin Intellectual Traditions, Narrative and Culture

Hours: 24S

An examination of oral narratives with an emphasis on the significance of language. This course will give students an indepth understanding of Anishinaabewin philiosophies, teachings and values.

Prerequisite: 10 FCE, including INS201Y1 and at least two additional INS designator full course equivalents.
Exclusion: ABS404H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

INS405H1: Indigenous Thought & Expression: Creative Non-fiction

Hours: 24S

An investigation of (Anishnaabe, Iroquoian, Athapaskan, Salish), examined through the study of research and writing of creative-nonfiction.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs, INS201Y1 plus two additional full-course equivalents in INS
Exclusion: ABS405Y1; ABS405H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

INS407H1: Indigenous Environmental Justice

Hours: 36L

In this course, we will examine how Indigenous land and water governance have been impacted by colonial policies and extractive capitalist developments. We will discuss how Indigenous peoples negotiate and resist such impacts while also renewing responsibilities with land, water, and animal and plant relations. The course is primarily focused on the North American context, with many case studies taking place in Canada.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 14 FCE, including INS201Y1 and at least two additional INS designator full course equivalents or GGR321H1. Permission of the instructor is required.
Exclusion: ABS407H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS460H1: Indigenous Theory, Research and Methods

Hours: 36L

This course explores the basis of Indigenous knowledge and how that translates into research theory and methodology. Students will design a research project, consider Indigenous research governance and conduct an ethics review. This is a service learning course. This course is only open to students enrolled in a Specialist or Major in Indigenous Studies.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs, including INS201Y1 and INS390H1, and at least one additional INS designator full course equivalent.
Exclusion: ABS460Y1; ABS460H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS491Y1: Topics in International Indigenous Studies

Hours: 48S

This seminar provides an in-depth examination of Indigenous studies in international contexts. Content in any given year depends on the instructors. See Indigenous Studies website for more detail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1 and two additional INS designator full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: ABS491Y1
Recommended Preparation: INS360Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS492H1: Topics in International Indigenous Studies

Hours: 24S

This seminar provides an in-depth examination of Indigenous studies in international contexts. Content in any given year depends on the instructors. See Indigenous Studies website for more detail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1 and two additional INS designator full-course equivalents.
Recommended Preparation: INS360Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

INS493H1: Independent Experiential Studies

Students design and implement an independent experiential Indigenous studies research project in consultation with an Indigenous organization and a faculty supervisor. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Director of Indigenous Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs, completed INS390H1 and enrolled in a major or specialist program in Indigenous Studies
Exclusion: ABS493H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INS494Y1: Independent Experiential Studies

Students design and implement an independent experiential Indigenous studies research project in consultation with an Indigenous organization and a faculty supervisor. Enrolment requires written permission from a faculty supervisor and Director of Indigenous Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10 FCEs, completed INS390H1 and enrolled in a major or specialist program in Indigenous Studies
Exclusion: ABS494Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INS495Y1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and the supervisor before enrolment in the course. Available only when someone is willing and able to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1 plus one additional INS designator full-course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS495Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INS496H1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and the supervisor before enrolment in the course. Available only when someone is willing and able to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1 plus one additional INS designator full-course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS496H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INS497H1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and the supervisor before enrolment in the course. Available only when someone is willing and able to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1 plus one additional INS designator full-course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS497H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

INS498Y1: Independent Research

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and the supervisor before enrolment in the course. Available only when someone is willing and able to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1 plus one additional INS designator full-course equivalent
Exclusion: ABS498Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

IRE199H1: Why We Work: Understanding Work Through the Prism of Art & Culture

Hours: 24S

Why do we work? What does work mean to the average person? These questions are not as straightforward as they appear. We work for the bulk of our lives and most of our days are spent with coworkers who are neither family nor our closest friends, but we often fail to realize how self-defining work really is. This speaks to work’s centrality but also to its invisibility in reflective discourse. However, through “popular” representations of work (e.g., such as in story-telling, cave drawings, hieroglyphs, music, writing, painting, television, film, video games, etc.,) we can begin to better understand the meaning of work and how this has changed over time. Readings in anthropology, history, economics, sociology and employment relations plus film and art criticism will help us explore these questions from an interdisciplinary perspective; assignments will encourage students to reflect on their own experience of work. Developing strong analytical and communication skills is an important goal of the course. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE240H1: Introduction to Employment Relations

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the study of the world of work and employment, the history and development of employment relations, its central theories and concepts; the behaviours, outcomes, practices and institutions that emerge from or affect the employment relationship; contemporary issues and comparative employment relations systems.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Industrial Relations & Human Resources program (ASSPE/ASMAJ1536) or 4.0 FCEs and a minimum cgpa of 2.3.
Exclusion: WDW240H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE242H1: HRM for Industrial Relations and HR Professionals

Hours: 12L/24P

This course explores the relationship between human resource management, employment relations, and industrial relations. Extensive practical course work will expose students to the functions human resource professionals execute to recruit, select, compensate, train, and evaluate the performance of employees. The course prepares students for advanced HR topics in upper level IRE courses.

Note: Course will not count towards Rotman Commerce program requirements.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Industrial Relations & Human Resources program (ASMAJ1536, ASSPE1536)
Exclusion: RSM361H1, RSM460H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE244H1: Labour Relations

Hours: 36L

Introduction to the institutions, issues and legislation affecting the employment relationship in the public and private sectors in Canada, with emphasis on collective bargaining. The economic and political environment, history of the labour movement, union organization, certification, contract negotiation, strikes, dispute resolution, contract administration and grievances.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Industrial Relations & Human Resources program (ASSPE1536/ASMAJ1536) or 4.0 or more FCEs and a minimum cgpa of 2.3.
Exclusion: ECO244Y1, WDW244H1, WDW244Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE260H1: Organizational Behaviour

Hours: 36L

Introduction to the nature of organizations and the behaviour of individuals and groups within organizations, including topics such as culture and diversity, reward systems, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, decision-making, conflict and group processes. Not recommended for students in Commerce programs.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Industrial Relations & Human Resources program (ASSPE1536/ASMAJ1536) or 4.0 or more FCEs and a minimum cgpa of 2.3
Exclusion: MGT262H1, RSM260H1, WDW260H1, WDW260Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Hours: TBA
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

IRE332Y0: Topics in Employment Relations (Summer Abroad Program)

Topics in Employment Relations offered in an international setting. The content may vary from year to year.
For more information check the Summer Abroad website.

Exclusion: WDW332Y0
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE339H1: Labour Markets and Public Policy

Hours: 36L

This course is designed to provide students in the Employment Relations program with knowledge of how the labour market affects the employment relationship. The basic tools of labour economics are developed and applied to various issues of organizational and government policy such as: the incentive effects of compensation arrangements, government income support programs, and minimum wage policy; the determinants of preferences for hours of work including job-sharing, overtime and retirement; the impacts of unions on compensation and productivity; public-sector employment and alternatives to the right to strike; discrimination in employment on the basis of gender and race as well as related government policies such as pay and employment equity.
Note: IRE339H1 will not count towards an ECO program.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1/​ECO105Y1
Exclusion: ECO239Y1, ECO339Y1, ECO339H1, WDW339H1, ECO261H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE342H1: Finance and Accounting for HR/IR Professionals

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces Employment Relations students to accounting and finance procedures and concepts used by Human Resources managers and Industrial Relations experts in organizations such as government, trade unions and companies. The course covers both managerial and financial accounting with an applied focus to the employment relations function within organizations. It is geared specifically to students who aspire to become HR/Labour Relations professionals where essential knowledge in finance and accounting is required. Note: Course will not count towards Rotman Commerce program requirements.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE from IRE240H1/​IRE242H1/​IRE244H1/​IRE260H1
Exclusion: MGT201H1, RSM222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE344H1: Topics in Employment Relations

Hours: 36L

Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to discuss current employment relations issues and their economic, legal, political and social implications.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1. Additional prerequisites depending on topic.
Exclusion: WDW344H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE345H1: Topics in Employment Relations

Hours: 36L

Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to discuss current employment relations issues and their economic, legal, political and social implications. 

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1. Additional prerequisites depending on topic.
Exclusion: WDW345H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE346H1: HR Planning & Strategy

Hours: 36L

An understanding is developed of how essential elements of the human resource planning process support organizational goals and strategies. Topics such as environmental influences, job analysis, forecasting human resource needs and ascertaining supply, succession planning, downsizing and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, and strategic international issues are examined.

Prerequisite: IRE240H1/​IRE244H1/​IRE260H1
Exclusion: WDW346H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE347H1: Training & Development

Hours: 36L

The role of training and development initiatives in organizations. Students acquire the knowledge and skills to conduct a training needs assessment, identify training objectives, explore strategies to increase the transfer of training, design and deliver a training activity using various training methodologies, and evaluate its effectiveness.

Prerequisite: IRE260H1
Exclusion: WDW347H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE348H1: Recruitment & Selection

Hours: 36L

The principles, legal issues, and emerging trends affecting the recruitment process and selection of staff in organizations.  Development of recruitment strategies, assessment of applications for employment, interviewing candidates, and the role of testing and measurement of competencies in making hiring decisions.

Prerequisite: IRE240H1/​IRE244H1/​IRE260H1
Exclusion: WDW348H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE349H1: Topics in Employment Relations

Hours: 36L

Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to discuss current employment relations issues and their economic, legal, political and social implications. 

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1. Additional prerequisites depending on topic.
Exclusion: WDW349H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE367H1: Compensation

Hours: 36L

The theory and process of developing and administering compensation systems. Through the core compensation principles of efficiency, equity, consistency and competitiveness we consider such topics as: job analysis, job evaluation, pay levels and structures, pay for performance, benefits, and compensating special groups of workers.

Prerequisite: IRE260H1/​RSM260H1
Exclusion: WDW367H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE378H1: Employment Health

Hours: 36L

The influence of legislation, the labour market and collective bargaining on health policies and programs in the workplace. The rights and responsibilities of employers, employees, unions and governments for the regulation and promotion of workplace health and safety; and the implications of evolving demographic, economic, and social factors.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1/​IRE260H1
Exclusion: WDW378H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE379H1: Research & Analytics for Industrial Relations and Human Resources

Hours: 24L/12T

Data science is changing the way organizations make decisions. This course introduces a data analytics perspective on employment relations and human resources, including the measurement of performance metrics, analysis of organizational policies, and visualization of data. Students will develop basic data skills in the R statistical computing environment.

Prerequisite: IRE240H1/​IRE244H1/​IRE260H1
Exclusion: WDW379H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE395H1: Independent Study

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Application form is due one week before the start of term. Consult the program website for additional information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 1 300H level IRE course. Minimum cgpa of 2.3. Approval of the Program Coordinator.
Exclusion: WDW395H1 Employment Relations
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE396H1: Research Participation

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Consult the program website for additional information. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 2 300H level IRE courses. Minimum cgpa of 2.5. Approval of the Program Coordinator.
Exclusion: WDW396H1 Employment Relations
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


IRE430H1: Canadian Employment Law & the Non-Union Workplace

Hours: 24L

The course will focus on the law governing employment in a non-unionized workplace. Specifically, it will cover every phase of the employment relationship from hiring to termination and beyond and the rights and obligations of employers and employees as developed by the Courts and under employment-related statutes (namely the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Human Rights Code.) The course will also cover provisions from the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1 and 1 300H level IRE course
Exclusion: IRE430Y1, WDW430Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE431H1: Canadian Labour Law & the Unionized Workplace

Hours: 24L

The course will focus on the laws impacting unionized workplaces. It will cover every phase of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “LRA”) from union organizing, certification, negotiation and bargaining, collective agreement arbitration, retention of bargaining rights and decertification and termination of bargaining rights.

Prerequisite: IRE430H1
Exclusion: IRE430Y1, WDW430Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE432Y0: Advanced Topics in Employment/Labour Relations (Abroad)

Advanced topics in Employment Relations offered in an international setting. The content may vary from year to year.   Offered by the Professional & International Programs Office.

Prerequisite: 13 FCEs including IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 2 300H level IRE courses.
Exclusion: WDW432Y0
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE444H1: Seminar in Employment Relations

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar examining contemporary issues in the employment relations and human resources field. Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to discuss current issues and their economic, legal and social implications.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 2 300H level IRE courses
Exclusion: WDW444H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE446H1: Working as an Internal Organizational Consultant

Hours: 24S

This course examines the various elements of the consulting process and the interpersonal skills required to build trust, influence others, contract with clients, and establish and maintain strong working relationships. This seminar may include a compulsory learning format component using a service-learning placement with a community-based agency or organization. Consult the current timetable for details.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 2 300H level IRE courses
Exclusion: WDW446H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE447H1: Contemporary Challenges Facing Today's Organizations

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar exploring significant developments in organizations, and the challenges and opportunities facing professionals in the employment relations field. Emphasis is placed on developing problem solving and critical thinking skills and examining theories and concepts of employment relations.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1, IRE379H1
Exclusion: WDW447H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE472H1: Negotiations

Hours: 24S

Resolving conflicts constructively is a challenge faced by all organizations and most individuals. This course will cover fundamentals of the negotiation process and conflict resolution. This course will apply multiple cases and simulations providing students with several opportunities to build their skills.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 1 300H level IRE course
Exclusion: WDW372H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE473H1: Sociology of Industrial Relations

Hours: 24S

This course introduces students to sociological approaches to work and industrial relations. Students are introduced to classical theories and then these perspectives are applied to analyze current labour market and employment relationships. The objective of this course is first to demonstrate how an understanding of industrial relations can be informed and enriched by classical and contemporary sociological perspectives. Second, it is to enable students to familiarise themselves with sociological perspectives so that they can compare and contrast, support or oppose, distinct approaches to industrial relations and the nature of work. This will facilitate a critical view of the theories that will be explored and applied in the course.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or equivalent and at least 1 300 IRE half-credit course
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

IRE474H1: Labour Arbitration

Hours: 24S

This course will focus on grievance arbitration and examine both procedural and substantive issues, including the scope of arbitration, pre-arbitration and arbitration processes and select issues in arbitration – discipline and discharge, contract interpretation, disability accommodation, privacy and discrimination.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1 and 1 300H level IRE course
Exclusion: IRE1260H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

IRE493H1: Advanced Topics in Employment Relations

Hours: 24S

Advanced topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to explore theories, concepts and emerging issues in Employment Relations and their impact on internal and external environments.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 2 300H level IRE courses
Exclusion: WDW493H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

IRE494H1: Advanced Topics in Employment Relations

Hours: 24S

Advanced topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to explore theories, concepts and emerging issues in Employment Relations and their impact on internal and external environments.

Prerequisite: IRE244H1, IRE260H1 and 2 300H level IRE courses
Exclusion: WDW494H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA100Y1: Italian Language for Beginners

Hours: 72S

An introduction to the main elements of the Italian language. The development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Introduction to Italian culture and texts. 

Exclusion: Grade 11 and/or 12 Italian (U or M level) or previous experience or instruction in Italian.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA102Y0: Practical Italian

Hours: 48L/24P

A course specifically designed for students who wish to take Italian as a breadth requirement. Emphasis will be given to basic aspects of communication in a functional context. This course cannot be used towards any Minor, Major or Specialist program in Italian. (Offered in Siena only)

Exclusion: 4U Italian or any previous university level Italian language course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA135Y0: Conversation and Culture: An Introduction to Italian

Hours: 72S

The course is designed to introduce students to Italian grammar and develop basic oral and comprehension skills. Elements of Italian culture, past and present, are also examined in the context of language and communication. To select the appropriate second-year follow-up course, students are asked to contact the Undergraduate Coordinator. (Offered in Siena only)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA196H1: Image and Text in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Culture

Hours: 24L

The course will explore various aspect of the interaction between literature and the visual arts in Italy from the Middle Ages to the end of the Renaissance. The focus will be on the intersection between the literary and visual modes of perception in the works of representative Italian authors from the Fourteenth to the Sixteenth Centuries. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA197H1: The Fine Art of Murder: Reading Detective Fiction

Hours: 24L

Since its inception in the Nineteenth century, detective fiction has been one of the most popular literary genres, proving adept at both entertaining and shining a critical light on social and political problems. This course will explore the many faces of detective fiction addressing questions such as: Why does crime hold such a fascination for modern audiences? What kind of pleasure do we derive from reading stories that often follow established conventions and rules? What do these novels about crime and punishment tell us about broader social and political issues? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA198H1: Machiavelli and Machiavellianism

Hours: 24L

An examination of Machiavelli’s political doctrine in The Prince and the development of his ideas in politics, ethics and the arts. Special attention will be paid to the enduring relevance of his legacy in the modern world. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC142H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA199H1: Italian Fascism and Global Responses: The Dark Side of Italianità

Hours: 24L

After WWI, Italian society faced a political, economic, and moral crisis that resulted in the rise of fascism. Using diverse sources (media, literary texts, movies, architecture and design), this course explores various reactions in Italy and abroad to the rise of Mussolini and the totalitarian State. Why did common people, intellectuals, politicians, and business and community leaders around the globe succumb to the seduction of fascism? How did other people denounce fascist violence? After an introduction to Italian fascism, the course will consider global reactions to Italian fascism and diverse responses in Italian communities abroad (e.g. Canada, USA, Argentina). Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA200H1: Major Italian Authors in Translation: from Dante to Tasso

Hours: 24L

The course will focus on authors from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance who had a defining influence on Western literature, such as Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Ariosto and Tasso. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA300H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA201H1: Major Italian Authors in Translation: from Marino to Calvino

Hours: 24L

The course will focus on authors from the Baroque to the Twentieth Century who had a defining influence on Western literature, such as Marino, Goldoni, Manzoni, Pirandello, Calvino. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA301H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA233H1: Italian-Canadian Literature

Hours: 24L

The course will explore how notions of identity and (self)-representation emerge in literature by Canadian writers of Italian descent, illustrating the critical evolution of the immigrant journey from its historical experience to its current condition. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA235Y0: Conversation and Culture: Intermediate Italian Intensive Oral Practice

Hours: 72S

This course is designed to enhance students oral proficiency in Italian, improve listening and reading comprehension and develop a broad lexical base for more effective communicating skills. Elements of Italian culture are also examined in the context of language and communication through a series of topical readings which form the basis of discussions. (Offered in Siena only)

Prerequisite: ITA100Y1/​ITA101Y1/​ITA102Y1/​ITA135Y0/ITA151Y1/​ITA152Y1 or permission of Department
Exclusion: ITA252Y1 (and/or higher)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA240Y1: History of Italian Cinema

Hours: 48L/72P

This course surveys the history of Italian cinema and the sociopolitical circumstances surrounding the film industry, from its early days to the present, while also introducing the students to methods of analysis and research appropriate to the field. Emphasis will be placed on films from the silent era to the 1960s, and from the 1960s to the present. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field.

The course is given in English and all films shown have English subtitles.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA250Y1: Intermediate Italian

Hours: 72S

Grammar review, readings of Italian authors and oral practice to enhance comprehension and expressive skills.

Prerequisite: ITA100Y1/​ITA151Y1; Grade 11 and/or 12 Italian (U or M level), or previous experience or instruction in Italian, or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ITA300H1: History of Italian Literature: Middle Ages and Renaissance

Hours: 24L

This course provides a chronological, comprehensive view of Italian literature and its major authors and trends, in their socio-historical contexts from its beginnings to the Renaissance. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Exclusion: ITA200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA301H1: History of Italian Literature: Baroque to Contemporary

Hours: 24L

This course provides a chronological, comprehensive view of Italian literature and its major authors and trends, in their socio-historical contexts from the Baroque period to the present day. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Exclusion: ITA201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA310H1: The 'Journey' in 19th Century Italian Literature

Hours: 24L

The course illustrates Italy's contribution to the history of the trope during a time when countries became increasingly interdependent and conscious of each other's cultures. Through literary and social analysis the course traces the most vital aspects of the journey motif. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA311H1: Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante

Hours: 24L

A study of the Vita Nuova and of the Divine Comedy within the literary and cultural contexts of the Middle Ages. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA320H1/​ITA321H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA312H1: Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Petrarch and Boccaccio

Hours: 24L

A study of Petrarch's Canzoniere and of Boccaccio's Decameron in relation to later Middle Ages. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA320H1: Dante: Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia (Inferno)

Hours: 24L

Dante's poetry and great Christian epic of conversion explode with the passions of this world. This course focuses on intertextual and rhetorical strategies used to fashion the author's complex vision of contemporary society within the framework of providential history. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Exclusion: ITA311H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA321H1: Dante: Divina Commedia (Purgatorio and Paradiso)

Hours: 24L

A continuation of ITA320H1, this course examines the Purgatorio and the Paradiso in the context of Dante's vision of contemporary society. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA320H1
Exclusion: ITA311H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA330H1: Alessandro Manzoni and the 19th Century

Hours: 24L

Italy’s foremost author’s conscious attempt to write the great representative (“epic”) work of the Risorgimento. This course explores Manzoni's continuing struggle to find the appropriate language, style, and genre to express his vision of history. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA332H1: Love in the Renaissance

Hours: 24L

An exploration of the theme of love in the Renaissance and its development in a variety of literary forms. Analysis of treatises, poetry, short stories and letters with the purpose of examining intertextuality and the practice of imitation, as well as the social and political aspects of love, such as marriage, women's position in society, pornography, homosexuality and other issues. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA340H1: Italian Neorealist Cinema

Hours: 24L/36P

The focus of this course is the films of Italian Neorealism, one of the most influential, artistic, and intellectual movements in the history of world cinema. While emphasis will be placed primarily on the work of Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Luchino Visconti, the course will also offer a detailed discussion of the historical context and of the sociopolitical issues of postwar Italy. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Recommended Preparation: ITA240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA341H1: Gender and Genre in Italian Cinema

Hours: 24L/36P

The course looks at Italian cinema from the perspective of gender and genre studies. While the focus will be primarily on film, the course will also engage with different media and discuss how these have informed and influenced Italian notions of masculinity and femininity throughout the Twentieth Century. The emphasis on genre will provide the structure to organize a discourse that will embrace very diverse and multifaceted texts, and will enable students to develop their analytical and critical skills in the field. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA342H1: Popular Italian Cinema

Hours: 24L

This course discusses the notion of the Popular as applied to Italian cinema. By focusing on the number of films that have appropriated popular international genres such as Spaghetti Westerns, Horror, and Poliziotteschi, this course will discuss Italian cinema in a global context, drawing parallels and comparisons with other national industries. Students will gain a broader understanding of Italian film culture, and will apply their critical and research skills to a wide range of texts. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA345H1: Cinema of the Italian Diasporas

Hours: 24L/36P

This course will examine how several filmmakers of Italian descent engage with the representation of their diasporic identity. Particular emphasis will be placed on Italian-Canadian and Italian-American cinema, as well as on Italian cineastes working in Argentina, Brazil, and Australia. The course will analyze films that span from silent to contemporary, from the formation of the stereotypical images to the re-appropriation of archetypes on the part of “ethnic” filmmakers. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.(Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA348H1: Mass Media in Italy: The European Context

Hours: 24L

This course investigates Italy's pivotal role in epochal cultural changes:  from manuscript to print and from print to computers.  The impacts of Print Technology in the Renaissance and of Electronic Technology from Marconi onward are thoroughly analyzed.  This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA350Y1: Language Practice

Hours: 24P/48S

For students who have completed ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1. Discussion of problems of grammar, style, and composition. Language analysis based on readings of Italian authors. One hour a week of oral practice. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Exclusion: ITA351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA356Y0: Italian Culture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Hours: 24L/24T

A survey of artists, writers, and thinkers from the time of Dante to the days of Leonardo. During field trips, the streets, squares, churches, and palazzi of many cities serve as living laboratories for a discussion of the topography of mediaeval and Renaissance cities. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Offered in Siena only.)

ITA356Y0: This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA357Y0: Italian Culture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Hours: 24L/24T

A survey of artists, writers, and thinkers from the time of Dante to the days of Leonardo. During field trips, the streets, squares, churches, and palazzi of many cities serve as living laboratories for a discussion of the topography of mediaeval and Renaissance cities. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Offered in Siena only.)

ITA357Y0: Students who wish to petition the Department for credit towards a Specialist or Major in Italian will be required to do the readings in Italian.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA358Y0: Modern Italian Culture

Hours: 24L/24T

Analysis of a selection of philosophical, artistic, musical, and literary works from the age of the Baroque to the present. The main topics of discussion include: Romanticism, Italian unification, theatre, opera, Futurism, fascism, Neorealism, regional differences, and industrialization. Field trips and viewing of movies included. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Offered in Siena only)

ITA358Y0: This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA359Y0: Modern Italian Culture

Hours: 24L/24T

Analysis of a selection of philosophical, artistic, musical, and literary works from the age of the Baroque to the present. The main topics of discussion include: Romanticism, Italian unification, theatre, opera, Futurism, fascism, Neorealism, regional differences, and industrialization. Field trips and viewing of movies included. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Offered in Siena only)

ITA359Y0: Students who wish to petition the Department for credit towards a Specialist or Major in Italian will be required to do the readings in Italian.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA360H1: Italian Linguistics

Hours: 24L

For students having a knowledge of Italian and/or Italian dialects but no background in linguistics. Concepts of general linguistics. Italy as a linguistic entity. The structure of contemporary Italian, with special regard to its sound system and grammatical categories. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA363H1: Italian Sociolinguistics

Hours: 24L

Starting with a survey of the sociolinguistic situation in Italy before Unification, this course deals with the complex relationship between regional languages and dialects on the one hand and Common Italian on the other. The recent rise of regional variants of Italian and its impact on the dialects are also discussed. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA364H1: Italian and Social Media

Hours: 24L

The aim of this course is to examine how media can influence the evolution of language in contemporary Italy. The first part of this course has an historical goal and will be devoted to the role played by ‘traditional’ media (television, radio, newspapers) in the linguistic history of Italian. The second part will be devoted to the impact that social media is having on Italian. Empirical quantitative research will be based on the most important databases for contemporary Italian.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA367H1: Topics in Italian Linguistics

Hours: 2L

An open course that explores specific aspects of Italian Linguistics. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA370H1: Power and Success in the Renaissance

Hours: 24L

Concepts of power and strategies for success in Renaissance texts including Machiavelli's Il principe, Castiglione's Il libro del cortegiano and Della Casa's Galateo. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA378H1: Topics in Italian Studies

Hours: 24L

An open course that explores specific aspects of Italian Studies. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA379H1: Topics in Italian Studies

Hours: 24L

An open course that explores specific aspects of Italian Studies. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1/​ITA252Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA380H1: The Prose of the World: The Modern Italian Novel and the Realist Tradition

Hours: 24L

This course examines the development of modern Italian novel by taking as its focus the question of the relationship between narrative and the world. The course analyzes some of the major figures of Nineteenth-Century realist tradition such as Manzoni and Verga, as well as the resurgence of realist narrative in the post-World War II period with authors such as Pavese and Calvino. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA390H1: The Commedia dell'Arte

Hours: 24L

A study of the conventions of the Commedia dell'Arte tradition in the context of its performance history from the late Renaissance to the present. Issues examined include acting techniques, improvisation, masks and costumes, iconography and adaptation to film. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA395Y0: Special Topics in Italian Studies

Hours: 48S

The area of concentration will depend upon the instructor teaching the course in any given year. (Offered only during the summer through the Summer Abroad Program.) Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ITA398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ITA399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


ITA400H1: Machiavelli

Hours: 24S

An intensive study of Machiavelli’s major works in English translation, including his political treatises (The Prince, excerpts from The Discourses), plays (The Mandrake Root), letters, and short story (Belfagor), in the context of Renaissance Florence, the history of Machiavelli criticism, and modern ethical debates. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 10.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA410H1: Masterpieces of Modern Drama

Hours: 24L

This course will study works by the major Italian playwrights of the Twentieth Century, including two of Italy’s Literature Nobel Prize winners, Luigi Pirandello and Dario Fo. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between individual works and broader literary and cultural movements, as well as to issues regarding staging and production of the plays under discussion. The course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1, and at least 0.5 FCE ITA literature courses at the 300-level
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA420H1: Spinning a Tale: The Italian Short Story from Boccaccio to Basile

Hours: 24L

The short story genre and its development from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. In addition to Boccaccio's tales, included are some of the most famous stories of Western literature, which later inspired masterpieces in all art forms, such as Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Puss in Boots. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1, and at least 0.5 FCE ITA literature courses at the 300-level
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA421H1: Spinning a Tale: The Italian Short Story after 1800

Hours: 24L

Focusing on short stories by some of the most important authors of the Twentieth Century, such as Pirandello and Calvino, this course will provide an introduction to the major tendencies of contemporary Italian literature. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1, and at least 0.5 FCE ITA literature courses at the 300-level
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA425H1: Special Topics in Italian Studies

Hours: 24L

A course on specific topics in Italian Studies, designed for advanced students. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 7.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA426H1: Special Topics in Italian Studies

Hours: 24L

A course on specific topics in Italian Studies, designed for advanced students. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA427H1: Special Topics in Italian Linguistics

Hours: 24L

A course on specific topics in Italian Linguistics, designed for advanced students. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA431H1: History of Italian Language I-from Middle ages to Cinquecento

Hours: 24L

An historical overview of the Italian language from the first Medieval documents to the texts of the Questione della Lingua. It deals with historical grammar and the analyses of early Italian texts. An introduction to notions of linguistic statistics. Empirical quantitative methods are based on the three most important databases of old Italian: TLIO,OVI,BIZ. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Exclusion: ITA430H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA432H1: History of Italian Language II- from Cinquecento to Contemporary

Hours: 24L

The evolution of the Italian Language from the Questione della lingua to Contemporary issues pertaining to reading of literary and non literary documents and analyses of the social, political and economic conditions which influenced Early Modern, Modern and Contemporary Italian. Introduction to techniques pertaining to notions of linguistic statistics. Quantitative methods will be based on the three most important databases for the Early modern,Modern and Contemporary Italian: Vocabolario della Crusca (online),BaDIP and BIZ. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA433H1: Italian Language and Italian Dialects in Toronto

Hours: 24L

Through an historical overview of Italian immigration in Toronto, the role of Italian and Italian dialects in the city will be examined. As part of the topic studied in course, students will contribute to the website of the OIM by collecting varied forms of empirical linguistic evidence.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA441H1: Italian Cinematic Adaptation

Hours: 24L

An analysis of the process of adaptation in an exploration of the ideological and narratological perspectives as well as the stylistic elements of literary and cinematic discourse. Selections include novels by Verga, Tomasi di Lampedusa, Moravia, Bassani and their filmic adaptations by directors such as Visconti, De Sica, Bertolucci. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience. (Given in English)

Recommended Preparation: One of: ITA240Y1/​ITA340H1/​ITA341H1/​ITA347H1. Knowledge of Italian recommended
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA445H1: Literature of the Italian Diasporas

Hours: 24L

This course examines works by writers of Italian descent, focusing on themes linked to the second-generation experience, such as intergenerational conflict, gender relations, the return journey, and the quest for identity. The comparative approach of this investigation will bring within the same framework the diasporic literatures of Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, and of other countries. (Texts available in English and in their original language). This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English)

Recommended Preparation: ITA233H1/​ITA345H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA450H1: Advanced Italian

Hours: 36S

This advanced-level course is designed to provide students with further study of the Italian language and culture with emphasis on varied methods of expression. This course will improve students' oral and written communication skills.

Prerequisite: ITA350Y1 /ITA351Y1
Exclusion: ITA451H1/​ITA452H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA455H1: Women Writers in Italy

Hours: 24L

The course will focus on the writings of women in different periods of Italian history. Spanning a variety of genres, from the novel to autobiography, from poetry to essayism, the course will discuss various aspects of the debate regarding the changing roles of women in society. This course includes a component designed to enhance students' research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/​ITA251Y1, and at least 0.5 FCE ITA literature courses at the 300-level
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA460Y1: Internship in Italian

Hours: 48P

Opportunity to apply acquired knowledge in a work placement environment. The placement will take place in local community organizations, Private Business Associations and local media.

Prerequisite: ITA350Y1/​ITA351Y1/​ITA352Y1 or ITA371Y1
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in 4th year.
3.0 CGPA required.
Departmental interview.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ITA489H1: Independent Studies

An opportunity to pursue at the 400-level an independent course of study not otherwise available. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Department of Italian Studies. Application deadline: April 30 for F courses, November 30 for S courses.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ITA490Y1: Independent Studies

In exceptional circumstances, students may request to pursue at the 400-level an independent course of study not otherwise available. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Department of Italian Studies. Application deadline April 30.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ITA495H1: Directed Research

Based on a professor’s research project currently in progress, this course will enable an undergraduate student to play a useful role in the project while receiving concrete training in research. This course is mandatory for all students enrolled in the specialist’s program.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

ITA496H1: Research Methods

This course, linked to the instructor’s research project, will provide training in a variety of research methods. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

IVP210H1: Holography for 3D Visualization

Hours: 24L/36P

An introduction to the theory and practice of holography. Human perception & 3D visualization; fundamentals of 3D modeling; ray and wave optics; interference, diffraction, coherence; transmission and reflection holograms; colour perception; stereograms. Applications of holography in art, medicine, and technology. Computer simulation, design, and construction of holograms.

Exclusion: JOP210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JAH391H1: Topics in Anthropology and History

Hours: 24S

Anthropological and Historical perspectives on topics that vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: ANT204H1 or a course in European History
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JAH391Y0: Topics in Anthropology and History

Hours: 48S

Anthropological and Historical perspectives on topics that vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: ANT207H1 or a course in European History
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

JAL328H1: Writing Systems

Hours: 36L

Introduction to writing systems; their historical development, their relationship to language, and their role in culture and society. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics) (Not offered every year)

Prerequisite: ANT100Y1/​LIN101H1/​LIN200H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JAL353H1: Conversational Structures

Hours: 36L

Conversational Structures in an introduction to the detailed observation of ordinary conversational interaction, and to some of the main ways in which such interaction is organized. The focus is on developing the capacity to discern orderliness in the details of everyday interaction, and beginning independent research in this area. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics). Not offered every year.

Prerequisite: (LIN101H1, LIN102H1)/LIN200H1/​ANT253H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JAL355H1: Language and Gender

Hours: 24L

An introduction to some of the principal questions of feminist theory, as viewed from sociolinguistics. Topics include: socialization into gendered discourse patterns, cultural and ethnic differences in gendered interactions; the role of language and gender in legal, medical and labour settings; multilingualism, migration, imperialism and nationalism; sexuality, desire and queer linguistics, language, gender and globalization.

Prerequisite: One FCE at the 200-level in LIN/ANT/JAL/SOC/WGS
Recommended Preparation: ANT204H1/​ANT253H1/​SOC200H1/​SOC214H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JAL401H1: Field Linguistics

Hours: 48P

Field Linguistics provides practice in language analysis based on elicited data from a native speaker of an indigenous or foreign language, emphasizing procedures and techniques. (Given by the Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics)

Prerequisite: Completion of LIN322H1 and LIN331H1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: LIND46H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JAR301H1: Plagues and Peoples: From Divine Intervention to Public Health

Hours: 24L/12T

Infectious diseases have afflicted human societies throughout the history of our species. How are diseases shaped by the societies in which they spread, and how do they change culture and politics in turn? This course introduces perspectives from medical anthropology and religious studies to analyze the intersection of cultural, religious and scientific narratives when people confront plagues. We focus on historical and contemporary examples, such as the Spanish flu and COVID-19, giving students the tools to understand how cultural institutions, religious worldviews, and public health epidemiology shape living and dying during a pandemic.

Prerequisite: At least 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JCC250H1: Computing for Science

Previous Course Number: CSC198H1
Hours: 24L/24T

Computational skills for the modern practice of basic and applied science. Applied computer programming with an emphasis on practical examples related to the simulation of matter, drawing from scientific disciplines including chemistry, biology, materials science, and physics. Studio format with a mixture of lecture, guided programming, and open scientific problem solving. Students will be exposed to Python numerical and data analysis libraries. No prior programming experience is required.

Prerequisite: CHM135H1/​CHM136H1/​CHM151Y1, 0.5 FCE in MAT (excluding FYF courses)
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: Any CSC course except CSC104H1, CSC196H1, CSC197H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JCI250H1: Italian Canadian Communities

Hours: 24S

This course examines the past and present settlement patterns of those of Italian descent in Canada, in rural areas and cities, including increasing suburbanization. Students will address issues such as work and employment and political participation. Challenges and opportunities will be examined, with respect to issues such as migration, community-building, belonging, and discrimination.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JCI350H1: Italian Canadian Culture and Identity

Hours: 24S

This course examines the contributions of Canadians of Italian descent to arts, culture, identity and heritage in Canada, with attention to the diversity of the community with respect to issues such as language, religion, gender, class, sexuality, etc. A core concept addressed by the course is immigration, whether from the experiences of migrants themselves or later generations.

Recommended Preparation: JCI250H1/​ITA233H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JEG100H1: Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science

Hours: 24L/12P

This introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Sciences examines the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere, emphasizing processes, flows of energy and materials, and the interconnectedness of these Earth systems. Specific topics include weather and climate, earth materials, geological and geomorphic processes involved in the genesis of landforms, river systems, glaciers, soils, and biomes.

Exclusion: GGR100H1, ESS102H1, EESA06H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JEH455H1: Current Issues in Environment and Health

Hours: 16L/8S

This course introduces students to complex issues at the interface between environment and health where health is broadly defined. Each year a current and controversial case study is explored from scientific, medical, political and policy perspectives. The course takes students from the molecular to individual to population and societal levels.

Prerequisite: 14 FCE complete, ENV341H1/​ HMB302H1/​HMB312H1/​ HMB314H1/​ HMB322H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JEI206H1: Writing English Essays

Hours: 24L/12T

This course teaches students who already write effectively how to write clear, compelling, research-informed English essays. The course aims to help students recognize the function of grammar and rhetoric, the importance of audience, and the persuasive role of style.

Prerequisite: 1.0 ENG FCE or any 4.0 FCE. English students have priority.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JFG388H1: Bilingualism, Multilingualism, and Second Language Acquisition

Previous Course Number: FRE388H1
Hours: 24L/12T

Knowing and speaking more than one language is the everyday norm of people living in much of the world including in multicultural cities like Toronto. Via an in-depth introduction to the cognitive and social underpinnings of bi- and multilingualism including second language acquisition, this course provides answers to questions such as How do bilinguals/multilinguals differ from monolinguals in the ways that they process and use language? How does acquiring a language as an adult differ from when we are children? How do an individual’s language repertoires interact with those of their peers and local community?

Prerequisite: (1) Any 100-level or higher language course OR introductory linguistics course (e.g., LIN200H1, FRE272H1, ITA360H1, SLA323H1/​SLA380H1, SPA322H1); (2) At least 4 FCEs in any subject.
Exclusion: FRE388H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JFP450H1: Indigenous Issues in Health and Healing

Hours: 24L

This course consists of an examination of health and healing from a holistic perspective (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual) and how colonialism, culture, and public policy have impacted the health of Indigenous peoples in the present day. This course is built around a case-based project in which students working in interdisciplinary groups take on the role of a traditional Indigenous healer, and then assess their healing strategy from a biomedical perspective.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JGA305H1: Environmental and Archaeological Geophysics

Hours: 24L/12P

Application of near-surface geophysical methods to investigate environmental and archaeological sites; in particular magnetometry, resistivity, ground-probing radar, and seismic surveys. Course will cover background on the various methods, and allow students to run field surveys and present on case studies.

Prerequisite: ESS241H1 or ANT200Y1 or GGR201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JGE321H1: Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management

Hours: 24L

Diverse approaches to environmental issues in a variety of multicultural settings are introduced, compared and analyzed, using case studies. Perspectives on environmental management will be discussed as they emerge from contexts such as Latin America, Asia, or Africa.

Prerequisite: ENV221H1/​ENV222H1/​GGR222H1/​GGR223H1
Exclusion: ENV321Y1
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JGE331H1: Resource and Environmental Theory

Hours: 24L

Introduction to and critical evaluation of major ideas and conceptual traditions underpinning environmental and natural resource politics and regulation. Topics include: parks and protected areas, market-based environmental regulation, property rights and conservation, Malthusianism, and biodiversity conservation. Emphasis is placed on critical reading of primary texts.

Prerequisite: GGR100H1/​JEG100H1/​GGR107H1/​ENV221H1/​ENV222H1/​GGR222H1/​GGR223H1
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JGI216H1: Globalization and Urban Change

Hours: 24L

Focusing on the impacts that global flows of ideas, culture, people, goods, and capital have on cities throughout the globe, this course explores some of the factors that differentiate the experiences of globalization and urban change in cities at different moments in history and in various geographic locations.

Recommended Preparation: GGR124H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JGI346H1: The Urban Planning Process

Hours: 24L

Overview of how planning tools and practice shape the built form of cities. This course introduces twentieth century physical planning within its historical, social, legal, and political contexts. Community and urban design issues are addressed at local and regional scales and in both central cities and suburbs. The focus is on Toronto and the Canadian experience, with comparative examples from other countries, primarily the United States. Transportation costs: $20.

Exclusion: GGR361H5
Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's including GGR124H1, INI235H1, INI236H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JGI450Y1: Planning for Change: Community Development in Practice

Hours: 48S

Offers senior undergraduates the opportunity to participate in a service learning course alongside graduate students. Students will examine theory and practice related to service learning and will conduct a research project designed with a community organization. The course aims to unite theory and practice by providing analytical tools to connect academic and community development work.

Prerequisite: 15 FCEs, 5.0 of which must be GGR/INI. Note: JGI450Y1 cannot be taken concurrently with INI437Y1.
Exclusion: JPG1812H (graduate)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JGI454H1: The Role of the Planner: Making a Difference

Hours: 24L

Focuses on the role of a planning practitioner in contemporary society using a wealth of examples drawn from recent issues and debates in Canadian cities and regions. The course will walk students through the demands made of planners in terms of both technical expertise as well as political necessity and ask them to think actively about how to prepare for the extraordinary growth of cities during the next century. Examples of issues that will be discussed in some detail include the myths surrounding the city vs. the suburbs, the creativity and passion involved in planning work and the need to see Toronto’s future from a regional perspective.

Prerequisite: 14.5 FCEs, 5.0 of which must be GGR/INI Urban Studies
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JGJ360H1: Holocaust in Literature (E)

Hours: 24S

This course examines literary works written in different languages, in ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust, as well as those reflecting on the genocide in its aftermath. We focus on literature as a means of engaging with the unimaginable and on the cross analysis of eye-witness and memory writing.

Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: CJS220H1, GER367H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JHA384H1: Japan in the World, Mid-16th to Mid-20th century

Hours: 24L

This course examines Japan within the context of world history from the mid-16th to the mid-20th century. Rather than seek comprehensive coverage of Japan's national history along a linear timeline, we will use Japan as a lens through which to consider key moments in the history of the modern world.

Prerequisite: One course from: HIS102Y1, HIS103Y1, HIS107Y1, HIS241H1, HIS242H1, HIS244H1, HIS250H1, HIS250Y1, HIS271Y1, HIS280Y1, HIS281Y1, HIS282Y1, HIS283Y1, HIS291H1, HIS291Y1, HIS292H1, HIS292Y1, HIS297Y1, or 1.0 credit from CAS200H1, CAS201H1, CAS202H1, CAS310H1, CAS320H1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JHA394H1: The Asia Pacific War

Hours: 24L

This course examines the Second World War in the Asia Pacific region and highlights: (1) how imperialism and colonialism of both the Euro-American and Japanese varieties were central to the War's outbreak, conduct, and “resolution”; (2) various “local” rather than simply national experiences and memories of the War, including those of marginalized groups in Japan and its colonies, “comfort women,” victims of war atrocities, Asian North Americans, African Americans, and Pacific Islanders.

Prerequisite: One course from: HIS107Y1, HIS242H1, HIS250H1, HIS251H1, HIS263Y1, HIS271Y1, HIS280Y1, HIS281Y1, HIS282Y1, HIS283Y1, HIS284Y1, HIS292Y1, HIS311Y1, HIS317H1, HIS328H1, HIS338H1, HIS343H1, HIS343Y1, HIS344H1, HIS344Y1, HIS351Y1, HIS361Y1, HIS377H1, HIS385H1, HIS385Y1, or 1.0 credit from CAS200H1, CAS201H1, CAS202H1, CAS310H1, CAS320H1.
Recommended Preparation: One or more courses on Japan, China, Korea, or Southeast Asia in any department.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JHA410H1: Clinical Neuroimaging

Hours: 24L/12T

This course focuses on the use of neuroimaging techniques in understanding how trauma, disorders, and disease impact neural structure and function. Lectures will focus on introduction to techniques and clinical/research applications. Lab work will focus on the development of practical skills including image processing, analyses, and experimental design.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE complete, PSL300H1, BIO230H1, HMB200H1/​PSY290H1/​ANA300Y1
Recommended Preparation: HMB320H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JHE353H1: History of Evolutionary Biology

Hours: 24L/10T

An examination of major ideas about biological evolution from the 18th century to the 1930s and of their impact on scientific and social thought. Topics include the diversity of life and its classification, the adaptation of organisms to their environment, Wallace’s and Darwin’s views on evolution by natural selection, sexual selection, inheritance from Mendel to T.H. Morgan, eugenics, and the implications of evolution for religion, gender roles, and the organization of society. Offered by the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.

Prerequisite: 6 full courses or equivalent
Exclusion: EEB353H1/​HPS323H1/​HPS353H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JHE355H1: History and Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology

Hours: 24L/10T

An examination of the place of the organism in evolutionary theory from the early 1900s to the present. Biology is the science of living things, and yet, paradoxically, living things--organisms--have been comprehensively left out of the Modern Synthesis theory of evolution that developed in the twentieth century. This course surveys the reasons--historical, philosophical and empirical--for the marginalisation of organisms from evolutionary theory. It examines the ways in which evolutionary developmental biology attempts to restore the organisms to a central place in evolutionary biology. Offered by faculty in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.

Prerequisite: 6 full courses, including two half-courses or one full-year course in any one or more of EEB, BIO or HPS
Exclusion: EEB355H1/​HPS333H1/​HPS355H1
Recommended Preparation: JHE353H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JHN323H1: Indigeneity in the Caribbean

Hours: 24L

Explores the legacies of the pre-Columbian era, as well as the post-1492 experiences of people of pre-Columbian Caribbean ancestry. Examines the origins and consequences of the Caribbean's narrative of "indigenous absence", as well as the relationship between indigeneity, globalization and diaspora.

Prerequisite: INS201Y1/​HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JHP304Y1: Ukraine: Politics, Economy and Society

Hours: 48L

The history of Ukraine from earliest times to the present. Economic, political, and cultural movements; Kievan Rus’, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossack state, national revival, twentieth century statehood, and unification. As this course is designed as an introductory course, the professor welcomes first- and second-year students to enroll, as well as upper-level students. (Given by the Departments of History and Political Science)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JHP451Y1: The People from Nowhere

Hours: 48S

This course traces from earliest times to the present the evolution of a people called Carpatho-Rusyns and their historic homeland Carpathian Rus’, located in the heart of Europe.  The historic survey will deal with political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments, all the while testing the hypothesis that nationalities are imagined communities.  (Given by the Departments of History and Political Science)

Recommended Preparation: a course in eastern European history, or in nationalism
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JHP454Y1: Twentieth Century Ukraine

Hours: 48S

World War I and the Russian Revolution: the Ukrainian independence movement; the Soviet Ukraine and west Ukrainian lands during the interwar period; World War II and the German occupation; the Soviet Ukraine before and after the death of Stalin. Socio-economic, cultural, and political developments. (Given by the Departments of History and Political Science)

Prerequisite: A course in modern European, East European or Russian history or politics such as HIS250Y1/​HIS351Y1/​HIS353Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JIA400H1: Interdisciplinary Practice for the Arts

Hours: 72P

While examining the interconnectedness of the arts, students are required to meet between sessions and develop projects connected to their study. These projects involve a range of media, including theatre, film, music and visual art (installation).

Prerequisite: 14 FCE and an interview/proposal.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JIG322H1: Indigenous Worlds, Worldviews and the Environment

Hours: 24L

Explores the diverse ways of understanding and responding to the world that emerge from indigenous cultures around the world. Examines how indigenous ways of being and relating to their natural environment can help us understand and address the current environmental crisis. Using examples of indigenous activism from Canada and around the world, examines how colonial histories shape dispossession and marginalization and inform visions for the future. Topics include traditional ecological knowledge, place-based social movements, environmental concerns of indigenous peoples, bio-cultural restoration and decolonization of nature-human relations.

Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including one of INS200H1, INS201Y1, INS250H1, GGR107H1, GGR124H1, GGR240H1, GGR246H1, GGR254H1
Exclusion: JAG321H1, GGR321H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JIG440H1: Indigenous Geographies

Previous Course Number: GGR400H1 in 20199
Hours: 36S

This course draws on theoretical texts of Indigeneity, with a primary focus on Indigenous spaces in the Americas. Course participants will examine how core geographic concepts such as place, territory, land, movement and the scale of the body are sites of colonial dispossession and violence, as well as sites for decolonial and liberatory thought and practice. We will primarily engage with Indigenous-led scholarship within Geography and Indigenous Studies, and creative forms of knowledge production generated across Indigenous communities.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits including one of INS200H1, INS201Y1, INS250H1, GGR107H1, GGR124H1, GGR240H1, GGR246H1, GGR254H1
Exclusion: GGR400H1 (Special Topics in Geography I: Indigenous Geographies), offered in Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JLN327H1: Regional Perspectives on the Hispanic Caribbean

Hours: 24L

Explores the Hispanic areas of the Caribbean including the Caribbean areas of continental Spanish-speaking America.  Topics may include: regional politics, state and economy; revolutions and authoritarian regimes; popular culture, the arts and media; religion and society; gender and sexuality; state structures; diasporas and migration.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1/​LAS200H1/​LAS201H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JLN427H1: Advanced Topics: The Hispanic Caribbean

Hours: 24S

Explores, in depth, a country in the Hispanic Caribbean or a theme relating to the Hispanic Caribbean. Topics vary each year and may include: Cuban society; Hispanic Caribbean revolutions; Hispanic Caribbean music, art and popular cultures; Hispanic Caribbean diasporas.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​JLN327H1/​LAS200H1/​LAS201H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Exclusion: NEW427H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JLP315H1: Language Acquisition

Hours: 36L

Infants’ abilities at birth, prelinguistic development, the first words, phonological, syntactic and semantic development. Social variables influencing language acquisition, bilingualism, models of development, language play. (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguistics).

Prerequisite: One full course equivalent at the 200+-level in LIN/JAL/JUP/PSL/PSY/COG
Exclusion: PSY315H5, PLIC24H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JLP374H1: Psychology of Language

Hours: 36L

In Psychology of Language, we investigate human and other animal communication, structure of human language, word meaning and semantic memory, psychological studies of syntax, bilingualism, language and thought, language errors and disorders. (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguistics).

Prerequisite: One FCE from LIN228H1, LIN229H1, LIN232H1, LIN241H1, PSY260H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1, COG250Y1
Exclusion: LIN258H5, PSY374H5, PLIC55H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JLP471H1: Advanced Psycholinguistics

Hours: 24S

Seminar in advanced topics in psycholinguistics. Content varies from year to year.  (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguisitics).

Prerequisite: JLP374H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JLS472H1: Child Language Disorders

Hours: 36L

Students are introduced to the etiologies and characteristics of speech and language disorders in children, associated with autism, intellectual disabilities, and specific language impairment. Theoretical underpinnings of the major intervention approaches for children with speech and language disorders are discussed. (Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Speech Language Pathology)

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, LIN228H1, and 1 FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JLS473H1: Adult Speech and Language Disorders

Hours: 36L

Students are introduced to the etiologies and characteristics of speech and language disorders in adults, associated with aphasia, neurodegenerative disorders, and head injuries. The effects of communication handicaps on the individual and theoretical underpinnings of the major intervention approaches for adults are discussed. Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Speech Language Pathology. (Not offered every year)

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, and one FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JLS475H1: Literacy and Reading Disorders

Hours: 36L

Literacy and Reading Disorders is an introduction to the typical development of emergent literacy skills, including oral language, phonological awareness, narratives, and emergent writing in children; a discussion of the effects of language disorders on emergent literacy skills; a survey of approaches to intervention for children’s emergent literacy skills. Given by the Departments of Linguistics and Speech Language Pathology. (Not offered every year)

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, and one FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JLS476H1: Linguistics in the Workforce: Clinical Practice and Research

Hours: 36S

This course exposes students to research and practical approaches in the context of health professions of relevance to linguistics students, especially audiology and speech-language pathology. Students learn about evidence-informed practice, research methodologies, practice approaches and theories in the health professions. Students will be poised to benefit from optional service learning placements during or following the course, in research laboratories or clinical settings. Successful completion of this course provides students with exposure and experience of use in their applications to audiology, speech-language pathology, and other clinical programs and in their future health or graduate studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (Not offered every year).

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, and one FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JMB170Y1: Biology, Models, and Mathematics

Hours: 48L/24T

Applications of mathematics to biological problems in physiology, genetics, evolution, growth, population dynamics, cell biology, ecology, and behaviour. Mathematical topics include: power functions and regression; exponential and logistic functions; binomial theorem and probability; calculus, including derivatives, max/min, integration, areas, integration by parts, substitution; differential equations, including linear constant coefficient systems; dynamic programming; Markov processes; and chaos. This course is intended for students in Life Sciences.

Corequisite: BIO120H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JNH350H1: AIDS : Challenges and Successes

Previous Course Number: NEW350H1
Hours: 24L

Explores the pandemic of AIDS in Africa through a social science lens. (Given by Human Biology and New College)

Exclusion: NEW350H1
Recommended Preparation: NEW150Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JNR301H1: The History of Buddhist Meditation

Hours: 36L

This course will survey historical, cultural, and textual contexts for Buddhist meditative and contemplative practices and techniques.

Prerequisite: RLG206H1/​NEW232Y1/​NEW232H1
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JNS450H1: Sexuality & Disability

Hours: 24S

An interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to the study of disability and sexuality. Students will enage with historical, mainstream and critical discourses and explore complex issues and representations pertaining to disability, sexuality, sexual practices and desire. Draws from a range of writings and cultural texts in queer, crip and sexuality studies. 

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/​SDS256H1 (UNI255H1/​UNI256H1) or NEW240Y1/​NEW241Y1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: SDS455H1: Special Topics in Sexual Diversity: Sexuality & Disability (2015)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA331Y1: Issues in Contemporary Chinese Politics

Hours: 48L

The course covers topics of interest in China from the Communist takeover in 1949 through to the reform period of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. It will also address aspects of China’s diplomacy related to its growing economic power. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Contemporary Asian Studies Program)

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL FCEs or 1.0 CAS FCEs
Exclusion: POLC16H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA376Y0: Transforming Global Politics: Comparative and Chinese Perspectives

Previous Course Number: POL376Y1
Hours: 48L

Set against the backdrop of the rise of China, this course examines the dynamics of global change from comparative and Chinese perspectives. Themes include international security, political economy, political development and democracy, global climate change, economic development, poverty and inequality, corruption, technology innovation, among others. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Contemporary Asian Studies Program)

Prerequisite: POL101Y1/​POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)/POL215Y1/​POL224Y1/​CAS200Y1
Exclusion: POL376Y1/​POL376Y0
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPE395H1: Physics of the Earth

Hours: 24L

Designed for students interested in the physics of the Earth and the planets. Study of the Earth as a unified dynamic system; determination of major internal divisions in the planet; development and evolution of the Earth's large scale surface features through plate tectonics; the age and thermal history of the planet; Earth's gravitational field and the concept of isostasy; mantle rheology and convection; Earth tides; geodetic measurement techniques, in particular modern space-based techniques.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1/​PHY180H1/​MIE100H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT291H1/​AER210H1, PHY254H1/​PHY293H1/​MAT244H1/​MAT267H1/​MAT290H1/​MAT292H1
Exclusion: PHY359H1, PHY395H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JPE493H1: Seismology

Hours: 24L

Why do earthquakes occur and how are they related to tectonic motion of the Earth's surface? What is the physics behind the propagation of seismic waves through the Earth, and how can it be used to determine the internal structures of the Earth? This introductory course is aimed at understanding the physics behind seismic wave propagation, as well as asymptotic and numerical solutions to the elastodynamic equation. Travel time and amplitude of seismic waves are discussed based on seismic ray theory, while numerical methods are introduced to obtain accurate solutions to more complex velocity structures. Seismic tomographic methods, including their applications to hydrocarbon reservoir imaging, are also covered.

Prerequisite: JPE395H1, APM346H1/​APM351Y1/​MAT351Y1
Exclusion: PHY493H1
Recommended Preparation: ESS345H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JPF455Y1: Cities

Hours: 48S

Examines disciplinary and developmental boundaries relating to cities. By bringing together a cross-disciplinary faculty who focus on cities within Political Science, History, Philosophy, Literature, Design, Environment and Health, Geography or Social Work, the course explores inter-disciplinary city issues: global change; environment; economic adjustment; state reform and city politics; citizenship; community development; economic development; physical form, territory and political-economy of cities. (Given by the Departments of Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Urban Studies, Faculty of Social Work and Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design)

Prerequisite: Minimum 14 credits/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPH311H1: From Universal Gravity to Quantum Information: The Making of Modern Physics

Hours: 24L

Topics in the history of physics from antiquity to the 20th century, including Aristotelian physics, Galileo, Descartes, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, relativity, quantum physics, and particle physics. The development of theories in their intellectual and cultural contexts.

Prerequisite: At least one-half PHY course at university level
Exclusion: HPS311H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JPH441H1: Physical Science in Contemporary Society

Hours: 24L

Complex nature of the scientific method; connection between theory, concepts and experimental data; insufficiency of reductionism; characteristics of pathological and pseudo-science; public perception and misperception of science; science and public policy; ethical issues; trends in modern science.

Prerequisite: PHY224H1/​PHY250H1/​PHY252H1/​PHY254H1/​PHY256H1/​ENV235H1, or by permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: PHY341H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPI201H1: Indigenous Politics in Canada

Previous Course Number: POL308H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores key issues in Indigenous politics in Canada. Provides students with an overview of historical and contemporary socio-political issues in Indigenous societies and institutions such as Indigenous self-governance, land claims and treaty negotiations.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit or INS201Y1
Exclusion: POL308H1
Recommended Preparation: POL214H1 or POL224H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JPM300H1: Research Readiness and Advancing Biomedical Discoveries

Hours: 12L/24T

Explore how scientists leverage their knowledge and skills to advance academic biomedical discoveries from the laboratory to improve patient health through either commercialization or not-for-profit approaches. Students will learn about innovation and develop key research and industry skills including intellectual property, ethics, budget and project management; learn how to critically evaluate scientific evidence and effectively communicate to a wide audience. This hybrid student-centered course will include interactive online modules and in-class group work. Course work will focus on developing skills and knowledge to help you be successful in diverse research courses and future careers. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE completed; BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1
Recommended Preparation: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JPM400Y1: Biomedical Incubator Capstone Project

Hours: 240P/16S

Discover what it is like to be part of a biomedical innovation team. Develop and engage in biomedical research in a simulated small business/incubator setting under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Bring your proposed JPM300H1 project to life, while acquiring budget management, research, business and communication workplace skills for future careers. Enrolment is application-based. Proposals will be reviewed by committee and successful proposals will be matched to a mentor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Students will form teams and develop a research proposal based on either:

1. Faculty led concept requiring further development and testing, which would not normally be funded grants and would be tangential to ongoing research in the lab.

2. Student developed innovative idea that requires further development and testing. This should be a project that is not being investigated in a UofT research lab.

Prerequisite: A minimum of 75% in JPM300H1; completion of any of PCL367H1/​PCL368H1/​PSL372H1/​BCH370H1/​BCH377H1. Application required; see department for more information.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

JPR364Y1: Religion and Politics

Hours: 48L

This course examines the evolving role of religions in contemporary public, political contexts. Themes include: democracy and secularism; religion, human rights, law and justice; party politics, identity-formation and citizenship; gender and sexuality; interreligious conflict. (Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit/1.5 full course equivalents in Religious Studies
Exclusion: RLG230H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JPR374H1: Religion and Power in the Postcolony

Hours: 24L

This course examines the role of a variety of religious forms and spiritual practices in the politics of postcolonial societies, tracing their genealogies from the colonial period to the present. Cases taken principally from Africa and Asia. (Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL 200-level credit/1.5 full course equivalents in Religious Studies
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPR419H1: Secularism and Religion

Previous Course Number: RLG419H1
Hours: 24S

Themes considered include what notion of religion is necessary for secular governance, and how secularity relates to particular discourses of citizenship and practices of political rule. Case studies include the effects of colonial rule on religious life; Jewish emancipation in Europe; and religious freedom in France and North America. (Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Registration in this course is through the Department of Religion.

Prerequisite: 2.0 200-level (or above) credits in Political Science or Study of Religion/permission of the instructor
Exclusion: RLG419H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPR458H1: Postsecular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism and the Limits of Liberalism

Hours: 24S

The course will examine debates on postsecularism and religion’s public, political role as articulated by political thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas, by focusing on politically radical or revolutionary challenges to liberalism in the 20th and 21st century, especially from the postcolonial world, whose theoretical arguments are grounded upon or draw their inspiration from religious traditions, doctrines and practices.

Prerequisite: A 3rd year course in Political Science and/or Study of Religion
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JPR459H1: Fanaticism: A Political History

Hours: 24S

This seminar in theory will explore the modern history of the concept of ‘fanaticism’ and its role in the development of political modernity. A focus on the concept of the “fanatic” (and its cognates) from the perspective of its various uses in political and religious thought from the Early Modern period through the Enlightenment and up to the present day, provides a fascinating opportunity for a critical review of the secular, rationalist, and scientific assumptions underwriting modern political forms and concepts, especially those of liberal democracy. At the same time, the course will offer critical insight into the ways in which religious and political differences among colonial “others” were, and continue to be, central to the elaboration of Western theoretical discourse on fanaticism and extremism as forms of “political pathology”. (Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Prerequisite: (2 FCEs in Political Theory and/or Philosophy including 1.0 FCE at the 300 level) or (0.5 FCE in Method and Theory in the Study of Religion and 1 FCE at the 300 level in the Study of Religion)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JPS315H1: Sexual Diversity Politics

Hours: 24L

This is an interdisciplinary course examining the development of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) movement and its interaction with the state in the US and Canada. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Sexual Diversity Studies Program)

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/​SDS256H1/​UNI255H1/​UNI256H1/​one full course on the politics of 20th century Europe, U.S., or Canada/one full course on gender or sexuality/permission of the instructor
Exclusion: JPU315H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPS378H1: Sex and the State

Hours: 24L

What role have sex and sexuality played in the formation of the modern nation state? How has the state regulated sex? This course explores these questions with a theoretical focus on biopolitics. We will proceed in two parts. First, we engage Foucault’s History of Sexuality and its reception by postcolonial theorists, focusing on questions of state building. The second part of the course shifts examination from state formation to contemporary forms of sexual regulation by the state. This includes maintenance of the public/private divide, citizenship law and nationalism, administrative violence and the prison industrial complex, and neoliberalism and BDSM. By the end of the course, students are able to apply core theoretical concepts and identify forms of contemporary sexual regulation in a variety of Western and non-Western contexts. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Mark S Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies.)

Prerequisite: A combined minimum of 1.0 credit from POL and/or SDS courses
Exclusion: POL378H1 (Topics in Comparative Politics II: Sex and the State), offered in Fall 2017 and Fall 2018; SDS375H1 (Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies A: Sex and the State), offered in Fall 2017 and Fall 2018
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JQR360H1: The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations and Demographics

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines the Canadian population census through the experience of diasporic groups in Canada. Approaches the census as a statistical tool, an historical source and an ideological project of citizenship and nationalism. Uses census data to explore mathematical and statistical concepts and to integrate numerical ways of thinking with qualitative analysis. (Jointly sponsored by African Studies, Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Caribbean Studies, Equity Studies and Latin American Studies).

Prerequisite: DTS200Y1/​HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​LAS200H1/​LAS201H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW150Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JRA401H1: Topics in Comparative Politics V

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Content and instructor varies from year to year. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies)

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Exclusion: POL 438H (taken in 2013-14 and 2014-15)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JRA401Y1: Topics in Comparative Politics V

Hours: 48S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Content and instructor varies from year to year. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies)

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JRA402H1: Topics in Comparative Politics VI

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Content and instructor varies from year to year. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies)

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Exclusion: POL 410H (taken in 2013-14 and 2014-15)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JRA437H1: Government, Law and Politics in Russia

Previous Course Number: POL437H1
Hours: 24S

Law in the governance of Russia, in the Soviet and post Soviet periods, including constitutional development, courts, business disputes, crime and criminal justice, corruption, cultural obstacles to legal order, and legal transition in comparative perspective. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies)

Prerequisite: HIS351Y1/​POL354H1/​a course in Russia or Soviet politics
Exclusion: POL437H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JSC270H1: Data Science I

Hours: 24L/24P

This course is restricted to students in the Data Science Specialist program. Data exploration and preparation; data visualization and presentation; and computing with data will be introduced. Professional skills, such as oral and written communication, and ethical skills for data science will be introduced. Data science workflows will be integrated throughout the course. These topics will be explored through case studies and collaboration with researchers in other fields.

Prerequisite: STA257H1, CSC207H1
Corequisite: STA261H1, MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1, CSC236H1/​CSC240H1
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JSC301H1: Principles and Practices in Science Education

Hours: 24L

Fundamental principles and practices in education and public outreach in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering, including education research, curriculum, teaching, and assessment.  Students will learn and apply effective strategies which engage and educate learners at the K-16 and public level.  The course assignments include a project and/or placement experience.

Prerequisite: At least 8.0 credits, and enrolment in a science, mathematics, or engineering program
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JSC370H1: Data Science II

Hours: 24L/24P

This course is restricted to students in the Data Science Specialist program. Students will learn to identify and answer questions through the application of exploratory data analysis, data visualization, statistical methods or machine learning algorithms to complex data. Software development for data science and reproducible workflows. Communication of statistical information at various technical levels, ethical practice of data analysis and software development, and teamwork skills. Topics will be explored through case studies and collaboration with researchers in other fields.

Prerequisite: JSC270H1, STA261H1, MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1, CSC263H1, STA302H1, CSC343H1
Corequisite: STA303H1/​STA305H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JSC470H1: Data Science III

Hours: 24L/24P

This course is restricted to students in the Data Science Specialist program. Research topics and applications of data science methods will be explored through case studies and collaboration with researchers in other fields. Data analysis, visualization, and communication of statistical information at various technical levels, ethical practice of data analysis and software development, and teamwork skills.

Prerequisite: JSC370H1, STA314H1/​CSC411H1/​CSC311H1, STA303H1/​STA305H1
Exclusion: STA490Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JSH300H1: Literature and History in Russia

Hours: 24L

History and Literature were always interconnected in Russia. Writers not only sought to reflect the society around them, but were themselves often social critics and political figures. The course examines key texts in Russian literary tradition both as works of art and as primary sources for the historian. All readings in English.

Recommended Preparation: HIS250H1/​HIS250Y1 or SLA240H1/​SLA241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JSU237H1: Introduction to HIV/AIDS: Health, Sexuality and Gender (formerly UNI237H1)

Hours: 24L

A critical examination of the HIV/AIDS global pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective and with an emphasis on sexuality. The course examines the basic biology of HIV/AIDS and then covers social, historical, political, cultural, gender, and public health aspects of HIV/AIDS. Attention is given to the distinct features of vulnerable and marginalized populations, prevention, treatment, drug development, and access to medicines.

JSU237H1 is particularly intended for students in the Health Studies and/or Sexual Diversity Studies programs.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JSU325H1: Queerly Canadian

Previous Course Number: UNI325H1
Hours: 36L

This course focuses on Canadian literary and artistic productions that challenge prevailing notions of nationality and sexuality, exploring not only how artists struggle with that ongoing Canadian thematic of being and belonging, but also celebrate pleasure and desire as a way of imagining and articulating an alternative national politics.

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/​SDS256H1/​CDN267H1 (formerly UNI267H1)/CDN268H1 (formerly UNI268H1) or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: SDS375H1 Special Topics: Queerly Canadian, UNI325H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JUG320H1: The Canadian Wilderness

Hours: 24L

The idea of wilderness permeates narratives of Canadian national identity, while policy-makers seek to manage and contain natural areas. This course compares and contrasts historical and contemporary wilderness narratives in literature, painting and film with policies in areas such as conservation, urban planning, land claims and tourism.

Recommended Preparation: 8.0 FCE's
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JUG325H1: Landscapes of Violence in Canada

Hours: 24L

This course examines how violence is enacted in Canada, at various scales, and across domestic, urban, national, and international landscapes. We will interrogate what is meant by violence; examine its colonial, racial and patriarchal dimensions; explore the impact on people and communities; and attend to forms of resistance and repair.

Recommended Preparation: CDN267H1, CDN268H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JUM202H1: Mathematics as an Interdisciplinary Pursuit

Hours: 24L/12T

A study of the interaction of mathematics with other fields of inquiry: how mathematics influences, and is influenced by, the evolution of science and culture. Art, music, and literature, as well as the more traditionally related areas of the natural and social sciences may be considered. (Offered every three years)

 JUM202H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.

Exclusion: JUM102H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JUM203H1: Mathematics as a Recreation

Hours: 24L/12T

A study of games, puzzles and problems focusing on the deeper principles they illustrate. Concentration is on problems arising out of number theory and geometry, with emphasis on the process of mathematical reasoning. Technical requirements are kept to a minimum. A foundation is provided for a continuing lay interest in mathematics. (Offered every three years)

 JUM203H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.

Exclusion: JUM103H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

JUM205H1: Mathematical Personalities

Hours: 24L/12T

An in-depth study of the life, times and work of several mathematicians who have been particularly influential. Examples may include Newton, Euler, Gauss, Kowalewski, Hilbert, Hardy, Ramanujan, Gödel, Erdös, Coxeter, Grothendieck. (Offered every three years)

 JUM205H1 is particularly suited as a Science Distribution Requirement course for Humanities and Social Science students.

Exclusion: JUM105H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

LAS200H1: Introduction to Latin American Studies I: Foundational Themes

Hours: 24L/12T

An introductory course studying the development of Latin American societies from their precolumbian past to the 19th century building of modern nations. Cultural, historical, political, and social topics are examined combining historical documents with art, music and other texts from popular culture.

Exclusion: IAS200Y1, LAS200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAS201H1: Introduction to Latin American Studies II: Current Issues

Hours: 24L/12T

An introductory course studying the development of Latin American societies from the 20th century to the present. Cultural, historical, political, and social topics are examined combining historical documents with art, music and other texts from popular culture.

Exclusion: IAS200Y1 and LAS200Y1
Recommended Preparation: LAS200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

LAS300H1: Topics in the Social Sciences

Hours: 24S

The goal of this course is to critically analyze the current economic, social, and political realities of Latin America, based on an insightful knowledge of its past and present. Topics of the course vary depending on the needs of the program and the interests of students.

Prerequisite: IAS200Y1/​LAS200Y1/​(LAS200H1, 201H1)/POL305Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

LAS301H1: Topics in the Humanities

Hours: 24S

The goal of this course is to critically analyze the Latin American social imaginaries as expressed in art, literature and/or film, based on close readings of texts. Topics of the course vary depending on the needs of the program and the interests of students.

Prerequisite: IAS200Y1/​LAS200Y1/​LAS201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAS302H1: Topics in Latin American Studies

Hours: 24S

The goal of this course is to critically explore debates and perspectives on development and on the politics of inequality in Latin American contexts. Topics of the course may vary, depending on the needs of the program and the interests of students and instructors.

Recommended Preparation: LAS200H1, LAS201H1, LAS300H1, POL305Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LAS400H1: Topics in Latin American Studies

Hours: 24S

An upper level seminar. Topics of the course vary from year to year, depending on the needs of the program and the interests of students. Offered in alternate years.

Prerequisite: LAS200Y1/​(LAS200H1, LAS201H1) & LAS300H1/​LAS301H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LAS401H1: Latinos in Canada

Hours: 48T/24S

A historical survey of migration from Latin American countries to Canada, this course examines mediation strategies of Latinos as they adjust to a new home: negotiation of national identities, political participation, entrepreneurship, cultural representations, and charitable work. Students engage in service with organization working with/in LatAm communities.

Prerequisite: LAS200H1, LAS201H1, one LAS 300-level course, interview
Recommended Preparation: JQR360: The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations, and Demographics
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

LAS410H1: Independent Study

This course provides an opportunity for students to do academic research related to Latin American issues under the supervision of a faculty member. The intent is that the student, aided and advised by the supervisor, will read relevant literature, and plan, execute, analyze and report on an original and independent investigation of an appropriate topic. For application forms, please visit the "Resources" section of the programme's website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: LAS200Y/(LAS200H1, 201H1) and LAS300H/LAS301H
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LAS411Y1: Independent Study

This course provides an opportunity for students to do academic research related to Latin American issues under the supervision of a faculty member. The intent is that the student, aided and advised by the supervisor, will read relevant literature, and plan, execute, analyze and report on an original and independent investigation of an appropriate topic. For application forms, please visit the "Resources" section of the programme's website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: LAS200Y/(LAS200H1, LAS201H1) and LAS300H1/​LAS301H1/​LAS302H1
Exclusion: LAS410H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LAT101H1: Introductory Latin I

Previous Course Number: LAT100Y1
Hours: 48S

An intensive introduction to Latin for students who have no knowledge of the language; preparation for the reading of Latin literature.

Exclusion: LAT100Y1. Students who have studied Latin previously must obtain permission from the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT102H1: Introductory Latin II

Hours: 48S

A continuation of the intensive introduction to Latin in LAT 101H1. Also appropriate for students who have some training in Latin, but have not completed a whole credit course at University or a final-year (Grade 12) course in secondary school.

Prerequisite: LAT101H1/​some background in Latin
Exclusion: LAT100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT201H1: Intermediate Latin I

Hours: 48S

Reading of selections of Latin prose works with systematic language study.

Prerequisite: LAT100Y1/​LAT102H1. Grade 12 in Latin may be accepted, but students should consult the Undergraduate Coordinator before enrolling.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT202H1: Intermediate Latin II

Hours: 48S

Continued language training with readings in Latin prose and verse.

Prerequisite: LAT201H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT340H1: Latin Novelists I

Hours: 36S

Readings from one or more Latin novelists.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT341H1: Latin Historians I

Hours: 36S

Readings from one or more Latin historians.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT342H1: Latin Orators I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Latin orators, including Cicero.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT343H1: Latin Prose Authors I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Latin prose authors (e. g. biography, letters, philosophy).

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT350H1: Latin Epic I

Hours: 36S

Readings from one or more Latin epics, including Virgil.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT351H1: Latin Drama I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Latin comedy and/or tragedy.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT352H1: Latin Satire I

Hours: 36S

Readings from one or more Latin satirists.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT353H1: Latin Verse Authors I

Hours: 36S

Readings from Latin verse (e. g. elegy, lyric, bucolic).

Prerequisite: LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT428H1: Independent Studies

Previous Course Number: LAT428Y1

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Exclusion: LAT428Y1
Recommended Preparation: Usually 1 FCE from LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT429H1: Independent Studies

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Recommended Preparation: Usually 1 FCE from LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT430H1: Advanced Latin Language Study

Previous Course Number: LAT330H1
Hours: 36S

A course designed to enhance language skills. Prose composition, sight translation, stylistic analysis of Latin prose.

Prerequisite: LAT340H1/​LAT341H1/​LAT342H1/​LAT343H1
Exclusion: LAT330H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT440H1: Latin Novelists II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from one or more Latin novelists.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT441H1: Latin Historians II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from one or more Latin historians.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT442H1: Latin Orators II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Latin orators, including Cicero.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT443H1: Latin Prose Authors II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Latin prose authors (e. g. biography, letters, philosophy).

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT450H1: Latin Epic II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from one or more Latin epics, including Virgil.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT451H1: Latin Drama II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Latin comedy and/or tragedy.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT452H1: Latin Satire II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from one or more Latin satirists.

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LAT453H1: Latin Verse Authors II

Hours: 48S

Advanced readings from Latin verse (e. g. elegy, lyric, bucolic).

Prerequisite: One FCE in the LAT 300-series
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

LIN101H1: Introduction to Linguistics: Sound Structure

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to fundamental principles of linguistics with particular attention to sound structure and its acquisition, processing, and variation; practice in elementary analytic techniques using data from a broad spectrum of languages.

Exclusion: LIN100Y1, LIN101H5, LINA01H3, LINA02H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN102H1: Introduction to Linguistics: Sentence Structure and Meaning

Hours: 24L/12P

Introduction to fundamental principles of linguistics with particular attention to sentence and meaning structure, their acquisition, processing, and variation; practice in elementary analytic techniques using data from a broad spectrum of languages.

Exclusion: LIN100Y1, LIN102H5, LINA01H3, LINA02H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN194H1: The Science Behind Our Accents

Previous Course Number: TBB199H1
Hours: 24P

When we speak, the sound is transmitted through the air as a complex sound wave. How are various speech sounds – vowels and consonants – manifested acoustically? What does it mean, in physical terms, to have an accent? These and other related questions will be explored through computer-based acoustic analysis and perceptual experimentation. Upon completion of this course, students will (i) have overview knowledge of basic acoustic properties characterizing phonetic variation pertaining to speech, and accents in particular, (ii) be able to conduct simple speech production and perception experiments, and write up results in the form of scientific research reports, (iii) begin to read and understand scientific literature pertaining to acoustic phonetic variation and its relevance for communication. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

LIN195H1: Babel: Language in the Mind of Speakers

Hours: 24L

What is the relation between language and thought? In this course we examine how language is represented in our minds, and how language and cognitive processes interact. While the link between words and meanings is arbitrary and reflects culture, language is considered to be a universal property of our species. We will examine the place of language in the architecture of the mind; the debates about the universality of language structure vs. linguistic relativism; and how language and thought interact in children’s development. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN196H1: Language and Communication

Hours: 24L

We will explore the ways in which information is communicated in conversation. We will consider systematic ways in which what a speaker intends to communicate with language goes beyond what one says in conversation. The goal of the course is to investigate the ways in which speakers rely on knowledge of language and implicit “rules” to enrich and transform the literal content of someone’s utterance.

Students will familiarize themselves with some fundamental concepts in linguistic semantics and pragmatics. They will develop analytic skills necessary to analyze a text in an academic context and beyond. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN197H1: Language and Social Justice

Hours: 24L

This course explores how language is used to construct and reinforce unjust social structures. Topics may include: the underlying sexism, classism, racism, and ableism of prestige dialects and prescriptive language education; the history and consequences of national language movements; language endangerment, documentation, and revival; sign languages and language rights for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; popular media representations of linguistic variation, especially vocal fry, uptalk, and regional accents; and the relationships between language and sex, gender identity, and sexuality.

Students will develop research, analytic, and writing skills through critique and discussion of assigned texts, independent research projects, and regular written and oral presentation of their work. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN198H1: Language Diversity

Hours: 24L

There are estimated to be about 7000 languages currently spoken in the world. What do they have in common? In what ways are they different? This course will explore these questions, covering such topics as meaning, sound systems, the structure of words, the order of words in sentences, question formation, concepts such as subject and object, tense systems, pronoun systems. We will also discuss language loss and revival. Students will develop analytic skills as they consult published grammars and other resources to address these issues. Students will share their findings through oral and written presentation. Examples will be drawn from a wide range of languages. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN199H1: Exploring Heritage Languages

Hours: 24L

We will explore how speakers use Heritage Languages in Toronto, using data recently collected in the GTA, so students should be familiar with one of these languages. We will collect, organize and interpret information about heritage languages in Toronto. We will look for speech patterns that differentiate first, second and third generation speakers in Toronto from corresponding speakers in their countries of origin, and look at the effects of cultural and language attitudes and usage.

Students will develop analytic skills as they explore a range of research methods and resources to address these issues. Students will share their findings through oral and written presentation, including online formats. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN200H1: Introduction to Language

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to Language is a general-interest course on language. Possible topics include: the structure of language; how language changes over time, the social and psychological aspects of language, language and culture, the origin of language, writing systems, and language acquisition. (This course cannot be used as an entrance to programs in linguistics, and cannot be used as a prerequisite to any linguistics courses unless otherwise indicated.)

Exclusion: LIN100Y1, LIN101H1, LIN102H1, LIN101H5, LIN102H5, LINA01H3, LINA02H3, ANT253H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN201H1: Canadian English

Hours: 24L

A study of English spoken in Canada. Topics include: vocabulary items, usage surveys, non-standard dialect enclaves, regional variation and historical development. Students will develop original research projects in linguistics.

Prerequisite: (LIN101H1, LIN102H1)/LIN200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN203H1: English Words

Hours: 24L/12T

English has a rich vocabulary. We will learn how it has developed over time, and investigate aspects of the meaning and pronunciation of words. Most of all, we will study how words are put together, so that students will be able to recognize and analyze unfamiliar words.

Exclusion: LIN203H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN204H1: English Grammar

Hours: 24L/12T

How the English language works: students analyze a wide variety of English grammatical structures and learn how they vary across dialects and change through time.

Exclusion: LIN204H5, LINB18H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN228H1: Phonetics

Hours: 24L/12T

Phonetics is a linguistics course that investigates the sounds most commonly used in languages from an articulatory and acoustic point of view, with practice in their recognition and production. Students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and practice transcribing a wide variety of speech sounds.

Exclusion: LIN228H5, LINB09H3
Recommended Preparation: LIN101H1/​LIN200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN229H1: Sound Patterns in Language

Hours: 24L/12T

The nature and organization of phonological systems, with practical work in linguistic analysis.

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN228H1
Exclusion: LIN229H5, LINB04H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN232H1: Syntactic Patterns in Language

Hours: 24L/12T

The nature and organization of syntactic systems; their relation to semantic systems and the linguistic organization of discourse; practical work in linguistic analysis.

Prerequisite: LIN102H1
Exclusion: LIN232H5, LINB06H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN241H1: Introduction to Semantics

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to meaning within linguistics and the interpretation of language in context. Topics include logical and semantic relations, pragmatic concepts such as presupposition and implicature, the nature of thematic roles, quantifiers and scope relations, the expressions of temporal and modal relations in natural language.

Prerequisite: LIN102H1
Exclusion: LIN247H5, LINC12H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN251H1: Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Hours: 24L/12T

How does linguistic variation construct identity? Introduction to recent sociolinguistic literature on language contact, multilingualism, code-switching, expressions of ethnic solidarity and regional identity, sex and gender differentiation, dialect geography, sociophonetics, perceptual dialectology, diffusion of norms in mobile populations, documentation of variation in lesser studied languages, and changes across the life-span.

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1
Exclusion: LIN256H5, LINB20H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

LIN305H1: Quantitative Methods in Linguistics

Hours: 36L

Principles of research design, data collection, and a wide variety of statistical techniques for research in various subfields of linguistics.

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1 and one full course in LIN/JAL/JFL/JLP
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN306H1: Language Diversity and Language Universals

Hours: 24L

This linguistics course examines cross-linguistic typological features found in the languages of the world. Special attention is given to describing morphological and syntactic patterns found cross-linguistically. The goal of the course is to draw on the diversity of languages in order to uncover language universals. (Not offered every year)

Prerequisite: LIN232H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN322H1: Phonological Theory

Hours: 36L

Basic issues in current phonological theory. Problems focusing on analysis and theory. (Students who want to pursue graduate studies in linguistics are strongly advised to include this course in their program.)

Prerequisite: LIN229H1
Exclusion: LIN322H5, LINC02H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN323H1: Acoustic Phonetics

Hours: 24L

This linguistics course is an introduction to the acoustic phonetics of the vocal tract, including acoustic properties of speech and its analysis using instrumental techniques.

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1, LIN228H1
Exclusion: LIN328H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

LIN331H1: Syntactic Theory

Hours: 36L

A course in syntactic theory and analysis within a current formal framework. (Students who want to pursue graduate studies in linguistics are strongly advised to include this course in their program.)

Prerequisite: LIN232H1
Exclusion: LIN331H5, LINC11H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN333H1: Morphological Patterns in Language

Hours: 36L

The nature and organization of morphological systems, with practical work in linguistic analysis.

Prerequisite: LIN229H1, LIN232H1
Exclusion: LIN231H5, LINB10H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN341H1: Semantic Theory

Hours: 36L

This linguistics course focuses on the study of natural language semantics and the relation between interpretation and syntactic structure. Topics include predication and quantification, scope and anaphora, problems of discourse analysis, the interpretation of different types of pronouns, and ellipsis.

Prerequisite: LIN241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN351H1: Sociolinguistic Patterns in Language

Hours: 24L/12T

In this sociolinguistics course, we explore linguistic variation and its social implications, especially the quantitative study of phonological and grammatical features and their correlations with age, sex, ethnicity, and other social variables.

Prerequisite: LIN251H1, or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

LIN362H1: Historical Linguistics

Hours: 24L

An introduction to diachronic linguistics. Theories of language change; the comparative method, internal reconstruction, linguistic geography, the origin of languages; language death.

Prerequisite: LIN229H1
Exclusion: LIN360H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

LIN398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

LIN399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


LIN402H1: Linguistic Typology and Constructed Languages

Hours: 36L

This course uses constructed languages (e.g., Esperanto, Klingon, Dothraki) to explore crosslinguistic patterns in language structure. Topics include phonological and morphosyntactic typology, language change over time, effects of culture and environment on language, history of language construction, standards in writing descriptive grammars, and critical analysis of research on language diversity.

Prerequisite: 5 required 200-level courses (LIN228H1, LIN229H1, LIN232H1, LIN241H1, LIN251H1), AND LIN322H1 Phonological Theory OR LIN331H1 Syntactic Theory, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN405H1: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Linguistics

Hours: 36L

This course introduces advanced statistical modeling techniques using the statistical software R, tailored specifically to the needs of linguistic research.

Prerequisite: LIN305H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN409H1: Structure of a Specific Language

Hours: 24L

Topics may include: the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic systems; the writing system; a brief diachronic sketch; linguistic variation and sociolinguistic aspects. (Not offered every year).

Prerequisite: LIN228H1, LIN229H1, LIN232H1 + 1 FCE at THE 300+ level in LIN/JAL/JFL/JLP/JLS
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN423H1: Phonetic Analysis

Hours: 36S

This course provides students with hands-on experience with main methods of linguistic phonetic (acoustic and articulatory) analysis through project-based group work and training in writing up experimental results.

Prerequisite: LIN323H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

LIN429H1: Research in Phonology

Hours: 24S

Research in Phonological Theory, including guided instruction in how to undertake critical reading of primary literature, develop an original topic, write a research paper, an abstract, a handout, and give an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: LIN322H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN432H1: Advanced Morphology

Hours: 24L

Current research involving morphology, including the role of morphology in the grammar, the nature of inflectional paradigms, affixes affecting grammatical relations constitute this linguistics course. Each year one topic will be a special focus and will be dealt with at length. (Not offered every year)

Prerequisite: LIN333H1
Corequisite: LIN331H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN439H1: Research in Syntax

Hours: 24S

Research in Syntactic Theory, including guided instruction in how to undertake critical reading of primary literature, develop an original topic, write a linguistics research paper, an abstract, a handout, and give an oral presentation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (Not offered every year)

Prerequisite: LIN331H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN441H1: Advanced Semantics and Pragmatics

Hours: 24S

This course covers current research in formal semantics and pragmatics. Topics may vary from year to year. The course is intended to be a seminar-style course; it includes reading primary literature and writing a research paper.

Prerequisite: LIN341H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN451H1: Urban Dialectology

Hours: 24L

Ways in which urban sub-cultures differ in their use of language. How speakers dialects reflect their ethnicity, group affiliation, and other social categories. Practice in dialect analysis based on data from the speech community, emphasizing procedures and techniques.

Prerequisite: LIN351H1 plus 2 FCE at the 200+ level in LIN/JAL/JLP
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

LIN456H1: Language Variation and Change: Theory and Analysis

Hours: 36L

The theory and practice of sociolinguistics. The inter-relationship between language and society from the perspective of collecting, organizing, and analyzing patterns in natural speech data, including field methods and quantitative methods for correlating linguistic and social variables.

Prerequisite: LIN351H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

LIN458H1: Revitalizing Languages

Hours: 24L

A study of language endangerment and language revitalization efforts, focusing on Indigenous languages of Canada. Topics include language classification and a survey of major features of the languages, what it means for a language to be endangered, the factors that contribute to language shift, and efforts to reverse language shift, including discussion of literacy, documentary linguistics and dictionaries.

Prerequisite: LIN101H1, LIN102H1 plus 2 FCE at the 200+ level in LIN/JAL
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

LIN481H1: Introduction to Analysis and Argumentation

Hours: 36L

Linguistic argumentation, practice in constructing and evaluating hypotheses, and critical evaluation of representative articles. Emphasis on the structure of arguments rather than on the analysis of a particular language.

Prerequisite: LIN322H1/​LIN331H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN490H1: Special Topics in Linguistics

Hours: 24S

A specific topic in linguistics will be explored in depth in Special Topics in Linguistics. Students will learn about a narrowly-focused area of linguistics, including guided instruction in how to undertake critical reading of primary literature, develop a research topic and write a linguistics research paper. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (Not offered every year)

Prerequisite: 2.0 LIN FCE at the 200+ level, of which 1.0 LIN FCE must be at the 300+ level. Permission of the instructor will also be required.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

LIN495Y1: Individual Project

A research or reading project in linguistics undertaken by the student under the supervision of a staff member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department

LIN496H1: Individual Project

A research or reading project in linguistics undertaken by the student under the supervision of a staff member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LIN497Y1: Individual Project

A research or reading project in linguistics undertaken by the student under the supervision of a staff member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LIN498H1: Individual Project

A research or reading project in linguistics undertaken by the student under the supervision of a staff member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LIN499H1: Individual Project

A research or reading project in linguistics undertaken by the student under the supervision of a staff member. Open only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

LMP299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

LMP301H1: Introduction to the Biochemistry of Human Disease

Hours: 24L

Introduces concepts and mechanisms of disease processes as they arise from disturbances of normal biochemical and physiological functions. The rational use of the clinical biochemistry laboratory in the diagnosis and management of disease is explained. Not intended for students in the Pathobiology Specialist program.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1
Exclusion: LMP300Y1
Recommended Preparation: PSL201Y1/​PSL300H1/​PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP340H1: Introduction to Pathobiology I

Previous Course Number: LMP300Y1
Hours: 18L/12T/6P

Concepts in pathogenesis, cell injury, adaptation and death; oxidative stress, ion channels and pumps, calcium homeostasis. Molecular basis of diseases affecting iron, blood and the cardiovascular system. The laboratory examines anatomical and histopathological specimens in cardiac disease.

Prerequisite: Enrolment is limited to students specializing in Pathobiology who have completed, or are completing, the first and second year requirements of the program.
Exclusion: LMP300Y1, LMP301H1, LMP363H1
Recommended Preparation: Second Year required courses for the Pathobiology Specialist Program
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP350H1: Introduction to Pathobiology II

Previous Course Number: LMP300Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

Molecular basis of tissue repair and fibrosis, endocrine and signaling disorders, introduction to neurodegenerative diseases. Animal models and genetic basis of disease. Mechanisms infection by virus, bacteria and parasites. Topics are chosen to complement LMP340H1 and introduce areas that may be explored in more depth in 400-level LMP courses. Enrolment is limited to students specializing in Pathobiology who have completed LMP340H1.

Prerequisite: LMP340H1
Exclusion: LMP300Y1, LMP301H1, LMP363H1
Recommended Preparation: Second Year required courses for the Pathobiology Specialist Program
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP363H1: Principles of Pathobiology

Hours: 24L

Pathological changes brought on by foreign compounds; mechanisms of pathologic, toxic and carcinogenic change.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1
Exclusion: LMP300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP365H1: Neoplasia

Hours: 20L/4P

A general introduction to the cellular and molecular aspects of cancer and its etiology. The laboratory component presents the range of benign and malignant tumor types at the gross and histological levels. Pathophysiology of cancer, invasion and metastases, role of the immune system.

Corequisite: LMP300Y1 or permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


LMP402H1: Inflammation and Infection

Hours: 24L

Mechanisms that allow microbial pathogens to cause disease and the host to detect infection, mount an inflammatory response and resolve the infection.  Primary research articles are discussed.  Topics include commensal bacteria, bacterial toxins, pattern recognition receptors, leukocyte emigration, chemotaxis, and the role of non-coding RNAs in immunity.

Prerequisite: (IMM340H1, IMM350H1)/(IMM341H1, IMM351H1)/(MGY377H1, MGY378H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP403H1: Immunopathology

Hours: 24L

The immune system in disease. Responses of the immune system to host invasion, injurious stimuli, and transplantation. Immunopathology of organ-specific diseases including pancreas, gut, liver, heart, kidney, and blood. Intended for students specializing in pathobiology or related programs.

Prerequisite: (IMM340H1, IMM350H1)/(IMM341H1, IMM351H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP405Y1: Project in Pathobiology

Hours: 154P

A self-contained research project to be completed under the supervision of a faculty member. The main areas of research are as listed in the description of the Department (above). The student will normally have completed three full years of study, and is expected to devote at least one full day per week to the project. Admission is by arrangement with the Department and with a particular supervisor. A list of potential supervisors is available from the Departmental Office and on our web site. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, LMP300Y1/​(LMP340H1, LMP350H1)/LMP363H1/​LMP365H1, and permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP406H1: Pathobiology of the Cardiovascular System

Hours: 24L

Pathobiology of the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic system. Congenital diseases of the heart, ischemic injury, stroke. Treatments of vascular disease and cardiovascular biomaterials. Major focus on atherosclerosis and hypertension. The emphasis is on the underlying cell biology of these processes.

Prerequisite: (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)/PSL302Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP408H1: Genetic Modelling of Human Development and Disease

Hours: 24L

Introduces use of genetic model systems and organisms in exploring aspects of human reproduction, development, and disease. A major focus is on the impact of the genetic models on understanding human health, and disease. Ethical issues in animal research, genetic manipulation, and disease modeling are highlighted.

Prerequisite: LMP300Y1/​(LMP340H1, LMP350H1)/BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP410H1: Pathobiology of Neurodegenerative Disease

Hours: 24L

Molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Emphasis on the molecular pathobiology of neurodegenerative diseases, current research developments and guidance with writing of research proposals. Mid-term and final exams will practice assembly of a succinct research proposal and query neurodegenerative disease material taught in course.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​(PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP415H1: Forensic Pathobiology

Hours: 24L

A thematic review of the major scientific areas and research controversies in forensic medicine. The approach is mechanistic analysis and evidence-based medicine. Classical forensic medicine is critically analyzed with emphasis on experimental methods to resolve controversies. We also explore how the justice system utilizes medical and scientific data.

Prerequisite: LMP300Y1/​(LMP340H1, LMP350H1)/permission of department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

LMP436H1: Microbial Pathogenesis

Hours: 36L

Molecular mechanism involved in pathogenesis of infectious disease. Topics include recurrent themes in the establishment of infectious disease, such as adherence and spread of pathogenic bacteria as well as evasion of host defences. Emphasis is placed on genetic characterization and expression of virulence determinants and on interactions between bacterial pathogens and their hosts.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, (IMM340H1, IMM350H1)/(IMM341H1, IMM351H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MAT133Y1: Calculus and Linear Algebra for Commerce

Hours: 72L

Mathematics of finance. Matrices and linear equations. Review of differential calculus; applications. Integration and fundamental theorem; applications. Introduction to partial differentiation; applications.

NOTE: please note Prerequisites listed below. Students without the proper prerequisites for MAT133Y1 may be deregistered from this course.

Note that MAT133Y is not a valid prerequisite for a number of more advanced quantitative courses. Students who are considering a quantitative non-Commerce PoSt, such as a math minor or a stats minor, may want to consider MAT135H and MAT136H, MAT137Y, or MAT157Y instead of MAT133Y. Specifically, a student who took MAT133Y may need to subsequently take MAT135H and MAT136H as "extra" or take MAT137Y or MAT157Y in order to proceed in non-Commerce PoSts.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Exclusion: MAT135H1, MAT136H1, MAT137Y1, MAT157Y1, MATA30H3, MATA31H3, MATA32H3, MATA33H3, MATA35H3, MATA36H3, MATA37H3, MAT133Y5, MAT134Y5, MAT135Y5, MAT137Y5, MAT138Y5, MAT186H, MAT187H, MAT196H & MAT197H, ESC194H, ESC195H
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT135H1: Calculus I

Hours: 36L/12T

In this first introduction to Calculus, students will be introduced to the tools of differential calculus, the branch of calculus that is motivated by the problem of measuring how quantities change. Students will use these tools to solve other problems, including simplifying functions with straight lines, describing how different types of change are related, and computing maximum and minimum quantities. This course will focus on developing a deep understanding of why the tools of calculus make sense and how to apply them to the social, biological, and physical sciences. It will also emphasize translating between algebraic, graphical, numerical and verbal descriptions of each concept studied.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Exclusion: MAT133Y1, MAT136H1, MAT137Y1, MAT157Y1, MATA30H3, MATA31H3, MATA32H3, MATA33H3, MATA35H3, MATA36H3, MATA37H3, MAT133Y5, MAT134Y5, MAT135Y5, MAT137Y5, MAT138Y5, MAT186H, MAT187H, MAT196H, MAT197H, ESC194H, ESC195H,
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT136H1: Calculus II

Hours: 36L/12T

This second part of the introductory Calculus sequence focuses on integral calculus beginning with the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, the connection between two seemingly unrelated problems: measuring changing quantities and finding areas of curved shapes. Students will develop a deep understanding of the integral, and use it to: unpack equations involving derivatives; to make sense of infinite sums; to write complicated functions as 'infinite polynomials'; and to compute areas, volumes, and totals in applied problems. This course will further develop students' abilities to translate between algebraic, graphical, numerical, and verbal descriptions of mathematics in a variety of applied contexts.

Prerequisite: MAT135H1
Exclusion: MAT133Y1, MAT137Y1, MAT157Y1, MATA32H3, MATA33H3, MATA36H3, MATA37H3, MAT133Y5, MAT134Y5, MAT135Y5, MAT137Y5, MAT138Y5, MAT186H, MAT187H, MAT196H, MAT197H, ESC194H, ESC195H.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT137Y1: Calculus with Proofs

Hours: 72L/24T

A conceptual approach for students with a serious interest in mathematics. Attention is given to computational aspects as well as theoretical foundations and problem solving techniques. Review of Trigonometry. Limits and continuity, mean value theorem, inverse function theorem, differentiation, integration, fundamental theorem of calculus, elementary transcendental functions, Taylor's theorem, sequence and series, power series. Applications.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Exclusion: MAT135H1, MAT136H1, MAT157Y1, MATA35H3, MATA36H3, MATA37H3, MAT135Y5, MAT137Y5, MAT138Y5, MAT187H, MAT196H, MAT197H, ESC194H, ESC195H.
Recommended Preparation: Students will receive credit for both MAT137Y1 and MAT138H1 if MAT138H1 is taken before or along with MAT137Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT138H1: Introduction to Proofs

Hours: 36L/12T

The goal of this course is for students to become comfortable with abstraction, rigour, logic, and proofs. They will practice reading and understanding mathematical statements, analyzing definitions and properties, formulating conjectures and generalizations, providing and writing reasonable and precise arguments, writing and critiquing proofs. The instructor may use specific mathematical content, which could vary from year to year, to practice these skills. The course is aimed at students interested in the creative character of mathematics, particularly those planning to take any of our proof-oriented courses, and is an excellent preparation for MAT137Y1, MAT157Y1, or MAT240H1.

Note: students may take this course concurrently with MAT157Y1 or MAT137Y1, or prior to registering in MAT157Y1 or MAT137Y1. This course can also be used by students who have already taken MAT136H1 and wish to bridge the gap to MAT237Y1.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Exclusion: MAT157Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT157Y1: Analysis I

Hours: 72L/48T

A theoretical course in calculus; emphasizing proofs and techniques, as well as geometric and physical understanding. Trigonometric identities. Limits and continuity; least upper bounds, intermediate and extreme value theorems. Derivatives, mean value and inverse function theorems. Integrals; fundamental theorem; elementary transcendental functions. Techniques of integration. Taylor's theorem; sequences and series; uniform convergence and power series.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Exclusion: MAT137Y1, MATA37H3, MAT137Y5, MAT157Y5, MAT197H1, ESC195H1.
Recommended Preparation: Students should consider taking the Preparing for University Math Level II in order to prepare in advance for MAT157Y1. Students may also take MAT138H1 concurrently with MAT157Y1. Students will receive credit for both MAT157Y1 and MAT138H1 if MAT138H1 is taken before or along with MAT157Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT193H1: Mathematics through Literature & Poetry

Hours: 36S

Mathematics intersects with literature and poetry in a multitude of ways. In this seminar, students will study literary works that include mathematicians, are about mathematicians, and contain mathematical forms. These works will be a springboard for mathematical investigations that build a deeper understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. This course is appropriate for students with all mathematical backgrounds who are not taking another math course. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: High school level algebra.
Exclusion: Not intended for students in a Mathematics Specialist or Major program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT198H1: Cryptology: The Mathematics of Secrecy and Security

Hours: 24S

How do we send our own confidential information through secure channels, and how can we break codes to uncover the secret information of our adversaries? The mathematical field of cryptology is dedicated to answering such questions. In this course we will study breakthroughs in cryptology, from secret messages in the ancient world and the Enigma cipher in World War II, to modern cryptosystems that facilitate online commerce. Along the way, you will develop a sophisticated understanding of how numbers interact and develop the ability to communicate messages secretly and mathematics clearly. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: High school level algebra.
Exclusion: Not intended for students in a Mathematics Specialist or Major program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT199H1: Women's Mathematics

Hours: 36S

Mathematics has been shaped in significant ways by the work of outstanding female mathematicians such as Hypatia, Emmy Noether, Sofia Kovalevskaya, and Maryam Mirzakhani. Despite these successes, women still experience barriers to entering the field and participating at the highest levels. This course will blend an exploration of mathematics created by women with a study of the issue of women in mathematics. Students will have the opportunity to examine the complex factors that impact women's participation in STEM, learn about the lives of female mathematicians, create their own mathematics, and sharpen their spatial cognition and logical thinking skills. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: High school level algebra
Exclusion: Not intended for students in a Mathematical Specialist or Major program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT221H1: Applied Linear Algebra

Hours: 36L/12T

An application-oriented approach to linear algebra, based on calculations in standard Euclidean space. Systems of linear equations, matrices, Gauss-Jordan elimination, subspaces, bases, orthogonal vectors and projections. Matrix inverses, kernel and range, rank-nullity theorem. Determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Cramer's rule, diagonalization. This course has strong emphasis on building computational skills in the area of algebra. Applications to curve fitting, economics, Markov chains and cryptography.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Exclusion: MAT223H1, MATA23H3, MAT223H5, MAT224H1, MAT240H1, MAT240H5, MAT247H1, MAT247H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT223H1: Linear Algebra I

Hours: 36L/12T

Systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, real vector spaces, subspaces, span, linear dependence and independence, bases, rank, inner products, orthogonality, orthogonal complements, Gram-Schmidt, linear transformations, determinants, Cramer's rule, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenspaces, diagonalization.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Exclusion: MATA22H3, MATA23H3, MAT223H5, MAT224H1, MAT240H1, MAT240H5, MAT247H1, MAT247H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT224H1: Linear Algebra II

Hours: 36L/12T

Fields, complex numbers, vector spaces over a field, linear transformations, matrix of a linear transformation, kernel, range, dimension theorem, isomorphisms, change of basis, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalizability, real and complex inner products, spectral theorem, adjoint/self-adjoint/normal linear operators, triangular form, nilpotent mappings, Jordan canonical form.

Prerequisite: MAT221H1(80%)/MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA22H3
Exclusion: MAT247H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT235Y1: Calculus II

Hours: 72L

Parametric equations and polar coordinates. Vectors, vector functions and space curves. Differential and integral calculus of functions of several variables. Line integrals and surface integrals and classic vector calculus theorems. Examples from life sciences and physical science applications.

Prerequisite: (MAT135H1/​MATA30H3/MATA31H3, MAT136H1/​MATA36H3/MATA37H3)/MAT135Y5/MAT137Y1/​MAT137Y5/MAT157Y1/​MAT157Y5
Exclusion: MAT237Y1, MAT257Y1, MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MAT232H5, MAT233H5, MAT236H5, MAT368H5, MAT291H & MAT294H
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT237Y1: Multivariable Calculus

Hours: 72L

Sequences and series. Uniform convergence. Convergence of integrals. Elements of topology in R^2 and R^3. Differential and integral calculus of vector valued functions of a vector variable, with emphasis on vectors in two and three dimensional euclidean space. Extremal problems, Lagrange multipliers, line and surface integrals, vector analysis, Stokes' theorem, Fourier series, calculus of variations.

Prerequisite: MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1/​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1(90%))/(MAT136H1(70%),MAT138H1(70%)),MAT223H1/​MAT240H1
Exclusion: MAT235Y1, MAT257Y1, MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3 & MAT368H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT240H1: Algebra I

Hours: 36L/24T

A theoretical approach to: vector spaces over arbitrary fields, including C and Z_p. Subspaces, bases and dimension. Linear transformations, matrices, change of basis, similarity, determinants. Polynomials over a field (including unique factorization, resultants). Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, characteristic polynomial, diagonalization. Minimal polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theorem.

Prerequisite: High school level calculus
Corequisite: MAT157Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT244H1: Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations

Hours: 36L

First order ordinary differential equations: Direction fields, integrating factors, separable equations, homogeneous equations, exact equations, autonomous equations, modeling. Existence and uniqueness theorem. Higher order equations: Constant coefficient equations, reduction of order, Wronskian, method of undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters. Solutions by series and integrals. First order linear systems, fundamental matrices. Non-linear equations, phase plane, stability. Applications in life and physical sciences and economics.

Prerequisite: (MAT135H1/​MATA35H3/MATA30H3/MATA31H3, MAT136H1/​MATA36H3/MATA37H3)/MAT135Y5/MAT137Y1/​MAT137Y5/MAT157Y1/​MAT157Y5, MAT223H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H1/​MAT240H5
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: MAT267H1, MAT212H5, MAT258Y5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT245H1: Mathematical Methods in Data Science

Hours: 36L/24P

An introduction to the mathematical methods behind scientific techniques developed for extracting information from large data sets. Elementary probability density functions, conditional expectation, inverse problems, regularization, dimension reduction, gradient methods, singular value decomposition and its applications, stability, diffusion maps. Examples from applications in data science and big data.

Prerequisite: MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1, MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, MAT224H1/​MAT247H1
Corequisite: MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT246H1: Concepts in Abstract Mathematics

Hours: 36L/12T

Designed to introduce students to mathematical proofs and abstract mathematical concepts. Topics may include modular arithmetic, sizes of infinite sets, and a proof that some angles cannot be trisected with straightedge and compass.

Prerequisite: MAT133Y1/​(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1,MAT223H1
Exclusion: MAT157Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT247H1: Algebra II

Hours: 36L

A theoretical approach to real and complex inner product spaces, isometries, orthogonal and unitary matrices and transformations. The adjoint. Hermitian and symmetric transformations. Spectral theorem for symmetric and normal transformations. Polar representation theorem. Primary decomposition theorem. Rational and Jordan canonical forms. Additional topics including dual spaces, quotient spaces, bilinear forms, quadratic surfaces, multilinear algebra.

Prerequisite: MAT240H1/​MAT240H5
Corequisite: MAT157Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT257Y1: Analysis II

Hours: 72L/48T

Topology of R^n; compactness, functions and continuity, extreme value theorem. Derivatives; inverse and implicit function theorems, maxima and minima, Lagrange multipliers. Integration; Fubini's theorem, partitions of unity, change of variables. Differential forms. Manifolds in R^n; integration on manifolds; Stokes' theorem for differential forms and classical versions.

Prerequisite: MAT157Y1/​MAT157Y5, MAT247H1/​MAT247H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT267H1: Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations

Hours: 36L/12T

A theoretical course on Ordinary Differential Equations. First-order equations: separable equations, exact equations, integrating factors. Variational problems, Euler-Lagrange equations. Linear equations and first-order systems. Fundamental matrices, Wronskians. Non-linear equations. Existence and uniqueness theorems. Method of power series. Elementary qualitative theory; stability, phase plane, stationary points. Oscillation theorem, Sturm comparison. Applications in mechanics, physics, chemistry, biology and economics.

Prerequisite: MAT157Y1/​MAT157Y5, MAT247H1/​MAT247H5
Corequisite: MAT257Y1
Exclusion: APM288H1, MAT244H1, MATB44H3, MAT242H5, MAT252H5, MAT234H1, MAT292H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT271H1: Insights from Mathematics

Hours: 36L/6T

This breadth course is accessible to students with limited mathematical background. Various mathematical techniques will be illustrated with examples from humanities and social science disciplines. Some of the topics will incorporate user friendly computer explorations to give participants the feel of the subject without requiring skill at calculations.

Note: This course cannot be used to satisfy requirements of program in the math department.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT282H1: Topics in Mathematics

Hours: 36L

A course in mathematics on a topic outside the current undergraduate offerings. For information on the specific topic to be studied and possible additional preqrequisites, go to http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/current-students-ug/

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE in 100-level MAT courses. Possible additional topic-specific prerequisites.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT295H1: Independent Reading in Mathematics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member.  Topic must be outside undergraduate offerings.  Similar workload to a 36L course.  Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT296H1: Independent Reading in Mathematics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Topic must be outside undergraduate offerings. Workload equivalent to a 36L course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT297Y1: Research Project in Mathematics

Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. Similar workload to a 72L course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

MAT301H1: Groups and Symmetries

Hours: 36L

Congruences and fields. Permutations and permutation groups. Linear groups. Abstract groups, homomorphisms, subgroups. Symmetry groups of regular polygons and Platonic solids, wallpaper groups. Group actions, class formula. Cosets, Lagrange theorem. Normal subgroups, quotient groups. Classification of finitely generated abelian groups. Emphasis on examples and calculations.

Prerequisite: MAT224H1/​MAT247H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1, MAT246H1/​CSC236H1/​CSC240H1. (These Prerequisites will be waived for students who have MAT257Y1.) For FASE students, MAT185H, MAT194H, MAT195H.
Exclusion: MAT347Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT309H1: Introduction to Mathematical Logic

Hours: 36L

Predicate calculus. Relationship between truth and provability; Gödel's completeness theorem. First order arithmetic as an example of a first-order system. Gödel's incompleteness theorem; outline of its proof. Introduction to recursive functions.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H1/​MAT240H5, MAT235Y1/​MAT235Y5/(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5, MAT246H1/​CSC236H1/​CSC240H1 (These Prerequisites will be waived for students who have MAT257Y1)
Exclusion: CSC438H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT315H1: Introduction to Number Theory

Hours: 36L

Elementary topics in number theory: arithmetic functions; polynomials over the residue classes modulo m, characters on the residue classes modulo m; quadratic reciprocity law, representation of numbers as sums of squares.

Prerequisite: (MAT223H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H1/​MAT240H5, MAT235Y1/​MAT235Y5/(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5, MAT246H1/​CSC236H1/​CSC240H1)/MAT157Y1/​MAT157Y5/MAT247H1/​MAT247H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT327H1: Introduction to Topology

Hours: 36L

Metric spaces, topological spaces and continuous mappings; separation, compactness, connectedness. Fundamental group and covering spaces. Brouwer fixed-point theorem. Students in the math specialist program wishing to take additional topology courses are advised to obtain permission to take MAT1300H, MAT1301H.

Prerequisite: MAT157Y1/​MAT157Y5/(MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5, MAT246H1 and permission of the instructor)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT329Y1: Concepts in Elementary Mathematics

Hours: 72L

This course is aimed at students intending to become elementary school teachers. Emphasis is placed on the formation and development of fundamental reasoning and learning skills required to understand and to teach mathematics at the elementary level. Topics may include: Problem Solving and Strategies, Sets and Elementary Logic, Numbers and Elements of Number Theory, Introductory Probability and Fundamentals of Geometry.

The course may include an optional practicum in school classrooms.

Prerequisite: MAT137Y1/​MAT138H1/​MAT223H1/​MAT246H1 and any 5.0 FCE with a CGPA of at least 2.5
Exclusion: MAT382H5
Recommended Preparation: Participation in the practicum requires the presentation of an Ontario Police Report that declares suitability to work with minors and other special groups.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT332H1: Introduction to Graph Theory

Hours: 36L

This course will explore the following topics: Graphs, subgraphs, isomorphism, trees, connectivity, Euler and Hamiltonian properties, matchings, vertex and edge colourings, planarity, network flows and strongly regular graphs. Participants will be encouraged to use these topics and execute applications to such problems as timetabling, tournament scheduling, experimental design and finite geometries.

Prerequisite: MAT224H1/​MATB24H3/MAT224H5/MAT247H1/​MAT247H5
Corequisite: Recommended Corequisite: MAT301H1/​MAT347Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT334H1: Complex Variables

Hours: 36L

Theory of functions of one complex variable, analytic and meromorphic functions. Cauchy's theorem, residue calculus, conformal mappings, introduction to analytic continuation and harmonic functions.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H1/​MAT240H5, MAT235Y1/​MAT235Y5/(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5/MAT257Y1
Exclusion: MAT354H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT335H1: Chaos, Fractals and Dynamics

Hours: 36L

An elementary introduction to a modern and fast-developing area of mathematics. One-dimensional dynamics: iterations of quadratic polynomials. Dynamics of linear mappings, attractors. Bifurcation, Henon map, Mandelbrot and Julia sets. History and applications.

Prerequisite: MAT137Y1/​(MATA30H3, MATA31H3, MATA37H3)/MAT137Y5/MAT157Y1/​MAT157Y5/MAT235Y1/​MAT235Y5/(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5, MAT223H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H1/​MAT240H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT336H1: Elements of Analysis

Hours: 36L/12T

This course provides the foundations of analysis and rigorous calculus for students who will take subsequent courses where these mathematical concepts are central of applications, but who have only taken courses with limited proofs. Topics include topology of Rn, implicit and inverse function theorems and rigorous integration theory.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H1/​MAT240H5, MAT235Y1/​MAT235Y5/(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5; (for FASE students, MAT185H, MAT195H/ESC195H)
Exclusion: MAT257Y1, MAT337H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT337H1: Introduction to Real Analysis

Hours: 36L

Construction of Real Numbers. Metric spaces; compactness and connectedness. Sequences and series of functions, power series; modes of convergence. Interchange of limiting processes; differentiation of integrals. Function spaces; Weierstrass approximation; Fourier series. Contraction mappings; existence and uniqueness of solutions of ordinary differential equations. Countability; Cantor set; Hausdorff dimension.

Prerequisite: MAT224H1/​MATB24H3/MAT224H5/MAT247H1/​MAT247H5, MAT235Y1/​MAT235Y5/(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5, MAT246H1; NOTE: These Prerequisites will be waived for students who have MAT257Y1
Exclusion: MAT357H1 & MAT378H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT344H1: Introduction to Combinatorics

Hours: 36L

Basic counting principles, generating functions, permutations with restrictions. Fundamentals of graph theory with algorithms; applications (including network flows). Combinatorial structures including block designs and finite geometries.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H1/​MAT240H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT347Y1: Groups, Rings and Fields

Hours: 72L/24T

Groups, subgroups, quotient groups, Sylow theorems, Jordan-Hölder theorem, finitely generated abelian groups, solvable groups. Rings, ideals, Chinese remainder theorem; Euclidean domains and principal ideal domains: unique factorization. Noetherian rings, Hilbert basis theorem. Finitely generated modules. Field extensions, algebraic closure, straight-edge and compass constructions. Galois theory, including insolvability of the quintic.

Prerequisite: MAT257Y1/​(85% in MAT247H1/​MAT247H5)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT351Y1: Partial Differential Equations

Hours: 72L

This is a first course in Partial Differential Equations, intended for Mathematics students with interests in analysis, mathematical physics, geometry, and optimization. The examples to be discussed include first-order equations, harmonic functions, the diffusion equation, the wave equation, Schrodinger's equation, and eigenvalue problems. In addition to the classical representation formulas for the solutions of these equations, there are techniques that apply more broadly: the notion of well-posedness, the method of characteristics, energy methods, maximum and comparison principles, fundamental solutions, Green's functions, Duhamel's principle, Fourier series, the min-max characterization of eigenvalues, Bessel functions, spherical harmonics, and distributions. Nonlinear phenomena such as shock waves and solitary waves are also introduced.

Prerequisite: MAT257Y1/​85% in MAT237Y1, MAT267H1
Exclusion: APM351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT354H1: Complex Analysis I

Hours: 36L

Complex numbers, the complex plane and Riemann sphere, Möbius transformations, elementary functions and their mapping properties, conformal mapping, holomorphic functions, Cauchy's theorem and integral formula. Taylor and Laurent series, maximum modulus principle, Schwarz' lemma, residue theorem and residue calculus.

Prerequisite: MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT357H1: Foundations of Real Analysis

Hours: 36L

Function spaces; Arzela-Ascoli theorem, Weierstrass approximation theorem, Fourier series. Introduction to Banach and Hilbert spaces; contraction mapping principle, fundamental existence and uniqueness theorem for ordinary differential equations. Lebesgue integral; convergence theorems, comparison with Riemann integral, L^p spaces. Applications to probability.

Prerequisite: MAT257Y1/​(MAT327H1 and permission of instructor)
Exclusion: MAT438H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT363H1: Geometry of Curves and Surfaces

Hours: 36L

Curves and surfaces in 3-spaces. Frenet formulas. Curvature and geodesics. Gauss map. Minimal surfaces. Gauss-Bonnet theorem for surfaces. Surfaces of constant curvature.

Prerequisite: MAT224H1/​MATB24H3/MAT224H5/MAT247H1/​MAT247H5, MAT237Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3, MATB43H3)/MAT237Y5/MAT257Y1 (MAT257Y1 can be taken concurrently). For FASE students, MAT185H, MAT194H, MAT195H, AER210H.
Exclusion: MAT367H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT367H1: Differential Geometry

Hours: 36L

Manifolds, partitions of unity, submersions and immersions, vector fields, vector bundles, tangent and cotangent bundles, foliations and Frobenius’ theorem, multillinear algebra, differential forms, Stokes’ theorem, Poincare-Hopf theorem

Prerequisite: MAT257Y1/​(MAT224H1, MAT237Y1,MAT246H1,and permission of instructor)
Recommended Preparation: Multivariable calculus (MAT257Y1), Linear algebra (MAT240H1, MAT247H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT377H1: Mathematical Probability

Hours: 36L/12T

This course introduces students to various topics in mathematical probability theory. Topics include basic concepts (such as probability, random variables, expectations, conditional probability) from a mathematical point of view, examples of distributions and stochastic processes and their properties, convergence results (such as the law of large numbers, central limit theorem, random series, etc.), various inequalities, and examples of applications of probabilistic ideas beyond statistics (for example, in geometry and computer science).

Prerequisite: MAT247H1/​MAT247H5, MAT257Y1
Exclusion: STA347H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT382H1: Topics in Mathematics

Hours: 36L

A course in mathematics on a topic outside the current undergraduate offerings.  For information on the specific topic to be studied and possible additional preqrequisites, go to http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/current-students-ug/

Prerequisite: 2.5 FCE in 100-level or 200-level APM or MAT courses. Possible additional topic-specific prerequisites.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT390H1: History of Mathematics up to 1700

Hours: 36L

A survey of ancient, medieval, and early modern mathematics with emphasis on historical issues. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 FCE in APM/MAT at the 200 level.
Exclusion: HPS309H1, HPS310Y1, HPS390H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT391H1: History of Mathematics after 1700

Hours: 24L/12T

A survey of the development of mathematics from 1700 to the present with emphasis on technical development. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 FCE in APM/MAT at the 200 level.
Exclusion: HPS309H1, HPS310H1, HPS391H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT395H1: Independent Reading in Mathematics

Independent reading under the direction of a faculty member. Topic must be outside current undergraduate offerings. Similar workload to a 36L course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT396H1: Independent Reading in Mathematics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Topic must be outside undergraduate offerings. Similar workload to a 36L course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT397Y1: Research Project in Mathematics

Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.  Workload similar to a 72L course.  Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

MAT398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

MAT399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


MAT401H1: Polynomial Equations and Fields

Hours: 36L

Commutative rings; quotient rings. Construction of the rationals. Polynomial algebra. Fields and Galois theory: Field extensions, adjunction of roots of a polynomial. Constructibility, trisection of angles, construction of regular polygons. Galois groups of polynomials, in particular cubics, quartics. Insolvability of quintics by radicals.

Prerequisite: MAT301H1
Exclusion: MAT347Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT402H1: Classical Geometries

Hours: 36L

Euclidean and non-euclidean plane and space geometries. Real and complex projective space. Models of the hyperbolic plane. Connections with the geometry of surfaces.

Prerequisite: MAT301H1/​MAT347Y1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT409H1: Set Theory

Hours: 36L

Set theory and its relations with other branches of mathematics. ZFC axioms. Ordinal and cardinal numbers. Reflection principle. Constructible sets and the continuum hypothesis. Introduction to independence proofs. Topics from large cardinals, infinitary combinatorics and descriptive set theory.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT409H1/MAT1404H

Prerequisite: MAT357H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT415H1: Algebraic Number Theory

Hours: 36L

A selection from the following: finite fields; global and local fields; valuation theory; ideals and divisors; differents and discriminants; ramification and inertia; class numbers and units; cyclotomic fields; diophantine equations.

Prerequisite: MAT347Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT417H1: Analytic Number Theory

Hours: 36L

A selection from the following: distribution of primes, especially in arithmetic progressions and short intervals; exponential sums; Hardy-Littlewood and dispersion methods; character sums and L-functions; the Riemann zeta-function; sieve methods, large and small; diophantine approximation, modular forms.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT417H1/MAT1202H

Prerequisite: MAT334H1/​MAT354H1/​permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT425H1: Differential Topology

Hours: 36L

Smooth manifolds, Sard's theorem and transversality. Morse theory. Immersion and embedding theorems. Intersection theory. Borsuk-Ulam theorem. Vector fields and Euler characteristic. Hopf degree theorem. Additional topics may vary.

Prerequisite: MAT257Y1, MAT327H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT436H1: Introduction to Linear Operators

Hours: 36L

The course will survey the branch of mathematics developed (in its abstract form) primarily in the twentieth century and referred to variously as functional analysis, linear operators in Hilbert space, and operator algebras, among other names (for instance, more recently, to reflect the rapidly increasing scope of the subject, the phrase non-commutative geometry has been introduced). The intention will be to discuss a number of the topics in Pedersen's textbook Analysis Now. Students will be encouraged to lecture on some of the material, and also to work through some of the exercises in the textbook (or in the suggested reference books).

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT436H1/MAT1011H

Prerequisite: 5.0 FCE from MAT, including MAT224H1/​MAT247H1 and MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT437H1: K-Theory and C* Algebras

Hours: 36L

The theory of operator algebras was begun by John von Neumann eighty years ago. In one of the most important innovations of this theory, von Neumann and Murray introduced a notion of equivalence of projections in a self-adjoint algebra (*-algebra) of Hilbert space operators that was compatible with addition of orthogonal projections (also in matrix algebras over the algebra), and so gave rise to an abelian semigroup, now referred to as the Murray-von Neumann semigroup.

Later, Grothendieck in geometry, Atiyah and Hirzebruch in topology, and Serre in the setting of arbitrary rings (pertinent for instance for number theory), considered similar constructions. The enveloping group of the semigroup considered in each of these settings is now referred to as the K-group (Grothendieck's terminology), or as the Grothendieck group.

Among the many indications of the depth of this construction was the discovery of Atiyah and Hirzebruch that Bott periodicity could be expressed in a simple way using the K-group. Also, Atiyah and Singer famously showed that K-theory was important in connection with the Fredholm index. Partly because of these developments, K-theory very soon became important again in the theory of operator algebras. (And in turn, operator algebras became increasingly important in other branches of mathematics.)

The purpose of this course is to give a general, elementary, introduction to the ideas of K-theory in the operator algebra context. (Very briefly, K-theory generalizes the notion of dimension of a vector space.)

The course will begin with a description of the method (K-theoretical in spirit) used by Murray and von Neumann to give a rough initial classification of von Neumann algebras (into types I, II, and III). It will centre around the relatively recent use of K-theory to study Bratteli's approximately finite-dimensional C*-algebras---both to classify them (a result that can be formulated and proved purely algebraically), and to prove that the class of these C*-algebras---what Bratteli called AF algebras---is closed under passing to extensions (a result that uses the Bott periodicity feature of K-theory).

Students will be encouraged to prepare oral or written reports on various subjects related to the course, including basic theory and applications.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT437H1/MAT1016H

Prerequisite: 5.0 FCE from MAT, including MAT224H1/​MAT247H1 and MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1.
Recommended Preparation: Students are encouraged to execute basic research that answers the question, what is an abelian group?
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT445H1: Representation Theory

Hours: 36L

A selection of topics from: Representation theory of finite groups, topological groups and compact groups. Group algebras. Character theory and orthogonality relations. Weyl's character formula for compact semisimple Lie groups. Induced representations. Structure theory and representations of semisimple Lie algebras. Determination of the complex Lie algebras.

Joint undergraduate/graduate - MAT445H1/MAT1196H

Prerequisite: MAT347Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT448H1: Introduction to Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry

Hours: 36L

Basic notions of algebraic geometry, with emphasis on commutative algebra or geometry according to the interests of the instructor. Algebraic topics: localization, integral dependence and Hilbert's Nullstellensatz, valuation theory, power series rings and completion, dimension theory. Geometric topics: affine and projective varieties, dimension and intersection theory, curves and surfaces, varieties over the complex numbers. This course will be offered in alternating years.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT448H1/MAT1155H

Prerequisite: MAT347Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT449H1: Algebraic Curves

Hours: 36L

Projective geometry. Curves and Riemann surfaces. Algebraic methods. Intersection of curves; linear systems; Bezout's theorem. Cubics and elliptic curves. Riemann-Roch theorem. Newton polygon and Puiseux expansion; resolution of singularities. This course will be offered in alternating years.

Prerequisite: MAT347Y1, MAT354H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT454H1: Complex Analysis II

Hours: 36L

Harmonic functions, Harnack's principle, Poisson's integral formula and Dirichlet's problem. Infinite products and the gamma function. Normal families and the Riemann mapping theorem. Analytic continuation, monodromy theorem and elementary Riemann surfaces. Elliptic functions, the modular function and the little Picard theorem.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT454H1/MAT1002H

Prerequisite: MAT354H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT457H1: Advanced Real Analysis I

Hours: 36L

Lebesque measure and integration; convergence theorems, Fubini's theorem, Lebesgue differentiation theorem, abstract measures, Caratheodory theorem, Radon-Nikodym theorem. Hilbert spaces, orthonormal bases, Riesz representation theorem, compact operators, L^p spaces, Hölder and Minkowski inequalities.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT457H1/MAT1000H

Prerequisite: MAT357H1
Exclusion: MAT457Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT458H1: Advanced Real Analysis II

Hours: 36L

Fourier series and transform, convergence results, Fourier inversion theorem, L^2 theory, estimates, convolutions. Banach spaces, duals, weak topology, weak compactness, Hahn-Banach theorem, open mapping theorem, uniform boundedness theorem.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT458H1/MAT1001H

Prerequisite: MAT457H1
Exclusion: MAT457Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT464H1: Riemannian Geometry

Hours: 36L

Riemannian metrics. Levi-Civita connection. Geodesics. Exponential map. Second fundamental form. Complete manifolds and Hopf-Rinow theorem. Curvature tensors. Ricci curvature and scalar curvature. Spaces of constant curvature.

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT464H1/MAT1342H

Prerequisite: MAT367H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT475H1: Problem Solving Seminar

This course addresses the question: How do you attack a problem the likes of which you have never seen before? Students will apply Polya's principles of mathematical problem solving, draw upon their previous mathematical knowledge, and explore the creative side of mathematics in solving a variety of interesting problems and explaining those solutions to others.

Prerequisite: MAT224H1/​MAT247H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1, and at least 1.0 FCE at the 300+ level in APM/MAT
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT477H1: Seminar in Mathematics

Seminar in an advanced topic. Content will generally vary from semester to semester. Student presentations are required.

Prerequisite: MAT347Y1, MAT354H1, MAT357H1; or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT478H1: Seminar in Mathematics

Seminar in an advanced topic. Content will generally vary from semester to semester. Student presentations are required.

Prerequisite: MAT347Y1, MAT354H1, MAT357H1; or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT482H1: Topics in Mathematics

Hours: 36L

A course in mathematics on a topic outside the current undergraduate offerings. For information on the specific topic to be studied and possible additional prerequisites, go to http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/current-students-ug/

Joint undergraduate/graduate course - MAT482H1/MAT1901H

Prerequisite: 6.0 FCE in 100-level, 200-level, and 300-level APM and MAT courses. Possible additional topic-specific prerequisites.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT483H1: Topics in Mathematics

Hours: 36L

A course in mathematics on a topic outside the current undergraduate offerings. For information on the specific topic to be studied and possible additional preqrequisites, go to http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/current-students-ug/

Prerequisite: 6.0 FCE in 100-level, 200-level, and 300-level APM and MAT courses. Possible additional topic-specific prerequisites.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT495H1: Independent Reading in Mathematics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Topic must be outside undergraduate offerings. Workload equivalent to a 36L course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT496H1: Independent Reading in Mathematics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Topic must be outside undergraduate offerings. Workload equivalent to a 36L course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MAT497Y1: Research Project in Mathematics

Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Similar workload to a 72L course.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in APM and MAT courses. Permission of the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and of the prospective supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

MGR100H1: Introductory Modern Greek

Hours: 24L

This course is designed for absolute beginners in the Modern Greek language. The overall goal is to facilitate understanding and use of familiar everyday expressions and phrases aimed at the satisfaction of basic communicative needs. Students will familiarize themselves with the Modern Greek alphabet, pronunciation and grammatical rules. No previous knowledge of Modern Greek required.

Exclusion: Students who have completed High School in Greece or a Grade 12 Modern Greek language credit.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MGR101H1: Elementary Modern Greek

Hours: 24L

This course builds on MGR100H1 and aims to develop competence in the Modern Greek language at the basic level. Students will attain elementary proficiency in the spoken and written language by familiarizing themselves with a variety of grammatical and syntax structures while continuing to enrich their vocabulary. Emphasis will be placed on reading and conversational skills while students are expected to write short descriptive paragraphs.

Prerequisite: MGR100H1
Exclusion: Students who have completed High School in Greece or a Grade 12 Modern Greek language credit.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MGR245Y1: Intermediate Modern Greek

Hours: 78S

A course designed for students with some command of the language:  vocabulary building; study of grammar and syntax; compositional skills leading to the study of a prose literary work.

Prerequisite: First year Greek or equivalent; permission of instructor that includes language placement test evaluation
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MGR300H1: Advanced Modern Greek I

Hours: 24L

This course builds on the Intermediate level background knowledge to prepare students as independent users of the Modern Greek language. In order to attain conversational fluency and communicate effectively and accurately with native Greek language speakers, students will practice on reading and interpreting magazine and newspaper articles on various topics as well as  applying more complex grammatical and syntax rules to write essays on assigned subjects.

Prerequisite: Completion of MGR245Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MGR301H1: Advanced Modern Greek II

Hours: 24L

The aim of this course is to facilitate fluency both in spoken and written Modern Greek.  Proficiency at this level will be attained through familiarization with various texts and genres including a Modern Greek literature anthology and selected academic articles. Emphasis will be placed on writing which will lead to the production of a short research paper in Modern Greek.

Prerequisite: Completion of MGR300H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MGT100H1: Fundamentals of Management

Previous Course Number: RSM100Y1
Hours: 24L

Introduction to management and its subdisciplines. Themes include business in a Canadian context, the nature of corporations, corporate governance, organizational behavior, operations, and strategy.

Exclusion: RSM100H1, RSM100Y1

MGT201H1: Introduction to Financial Accounting

Hours: 24L

Introduction to financial reporting and analysis that is used by companies to organize and evaluate data in light of their organization’s goal. Emphasis is on decision-making and interpretation of financial statements and how they can be used to plan a firm’s overall business activities through the use of real-world companies. Not open to Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Exclusion: RSM219H1

MGT301H1: Independent Study

Hours: TBA

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd year students not in a Rotman Commerce program. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

MGT302H1: Independent Study

Hours: TBA

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd year students not in a Rotman Commerce program. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

MGT303Y1: Independent Study

Hours: TBA

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd year students not in a Rotman Commerce program. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70

MGT401H1: Independent Study Course

Hours: TBA

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year students not in a Rotman Commerce program. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

MGT402H1: Independent Study Course

Hours: TBA

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year students not in a Rotman Commerce program. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

MGT403Y1: Independent Study Course

Hours: TBA

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year students not in a Rotman Commerce program. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

MGY200H1: An Introduction to Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Hours: 24L

Introduction to the core concepts of genetics and microbiology. Included are also topical biological problems and cutting-edge scientific approaches with some examples from world-class Toronto labs. Historical context is often used to deliver material. Topics include: core concepts in genetics, an introduction to cancer and stem cells; the genetic regulation of aging; core concepts in microbiology; emerging and recurring microbial threats; genetic engineering.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY250H1: Introduction to Medical Genetics

Hours: 36L

An introduction to medical genetics including the “omics” revolution, stem cells, cancer genetics, finding disease-causing mutations, genetic counselling and gene therapy.  The course material is delivered online and is approximately equivalent to 36 lecture hours.  Midterm and final exam are taken on campus or at a pre-approved site off-campus. 

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY277H1: Introduction to Medical Microbiology

Hours: 36L

An online introductory survey course that explores the agents of infectious disease including bacteria, viruses, and parasites as well as the host immune response. Other topics include the fundamentals of disease diagnosis and epidemiology.  This course will use web-based delivery of lectures and tutorials and utilize a range of communication tools equivalent to approximately three lectures per week. The final exam will require student attendance on the St. George campus.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY280H1: Second Year Specialist Research

Hours: 48P/12S

This course gives students enrolled in the Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Specialist or Biochemistry Specialist program an opportunity to conduct an original research project in the second semester of their second year in a research laboratory in either of those Departments. Laboratory assignments are chosen during the first semester of second year by agreement with a Departmental faculty member and the Course Coordinator. Attendance at a weekly meeting is mandatory and students will present a report at the end of term. Details can be found on the departmental website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Specialist Program in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology or in Biochemistry. Student cannot have completed more than 8.5 FCE.
Exclusion: MGY299Y1 and other ROP299Y1 courses
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

MGY311Y1: Molecular Biology

Hours: 72L

This course examines the design and interpretation of experiments that have led to our current understanding of the biological roles of DNA, RNA and proteins. Intended for students considering graduate or professional work in molecular biology or a related field or wanting a deeper understanding of these topics.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BCH242Y1 (Note: BCH210H1 may be acceptable with permission of instructor)
Exclusion: BCH311H1, CSB349H1, JBC372H5(UTM), PSL350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY314H1: Principles of Genetic Analysis I

Hours: 12T/36P

Laboratory experiments in genetics, with the focus on microbial and prokaryotic genetics. Topics and experiments include mutagenesis and genetic selection, linkage and recombination, genetic crosses, gene regulation, suppressor analyses, and genetic mapping. (Lab fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Exclusion: MGY312H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY315H1: Principles of Genetic Analysis II

Hours: 12T/36P

Laboratory experiments in eukaryotic genetics, using two of the most powerful eukaryotic model systems, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The course follows MGY314H1; topics include analysis of genetic networks and pathways, meiotic segregation analysis, recombination mapping, genetic crosses, and phenotypic analyses. (Lab fee: $25)

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, MGY314H1/​MGY340H1
Exclusion: MGY312H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY340H1: Molecular Genetics

Hours: 36L

This course gives students an in-depth understanding of how genetics, the study of mutations and their resulting phenotypes, are used to probe and understand a variety of biological phenomena ranging from metabolism, to development, to cancer.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY350H1: Model Organisms to Disease

Hours: 36L

The concepts of genetics in the context of human development, disease and evolution. Topics include genetic interactions and complex traits, variation in disease phenotype, signalling and development, stem cells and epigenetic regulation.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Corequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY360H1: Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis Laboratory

Hours: 36P

The principles and practice of whole-genome sequencing. Each student team will sequence an entire eukaryotic genome and analyze it. Topics will include: modern sequencing technology, yeast husbandry, genomic library construction and quality control, ‘next-generation’ sequencing, sequence assembly using a reference genome, principles of genome organization, mutation detection and interpretation.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY377H1: Microbiology I: Bacteria

Hours: 36L

An in depth study of bacteria including their structure, their biology, their ability to adapt, and their effects on human health. Provides a foundation for advanced studies in bacterial physiology, bacterial genetics, molecular pathogenesis of disease, immunology, and environmental studies.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, BIO120H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Exclusion: BIO370Y5 (UTM)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY378H1: Microbiology II: Viruses

Hours: 36L

Detailed study of viruses in terms of structure, classification, replication and interaction with the host. Basis for advanced study in virology. Requires some familiarity with molecular and cellular biology. A concurrent course in immunology (IMM340H1, IMM350H1) or (IMM341H1, IMM351H1) is recommended.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BIO120H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1; BIO260H1/​HMB265H1
Corequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Exclusion: BIO351Y1, CSB351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY380H1: Microbiology Laboratory I: Bacteria

Previous Course Number: MGY379Y1
Hours: 12L/36P

A laboratory course in bacteriology. Students will perform a variety of genetic and biochemical experiments to identify and characterize unknown organisms, and learn how bacteria live together in biofilm and become resistance to antibiotics. Students will also learn important research tools and concepts including CRISPRi, transduction, and conjugation through experiments. Valuable not only for advanced work in microbiology but also in related fields that make use of bacteria and bacteriophages as research tools.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1
Corequisite: MGY377H1
Exclusion: MGY379Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY381H1: Microbiology Laboratory II: Viruses

Previous Course Number: MGY379Y1
Hours: 12L/36P

Hands-on experiments provide the opportunity to develop skills in working safely with human viruses. Important concepts are learned through analysis of results. Topics include propagation and assay of viruses, examination of viruses by electron microscopy, replication kinetics, host response to infection and viral vectors. Valuable not only in microbiology but in fields using viruses as vectors.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, HMB265H1/​BIO260H1, MGY380H1
Corequisite: MGY378H1
Exclusion: MGY379Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


MGY420H1: Regulation of Gene Expression

Hours: 24L

Regulatory mechanisms controlling gene expression in eukaryotes; students will read, discuss, and present the primary research literature in class. Topics include: assembly of the initiation complex; roles of transcription factors, co-activators and cis-acting regulatory elements; promoter escape; mechanisms that control elongation, termination and anti-termination of transcription; chromatin control of transcription.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Exclusion: BIO477H5 (UTM)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY425H1: Signal Transduction and Cell Cycle Regulation

Hours: 24L

This course presents and integrates molecular aspects of signal transduction and cell cycle regulation in eukaryotic cells from yeast to humans. Emphasis is on recent advances in growth factor receptor signalling, modular protein domains, and the recurrent role of protein phosphorylation and protein-protein interactions in cell regulation.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY428H1: Functional Genomics

Hours: 24L

A broad-ranging course that covers many aspects of genomics and functional genomics, which is the discipline of defining and attributing function to all of the heritable material of an organism on a genome-wide scale, as applied to invertebrates and vertebrates. The primary and review literature will be the basis of all lectures.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1; BIO260H1/​HMB265H1; MGY311Y1/​CSB349H1/​BCH311H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY434H1: Bacterial Signalling and Physiological Regulation

Hours: 36L

An in-depth look at bacteria, their evolution and genomes, and how they sense their environment and adapt to environmental stimuli. Topics discussed include the human microbiome, modern bacterial genomics and metagenomics and how they affect diagnosis and treatment of disease, bacterial community structures including biofilms and quorum sensing, and the contribution of metabolism to disease and stress resistance.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​ MGY311Y1, MGY377H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY440H1: Virus-Host Interactions

Hours: 36L

Analysis of virus/host interactions at the molecular level with a view to understanding how viruses cause disease. Course material is based on recent research publications. Topics may include: virus entry and intracellular trafficking, activation of host cell signalling pathways, viral and host determinants of tissue tropism within the host and transmission between hosts.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​ MGY311Y1; CSB351Y1/​MGY378H1
Recommended Preparation: IMM340H1/​IMM341H1, IMM350H1/​IMM351H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY460H1: Genetic Analysis of Development

Hours: 24L

Basic and advanced principles of genetic analysis applied to the study of the best-understood eukaryotic model organisms including the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, the zebrafish, and the laboratory mouse. We emphasize the use of genetic approaches to address problems in cell biology and development, such as the regulation of cell fate and tissue development. Much of the knowledge gained from these experimentally tractable organisms has proven broadly applicable, and the same principles of developmental genetic analysis underlie efforts to understand the development of humans.

Prerequisite: BIO260H1/​HMB265H1, MGY311Y1/​CSB349H1/​BCH311H1
Exclusion: MGY451H1, MGY452H1
Recommended Preparation: MGY340H1, MGY350H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY470H1: Human and Molecular Genetics

Hours: 24L

Current aspects of human and molecular genetics including: chromosome structure and function, inheritance of mutations and disease, the human genome and disease gene mapping, cancer genetics, mouse disease models and gene based diagnostics and therapies.

Prerequisite: BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1 (Note: CSB349H1 is acceptable with permission of the instructor)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY480Y1: Special Research Project

An opportunity for specialized individual research in molecular genetics and microbiology by arrangement with the course coordinator. Students are required to perform an original reserach project and attend relevant research seminars. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (MGY314H1/​MGY315H1/​MGY379Y1/​MGY380H1/​MGY381H1), (MGY311Y1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY481H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: 120P

This course provides an opportunity for individual research with a specific topic of study. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. It provides students an opportunity to enhance and apply their knowledge and understanding learned in other courses. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (MGY314H1/​MGY315H1/​MGY379Y1/​MGY380H1/​MGY381H1), (MGY311Y1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1)
Exclusion: MGY480Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MGY482H1: Independent Research Project

Hours: 120L

This course provides an opportunity for individual research with a specific topic of study. Students are mentored and supervised by research scientists and faculty associated with the University of Toronto. It provides students an opportunity to enhance and apply their knowledge and understanding learned in other courses. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (MGY314H1/​MGY315H1/​MGY379Y1/​MGY380H1/​MGY381H1), (MGY311Y1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1)
Exclusion: MGY480Y1
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MHB155H1: Elementary Modern Hebrew I

Hours: 36L/12T

 Introduction to the fundamentals of Hebrew grammar and syntax. Emphasis on the development of oral and writing skills.

Exclusion: Grade 4 Hebrew (or Grade 2 in Israel)/NML155H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MHB156H1: Elementary Modern Hebrew II

Hours: 36L/12T

 Continued introduction to the fundamentals of Hebrew grammar and syntax. Emphasis on the development of oral and writing skills.

Prerequisite: MHB155H1/​NML155H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: Grade 4 Hebrew (or Grade 2 in Israel)/NML156H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MHB255H1: Intermediate Modern Hebrew I

Hours: 36L/12T

 Intensive study of written and spoken Hebrew.

Prerequisite: MHB156H1/​ NML156H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: Grade 8 Hebrew (or Ulpan level 2 in Israel)/NML255Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MHB256H1: Intermediate Modern Hebrew II

Hours: 36L/12T

 Continued intensive study of written and spoken Hebrew.

Prerequisite: MHB255H1/​NML156H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: Grade 8 Hebrew (or Ulpan level 2 in Israel)/NML255Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MHB355H1: Advanced Modern Hebrew I

Hours: 36L/12T

 Advanced intensive study of written and spoken Hebrew.

Prerequisite: MHB256H1/​NML255Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: OAC Hebrew/NML355Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MHB356H1: Advanced Modern Hebrew II

Hours: 37L/12T

 Continued advanced intensive study of written and spoken Hebrew.

Prerequisite: MHB355H1 or permission of instruc
Exclusion: OAC Hebrew/NML355Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MIJ485H1: Vaccines and Immunity

Hours: 36L

Analysis of the strategies used by pathogenic microbes to evade specific and innate immune responses, and the strategies used to combat infectious disease using vaccines, with an emphasis on molecular and immunological aspects. Special topics include: molecular basis of pathogenicity and immune-evasion strategies; vaccination strategies; challenges to vaccine implementation (given jointly by the Departments of Molecular Genetics and Immunology).

Prerequisite: (IMM340H1/​IMM341H1), (IMM350H1/​IMM351H1), MGY377H1, MGY378H1
Exclusion: MBY480H1, MGY485H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

MSE120H1: Materials Engineering, Processing and Application

Hours: 38.4L/6.4T/12.8P

This course covers an introduction to the field of materials science and engineering following a design-led approach. Application areas such as stiffness-limited design, fracture-limited design, strength-limited design will be used to guide further investigations into elements of the processing-structure-properties-performance paradigm. Topics covered will include material property charts, computer-aided design and materials selection, crystallographic planes and directions, crystal structures, stiffness, strength, plasticity, yielding, ductility, fracture and fracture toughness, cyclic loading and fatigue, friction and wear, thermal properties of materials, electrical properties, optical properties, materials corrosion, and materials processing.


MSE219H1: Structure and Characterization of Materials

Hours: 39L/13T/39P

Introduction to two and three-dimensional crystallography and crystal structures of solids. Topics include: Pearson and Hermann-Mauguin symbols, reciprocal space, point group and space group symmetry analysis, stereographic projections. Introduction to tensor analysis of crystalline material properties, and symmetry breakdown by imperfections in crystals. Experimental techniques used to interpret structure and chemistry of solids and their defects will be covered theoretically and in the laboratory including: X-ray diffractometry, optical, electron and scanning probe microscopy, and surface/bulk spectroscopies based on optical, X-ray, electron and ion-beam analysis methods.


MSE316H1: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

Hours: 39L/13T/20P

The mechanical behaviour of engineering materials including metals, alloys, ceramics and polymeric materials. The following topics will be discussed: macro- and micro-structural response of materials to external loads; load-displacement and stress-strain relationships, processes and mechanisms of elastic, visco-elastic, plastic and creep deformation, crystallographic aspects of plastic flow, effect of defects on mechanical behaviour, strain hardening theory, strengthening mechanisms and mechanical testing.


MSE318H1: Phase Transformations

Hours: 39L/13T/20P

Thermodynamics and phase stability. Free energy diagrams. Phase transformations in unary systems: primary crystallization, amorphization, crystallization of amorphous materials, recrystallization. Phase transformations in binary systems: solidification, precipitation from solid solution, binary invariant reactions. Diffusional transformations, nucleation and growth, diffusionless or martensitic transformations. Second order transformations. Spinodal, massive and order-disorder transformations. Influence of phase transformations on microstructure and properties.


MSE335H1: Materials Physics

Hours: 39L/13T

Application of solid state physics to describe properties of materials. Thermal properties of solids: lattice vibrations (phonons), heat capacity, thermal conductivity. Electrical properties of metals: simple circuits, resistivity of metals (classical and quantum descriptions), Seebeck, Peltier, and Thomson effects. Electrical properties of semiconductors: band structure and occupancy, conductivity, Hall effect, simple devices. Electrical properties of insulators: polarization, capacitance, optical properties, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials. Magnetic properties: diamagnetism and paramagnetism, ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic materials, magnetic domains, B-H curves.


MSE342H1: Nanomaterials

Hours: 26L/13T

An introduction to nanostructured materials. Topics include: the different classes of nanomaterials, synthesis and characterization methods, changes in physical properties on the nanometer scale, areas of application of nanostructured materials and materials issues in nanotechnology. (Quarter term course taught over the entire Fall term, worth .25 credits).


MSE343H1: Biomaterials

Hours: 26L/13P

The course will provide an overview of the applications of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites and modified tissue-based materials) for surgical implant fabrication. The important considerations in selection of materials for fabrication of these devices with an introduction to the biological responses expected with implantation will also be discussed. The concept of biocompatibility will be introduced as well as the essential elements of biology related to an understanding of this criterion for biomaterial selection and implant design. (Quarter term course taught over the entire Fall term, worth .25 credits).


MSE351H1: Design and Sim of Materials Processes

Hours: 36L/12T/24P

Various phenomena involved in materials processing and design will be modeled using a software package based on the finite element method. Examples will include aspects of solid state diffusion, structural stress, heat transfer, fluid flow and chemical reactions. The problems will involve unsteady state as well as 3 dimensional systems. Multi-physics phenomena such as heating of an electric component by an electric current, resulting in a change in physical properties affecting thermal properties will also be introduced. The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the use of a commercial software package to solve fairly common but complex physical and chemical phenomena related to the materials industry.


MSE430H1: Electronic Materials

Hours: 26L/13T

Materials parameters and electronic properties of semiconductors are discussed as basic factors in the engineering of semiconductor devices. Materials parameters are related to preparation and processing methods, and thus to the electronic properties. The implications of materials parameters and properties on selected simple devices are discussed.


MSE440H1: BIomaterial Processing and Properties

Hours: 39L/13T

Currently used biomaterials for formation of surgical implants and dental restorations include selected metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. The selection and processing of these materials to satisfy biocompatibility and functional requirements for applications in selected areas will be presented. Materials used for forming scaffolds for tissue engineering, and strategies for repair, regeneration and augmentation of degenerated or traumatized tissues will be reviewed with a focus on biocompatibility issues and required functionality for the intended applications.

Prerequisite: MSE343H1

MSE451H1: Advanced Physical Properties of Structural Nanomaterials

Hours: 39L/13T/39P

This course deals with the physical properties of bulk nanostructured materials. Included are mechanical properties (elastic behavior, tensile and compressive strength, creep, wear and fatigue properties) electrical properties (electrical transport phenomena, electrical resistivity) magnetic properties (paramagnetic, diamagnetic, soft and hard ferromagnetic, superparamagnetic and antiferromagnetic properties), thermodynamic properties (interfacial enthalpy, thermal stability, phase transformations, heat capacity). The considerable differences observed for nanocrystalline solids compared to conventional polycrystalline and amorphous solids will be discussed in terms of the microstructural differences for these materials.


MSE459H1: Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials

Hours: 39L/26P

Various synthesis techniques to produce nanostructured materials will be introduced. These include methods involving the vapor phase (physical and chemical vapor deposition, organometallic chemical vapor deposition), the liquid phase (rapid solidification, spark erosion), the solid phase, (mechanical attrition, equal channel deformation) as well techniques producing these structures from solution (electrodeposition, electroless processing, precipitation). Secondary processing techniques to produce final products or devices will also be discussed.


MSE461H1: Engineered Ceramics

Hours: 39L/24T

The unique combinations of physical, electrical, magnetic, and thermomechanical properties exhibited by advanced technical ceramics has led to a wide range of applications including automobile exhaust sensors and fuel cells, high speed cutting tool inserts and ball bearings, thermal barrier coatings for turbine engines, and surgical implants. This course examines the crystal and defect structures which determine the electrical and mass transport behaviours and the effects of microstructure on optical, magnetic, dielectric, and thermomechanical properties. The influence of these structure-property relations on the performance of ceramic materials in specific applications such as sensors, solid oxide fuel cells, magnets, and structural components is explored.


MSE498Y1: Capstone Project: Design of Materials Processes

Hours: 12.8L/25.6T/12.8P

The students, working in small groups complete a project involving design of a materials processing plant, leading to a design report delivered at the conclusion of the course. The topics covered in the lectures and design process include basic materials processing flowsheet for primary processing and recycling of materials, materials and energy balance of individual units and of overall process flowsheets, use of computer software for flowsheet evaluation, translating process flowsheets to resource and utility requirements, energy analysis, capital/operating cost, basics of equipment sizing, operation scheduling, safety and HAZOP, plant layout, and design for sustainability.

Exclusion: CHM499Y1

MST201H1: Getting Medieval: Myths and Monsters

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to the sound, sight, and touch of the distant past, telling the story of the Middle Ages through objects from animal skin parchment to enameled icon. Lectures are complemented by hands-on learning in weekly tutorials featuring text- and narrative-oriented digital methods, along with medieval drama and music performance.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: MST200Y1
Recommended Preparation: N/A
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MST202H1: Getting Medieval: Place and Space

Hours: 24L/12T

From world maps to tales of pilgrimage, trade, and exploration, from imagined other worlds to historical cityscapes, this course tells the story of the Middle Ages through the places and spaces that defined medieval culture. Lectures are complemented by hands-on learning in weekly tutorials featuring network visualization and digital mapping.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: MST200Y1
Recommended Preparation: N/A
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MST300H1: Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages

Hours: 24L/12T

Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE), king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military campaigners the world has ever seen. By the time he was thirty, he had established a vast empire stretching from Greece in the west to India in the east. Fantastic stories and legends about Alexander the Great circulated throughout the medieval world, from Iceland to Iran and from Ethiopia to England. In this course, we explore what different representations of the same figure can tell us about the range of medieval cultures. Through the use of digital tools, students and the instructor work together to explore this rich material. We trace the transmission of Alexander’s legend using digital maps. We compare different versions of the same story using text analysis tools. And we curate a small selection of the lavishly-illustrated manuscripts of the Alexander Romance in a digital exhibition.

Prerequisite: MST201H1, or MST202H1, or Permission of Instructor
Exclusion: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MST399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


MST400Y1: Languages and Methods for Medieval Studies

Undergraduate students may enrol in MST400Y1 with permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: Prior training in Latin is required.

MST404H1: Languages in Medieval Studies: Palaeography I

Hours: 24L/12T

The course is designed as a practicum in the transcription of scripts from the late Roman Empire to the twelfth century. The goal is to offer students the opportunity to participate in a graduate course in manuscript studies where comparable offerings at the undergraduate level are unavailable.

Prerequisite: Level One Latin pass; permission of the instructor; at least 8 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MST405H1: Languages in Medieval Studies: Palaeography II

Hours: 24L/12T

Study of Latin Scripts from 1200 to 1600, with attention to background of Gothic writing, physical characteristics of manuscripts, library practices and bibliographical resources. The goal is to offer students the opportunity to participate in a graduate course in manuscript studies where comparable offerings at the undergraduate level are unavailable.

Prerequisite: Level One Latin pass; permission of the instructor; at least 8 FCEs
Exclusion: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MST410H1: Languages for Medieval Studies: Old Norse

Hours: 24L

Introduction to Old Norse language and literature, focusing on basic instruction in Old Norse grammar and short readings from poetic and prose texts. The goal is to offer students the opportunity to participate in a graduate course in medieval languages where comparable offerings at the undergraduate level are unavailable.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor; at least 8 FCEs
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: Previoius language study
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUN101H1: Global Innovation I: Issues and Perspectives

Hours: 24L

Innovation has always been a key driver of economic growth, population health, and societal success. Transformative change has historically been linked to major innovations such as urban sanitation, pasteurization, the printing press and the industrial revolution. Currently, the opportunity to enhance life chances worldwide relies on innovating for the poor, social innovation, and the ability to harness scientific and technological knowledge. What precisely is innovation? When does innovation happen? Who benefits from innovation? How can innovation be fostered, and how do innovations spread? Relying on major global transformations and country-specific case studies (for example, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel and India), this course examines the drivers of innovation, the political, social, economic, and scientific and technological factors that are critical to promoting innovation and addressing current global challenges, and the consequences of innovation. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Munk One
Exclusion: Innis One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

MUN102H1: Global Innovation II: Challenges and Solutions

Hours: 24L

Governing public goods has been an age-old concern for social scientists and policymakers alike. This is not surprising since the provision of global public goods is riddled by problems of collective action. In this course, we focus on how to implement solutions through states, markets and communities.

The first objective is to familiarize students with the concept of global public goods, the different mechanisms that can provide these goods and the challenges that emerge from lacking incentives to secure their provision. To this end, the course will introduce theories from sociology, political science, philosophy, and history to help us understand different types of governance mechanisms and how they may be used to scale global solutions. Theories can help us explain the tensions between cooperating for the public good at the expense of sacrificing individual goals, or why certain areas of our lives, like the Internet, seem to produce public goods without any formal mechanism of cooperation.

The second objective is to use the class and subject of study as an arena to model and practice the kind of learning that is expected of university students. The main skills that the course will help students target and develop are: research (finding, evaluating and assimilating reliable information); writing (developing ideas into logically written arguments); and critical analysis of arguments presented in the readings and debated in class (this includes identifying the key assumptions that are implicit in different theories as well as inherent in our own positions on various questions related to governance). Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Munk One
Exclusion: Innis One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

MUN105Y1: Global Problem-Solving: Laboratory Opportunities

Hours: 48L

This course teaches students how to conduct analytically rigorous social science research to improve their insights into complex global problems and devise innovative solutions to address them. A unique feature of this class is that students have the opportunity to learn by doing. Students work hands-on in one of several labs dealing with some of the most intractable global problems of our time in the areas of the environment, health, digital governance, security and the gap between rich and poor. By the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Experience and practice the process of social science research
  2. Narrow the scope of a complex global challenge into a manageable research problem that can be tackled over the course of the semester
  3. Improve their knowledge and insights on a particular global problem
  4. Develop a viable, compelling and implementable solution that can help address an aspect of a global problem
  5. Pitch a solution in a compelling way to a jury of experts in global affairs

Students will work with their peers in small seminar classes and lab group settings, mentored by graduate teaching assistants specializing in global affairs, expert faculty and senior policy advisors dedicated to addressing global issues in the fields of the environment, health, security, digital governance and political economy. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Munk One
Exclusion: Exclusion: Innis One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

MUS110H1: Introduction to Music History and Culture

Hours: 24L

IIntroduction to form, style and the interrelationship of music and culture. A basic ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1, VPMA80H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS111H1: Historical Survey of Western Music

Historical survey of Western art music from the Middle Ages to the present. A basic ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS120Y1: Vocal and Instrumental Ensembles I

Hours: 144P

Students rehearse and perform in concerts and reading sessions as assigned by the Faculty of Music. Provides experience in choral groups, orchestra, or in concert band and large wind groups of diverse instrumentation. Development of musicianship skills through performance of large ensemble works; emphasis on sight-reading, ear-training, and musical knowledge.

Attendance at all sessions is required. Placement audition and permission of the Department required.
Download the excerpt that is relevant to the instrument you would like to audition on; excerpts will be available at www.music.utoronto.ca beginning early July. Complete and return the MUS120Y1 & MUS220Y1 Audition Request Form before August 15, 2020.

Once your request form is received, you will be notified of your audition time. Placement audition will be held on September 8th, 9th or 10th in the Edward Johnson Building. The audition will be 10 minutes in length.

Exclusion: MUS291Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS200H1: Music of the World's Peoples

Hours: 24L

A survey of musical traditions from various regions of the world, with particular emphasis on the sociocultural contexts in which those musics are created and appreciated. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1, VPMA99H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS202H1: Beethoven

Hours: 24L

A study of Beethoven’s musical style in historical context, including a non-technical consideration of Beethoven’s innovations based on listening to music and reading history. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1, VPMC85H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS204H1: The Age of Bach & Handel

Hours: 24L

A study of the representative major works in their social and cultural setting with emphasis on the high baroque style of Bach and Handel. No prior background in music or the ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS206H1: The World of Opera

Hours: 24L

Examination of selected operas from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Musical and dramatic styles will be considered in their cultural context. The ability to read music is not required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS207H1: Music for Orchestra

Hours: 24L

Study of selected orchestral works from 1700 to the present. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS209H1: Performing Arts of South Asia

Hours: 24L

Survey of classical, devotional, folk and popular musics and dances from the Indian subcontinent and their toll in the sociocultural life of the region. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS210H1: Music in Film

Hours: 24L

The theory and practice of how music is used in a variety of film genres, drawing on case studies from different eras in film history. Examples will be drawn primarily from European and North American cinema.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS211H1: The World of Popular Music

Hours: 24L

A survey of popular music traditions from various regions of the world with particular emphasis on the sociocultural contexts in which those musics are created and appreciated. Explores the role of the recording industry, media, festivals, and local institutions in shaping these music cultures both at home and in the international arena. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS212H1: Music, Sound & Power in the Middle East

Hours: 24L

An investigation of the social life of classical, devotional, folk and popular music and dance from across the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS215H1: Performing Arts of East Asia

Hours: 24L

An investigation of the social life of classical, devotional, theatrical, folk, and popular music and dance across East Asia.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS220Y1: Vocal and Instrumental Ensembles II

Hours: 144P

Students rehearse and perform in concerts and reading sessions as assigned by the Faculty of Music. Provides experience in choral groups, orchestra, or in concert band and large wind groups of diverse instrumentation. Development of musicianship skills through performance of large ensemble works; emphasis on sight-reading, ear-training, and musical knowledge. Attendance at all sessions is required. Placement audition and permission of the Department required. Download the excerpt that is relevant to the instrument you would like to audition on; excerpts will be available at www.music.utoronto.ca beginning early July. Complete and return the MUS120Y1 & MUS220Y1 Audition Request Form before August 15, 2020. Once your request form is received, you will be notified of your audition time. Placement audition will be held on September 8th, 9th or 10th in the Edward Johnson Building. The audition will be 10 minutes in length.

Prerequisite: MUS120Y1. Placement audition and permission of the Department required.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS225H1: Music: Islamic World

Hours: 24L

A survey of the musical systems of Muslim societies from North Africa to Southeast Asia, with special focus on the broader cultural contexts in which they are created, used, and appreciated. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS230H1: Music of the 1960s

Hours: 24L

Examination of musical and cultural aspects of the decade, with emphasis on North America. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS235H1: Survivors' Music

Hours: 24L

Investigating music’s myriad roles in the lives of survivors of violence and traumatic experience, for example, in health and recovery, witnessing, and advocacy—and the hidden histories these musics reveal. We encounter survivors of the Holocaust, Hiroshima, the Japanese “comfort women” system, and quotidian domestic and sexual violence.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS240H1: Heavy Music

An investigation of different world genres of “heavy music” as creations of sounding figures of social order, practices of destruction, practices of personal and collective power, social critique, parody, and so on. Includes obvious suspects—metal, punk, gangsta rap—but also opera, military musics, ritual musics, and others.  

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: HMU111H1
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS300H1: Music, Media and Technology

Hours: 24L

This course explores some of the ways in which music has been shaped through history, and particularly during the last 100 years, by technology and the media. Special attention will be paid to the record industry, broadcasting, and cinema. Examples from popular and art music traditions of the world will be used to illustrate the symbolic relationship between music and media. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS302H1: Symphony

Hours: 24L

Masterpieces in the symphonic genre from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS303H1: Music in the Contemporary World

Hours: 24L

The modern musical repertoire, including popular and traditional music from various parts of the world, will be studied from a variety of theoretical perspectives. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS305H1: Latin American and Caribbean Music

Hours: 24L

A survey of popular, folk, and religious music from Latin America and the Caribbean.  Each practice will be considered in its socio-cultural context with attention to the histories and discourses of racial and cultural mixing that deeply inform everyday life in nation-states including Peru, Brazil, Haiti, and Jamaica among others. 

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS306H1: Popular Music in North America

Hours: 24L

A selected survey of North American popular music from the 1930s through present. Students will develop a critical framework for listening to and analyzing popular music in historical and social context by focusing on aspects of performance, representation, composition, mass media, aesthetics, and commodification. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS308H1: Handel

Hours: 24L

Handel’s life and music will be examined in its cultural contexts.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS315H1: North American Vernacular Music

Hours: 24L

Explores vernacular music in North America, considering how musical performances and festivals of vernacular music map local, regional, and ethnic identities in North America. Specific case studies will include Scottish Highland, Tejano Conjunto, Métis Fiddling, Powwow, and Zydeco. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS321H1: The Beatles

Hours: 24L

In The Ultimate Encyclopedia Of Rock, it was written of the The Beatles that “From three-minute pop classics to the psychedelic extravaganza of ‘Sgt. Pepper’, their songs soundtracked the Sixties. They were the greatest group in history. They probably always will be”. In addition to a survey of the group’s history, their recordings, and their films, this course aims to answer two basic questions: (1) what made the songs of The Beatles so successful? (2) in what ways did the band’s artistic output “soundtrack” the 1960s? No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS325H1: The Age of Haydn & Mozart

Hours: 24L

Selected works from the second half of the eighteenth century by Haydn, Mozart, and their contemporaries will be examined in cultural and historical context. No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Exclusion: HMU111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS330H1: Music, Violence, and War

Hours: 24L

An inquiry into the social life of music in situations of violence, war, social domination, and traumatic experience. Case studies include music and African-American slavery, the First World War, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, the Asia-Pacific War, Khmer Rouge Cambodia, the Iraq Wars and others.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS335H1: A Social History of the Piano

Hours: 24L

A survey of the changing roles and gendered associations of the piano c.1700 to the present day. Examples from the western art music tradition are compared to the acculturating force of the piano in other cultures, representations in the visual arts and film, and contemporary contexts of piano performance.

Exclusion: VPMB76
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS340H1: 20th Century Music for Theatre

Hours: 24L

An examination of the role that music has played in modern Western theatre, with specific case studies drawn from one or more of the following genres: ballet, modern dance, musical theatre, opera, spoken theatre.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

MUS408H1: Wagner

Hours: 24L

A study of the life and works of the composer Richard Wagner, and of his influence on European cultural life from his time to the present day.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW101H1: The Everyday Politics of Food

Hours: 12L/24S

How often do we reflect on the environmental, social and economic impact of our everyday food choices? This course offers an introduction to the key concepts, terms and theories that underlie our current food system. The course links the food we eat to global forces and considers how these forces affect food distribution, access and consumption. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW102H1: Exploring Multilingual Toronto

Hours: 12L/24S

How does language connect and divide people, places and communities? This course considers how interactions between people in Toronto are shaped by language as well as history, economy, architecture and urban landscapes. Students engage with the city both in and out of class to think about a range of questions linked to gender and sexuality, indigeneity, migration, race, ethnicity, and public/private space. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW101H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW103H1: Digital Technology and Society

Hours: 12L/24S

While the internet and other forms of digital technology have created new forms of social relationships and widened access to information, they have also raised concerns. This course explores issues such as surveillance, addiction and bullying as well as the potential of digital technologies (e.g. smart cities, Big Data, and the internet of things). The course engages students' own experience of digital technology. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW104H1: Creating Community: Art, Identity and Belonging

Hours: 12L/24S

How is art implicated in the process of community building? How does art foster a sense of community identity and belonging? This course explores how communities, in Toronto and beyond, engage a variety of art forms including graffiti, spoken-word, hip-hop, digital art, traditional dance and music to connect people and express community identity. Students will have the opportunity to visit community arts projects. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW105H1: Current Issues Without Borders I

Hours: 12L/24S

This interdisciplinary course addresses a current issue that exemplifies the themes of "Learning Without Borders" in New One. It investigates how this issue is implicated in connecting us with others around the globe; it engages different kinds of knowledge and community perspectives; and integrates students' own experience as related to the issue. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW106H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW106H1: Science, Health and Social Justice

Hours: 12L/24S

How can scientific knowledge and research be mobilized to impact individual and global health? How is health impacted by social, racial and economic inequalities? This course explores scientific research and practice with special attention to the translation of scientific knowledge in the public sphere, and its ability to inform policies, practices and laws. Students have the opportunity to meet with clinician-scientists, policy-makers, and other professionals connected to the health care system. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI, SMC, TRI, UC, VIC, WDW One, Munk One; NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW111H1: Food, Ethics and Sustainability

Hours: 12L/24S

How do we produce and ensure access to nutritious and environmentally sustainable food for all? This course explores what is involved in achieving ethical food production and food security, examining topics such as: the paradox of food waste amidst scarcity, the relationship between food production and climate change, community-led alternatives to dominant food systems, and the role of biotechnology. Research projects allow students to focus on an issue of particular interest. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1/​Permission of the New One Coordinator
Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW112H1/​NEW113H1/​NEW114H1/​NEW115H1/​NEW116H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW112H1: Language Freedom and Power

Hours: 12L/24S

How do we imagine a balance between the need for communication, freedom of expression, and protection for marginalized groups? This course considers how language shapes and is shaped by the relations of power not only in such sites as colonies, nations and institutions, but also in popular culture and how we communicate online. It explores the key role of language in activism and youth cultures and allows students to focus on an issue of particular interest. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1/​Permission of the New One Coordinator
Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW111H1/​NEW113H1/​NEW114H1/​NEW115H1/​NEW116H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW113H1: Unpacking Digital Technology

Hours: 12L/24S

What are the social and material implications of the digital technologies we use every day - for the present and for the future? This course explores how digital technologies have been remaking the world and affecting our lives by tracing their historical development, their social effects, and the impact of their physical presence. It also peers into scenarios of the future in this digital world. Students engage in research on a topic of their own interest. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1/​Permission of the New One Coordinator
Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW111H1/​NEW112H1/​NEW114H1/​NEW115H1/​NEW116H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW114H1: Art for Social Change

Hours: 12L/24S

How does art contribute to social change? Artistic productions can draw attention to social problems, mobilize support for and symbolize social movements, and inspire new visions for imagined futures. This course will explore case studies of the role of various art forms in relation to past and current social change initiatives. Students will have the opportunity to engage in research on an art project of their choice. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1/​Permission of the New One Coordinator
Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW111H1/​NEW112H1/​NEW113H1/​NEW115H1/​NEW116H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW115H1: Current Issues Without Borders II

Hours: 12L/24S

Building on the integrated learning from any New One course, this course explores, in more depth, the social and ethical implications of a current issue exemplifying the themes of "Learning without Borders." Normally, this course would address the same current issues as offered in NEW105H1 in the preceding term. The course also considers examples of policy and community organizing responses. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1/​Permission of the New One Coordinator
Exclusion: INI/Munk/SMC/TRN/UNI/VIC/WDW One; NEW111H1/​NEW112H1/​NEW113H1/​NEW114H1/​NEW116H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW116H1: Science and Global Threats

Hours: 12L/24S

What is the role of science in addressing current global threats? What are the possibilities and the limitations of scientific research and knowledge in tackling complex problems such as climate change, pandemics and pollution? In this course, students explore these questions by examining case studies, meeting with specialists in various scientific fields, and engaging in research on a topic of their own choice. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NEW101H1/​NEW102H1/​NEW103H1/​NEW104H1/​NEW105H1/​NEW106H1, or permission of the New One Coordinator
Exclusion: INI, SMC, TRI, UC, VIC, WDW One, Munk One; NEW111H1/​NEW112H1/​NEW113H1/​NEW114H1/​NEW115H1
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW120Y1: Introduction to Caribbean Studies

Hours: 48L/24T

Explores the complex and diverse languages, geographies, regional and national histories, cultural practices, intellectual traditions and political and economic landscapes of the Caribbean region, its people and its diasporas.  Students will be introduced to the main questions, themes, and debates in Caribbean Studies.  Lectures and readings develop the skills to take an interdisciplinary approach to Caribbean Studies.

 

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW150Y1: Introduction to African Studies

Hours: 48L/24T

A multi-disciplinary study of Africa, emphasizing inquiry and critical analysis. Pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary African history, anthropology, politics, African humanism and society, religion, art, music, race, resistance, gender and Pan-Africanism.

Exclusion: AFSA01H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW198H1: Myths of French Sensuality

Hours: 24S

A study of French cultural history with respect to the French reputation for the indulgence and refinement of all the senses in visual arts, music, cuisine, perfume and fashion. Supporting mythologies are investigated, along with stereotype formation, exoticism and cultural appropriation. Through various research, writing and presentation techniques, including mini-essays, poster displays and pecha kucha, students will explore what is left of this reputation in an era of globalization. No knowledge of French is necessary. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW199H1: We Are What We Eat: The Example of French Cuisine

Hours: 24S

The historical study of French cuisine reveals a culture rich in controversy and conflicting narratives. These include contested origins, court intrigues, sensual delight, revolutions, colonialism and slavery, controversial farm practices, haute cuisine, cuisine bourgeoise, regionalism, European regulation. Through various research, writing and presentation techniques, including mini-essays, wikis and pecha kucha, students will explore what is left of French food culture in an era of globalization. No knowledge of French is necessary. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW214H1: Socially Engaged Buddhism

Hours: 24L

Socially Engaged Buddhism applies traditional Buddhist spiritual, ethical and social teachings to improve society. This course will focus on contemporary movements in Vietnam, Tibet, China & Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India, as well as its ramifications in the West that have inspired movements such as Buddhist prison ministries and the Peacemaker Order.

Exclusion: NEW214Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW220H1: Comparative Caribbean Literature I: Canonical Readings

Hours: 24L

Introduction to the rich and multi-linguistic literary traditions of the Caribbean and its diaspora, focusing on canonical texts of Caribbean literature.  Texts not originally written in English are read in translation. 

Exclusion: NEW222H1, NEW222Y1, NEW223Y1
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW221H1: Comparative Caribbean Literature II: Contemporary Readings

Hours: 24L

Focuses on recent literary production, written in the last decade, from the Caribbean, insular and continental, and its diaspora.  Texts not originally written in English are read in translation.  While NEW220H1 is an excellent companion course, NEW221H1 can be taken independently.

Exclusion: NEW222H1, NEW222Y1, NEW223Y1
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW225H1: Caribbean Societies

Hours: 24L/12T

Offers an interdisciplinary introduction to Caribbean sociology, focusing on the writings of thinkers and scholars from the era of decolonization to the more contemporary period.  Themes may include:  colonial encounters in the making of Caribbean societies; the role of religion; popular consciousness; histories of capitalism and exploitation; the relationship between political institutions and the wider society; "development", dependency and "underdevelopment".

Exclusion: NEW224Y1
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW226H1: Caribbean Political Thought

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines currents of Caribbean political thought from the Haitian Revolution to the present.  Themes may include:  struggles for independence and liberation, particularly the Haitian and Cuban Revolutions; theories of dependency; Caribbean political systems; regional integration; contemporary political issues facing Caribbean societies today; analyses of capitalism by Caribbean thinkers.

Exclusion: NEW224Y1
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW232H1: Buddhist Psychology

Previous Course Number: NEW232Y1
Hours: 36L

Describes the psychology inherent within the original teachings of Buddhism. Primary focus is on the understanding of the causes of suffering and happiness, the nature of cognition and emotion, characteristics of the self/ego, personality transformation, the role of the unconscious, and mindfulness meditation. Includes an option for Community Engaged Learning experience.

Exclusion: NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW240H1: Introduction to Critical Equity and Solidarity Studies

Previous Course Number: NEW240Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

An interdisciplinary intersectional interrogation and examination of systemic inequity and social justice in local and global contexts. Provides a foundation for the field of critical equity and solidarity studies through a concentrated focus on theory and practice as it relates to major concepts, historical perspectives, key debates and radical grassroots community resistance to inequity. Introduces and foregrounds the concept of critical equity as both a theoretical framework and as a lived contestation of the structural nature and effects of systemic inequity.

Exclusion: NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW241Y1: Introduction to Critical Disability Studies

Hours: 48L/24T

Draws on an intersectional history and politics of normativity and bodily difference to understand disability as a diverse and materially salient social category that can be used as a lens to better understand systems and experiences of colonization, race, class, gender, age, etc. Explores scenes of disability or 'crip' solidarity, resistance and cultural production, disability D/deaf and mad arts, coalitional movements for disability justice, collective approaches to access and other non-normative ways of knowing and being.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW250Y1: Africa in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

Hours: 48L

A critical examination of Africa as a living space rather than merely a site of intellectual speculation and study.  Uses scholarly and popular literature to explore the issues that engage the attention of ordinary Africans, ranging from the dramatic to the seemingly trivial, as they struggle to fashion meaningful lives in fast-changing societies.  Topics include urban transition and city life; economic, political and cultural impacts of globalization; new religious movements and changing conceptions of selfhood; new African diasporas in the West; dynamics of gender relations, kinships and identities; and the politics of liberalization.  Materials studied will include print and electronic news media and other mass media resources from Africa and across the world.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW270H1: Community (dis)Engagement and Solidarity

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to issues and questions arising from the field of 'community engagement'. Explores the meaning, practices and implications of/for 'community' and 'community (dis)engagement' from multiple perspectives (e.g. the State and its agencies, institutional power, colonial discourse, communities of embodied difference, etc.) Takes a multi-media and arts-based approach to examining self-care from an anti-colonial perspective of central importance in the practice and pedagogy of critical equity and solidarity in the collective struggle for freedom and transformation.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW271H1: Interdisciplinary Special Topics

Hours: 24L

Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor. Consult timetable for current offering information.


NEW280Y1: Introductory Swahili

Hours: 24L/72T

Introduction to grammar and basic vocabulary of Swahili. Emphasis on comprehension and oral practice. Reading of selected texts. Relation of the language to its East African cultural context.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW302Y1: C.G. Jung: Stories, Patterns, Symbols

Hours: 48L/24S

Impact of Jung's analytical psychology, critical methodology and interpretative practice on issues in religion, anthropology, art and literature, popular culture, gender studies and postmodernist critique. Theoretical studies include traditional Jungian and contemporary post-Jungian texts together with feminist and non-Jungian sources.

Prerequisite: Four FCEs, at least one of which should be in the humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW303H1: Hypotheses of the Unconscious

Hours: 12L/12S

Current discussions of the hypotheses, starting with Freud's and Jung's hypotheses, especially Jung's collective unconscious; critical examination through retrospective analysis of the evolution and development of the concept in works from philosophy, psychology, poetry, ethnology, science and popular culture that anticipated, influenced or were influenced by the work of Freud and Jung, post-Freudians and post-Jungians.

Prerequisite: Four FCEs, at least one of which should be in the humanities
Recommended Preparation: NEW302Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW315H1: Caribbean Foodways Across History, Culture and Diaspora

Hours: 24L

Examines the historical roots of regional Caribbean food from the colonial period to the present day, and then moves to study Caribbean food in the global and Caribbean-Canadian diasporas, in the literary imagination, as a marker of personal, group and national identity, and as cultural expression.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCE.
Recommended Preparation: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW316H1: Caribbean Religions

Hours: 24L

Explores the complex and dynamic practices, philosophies and political and cultural contexts of Caribbean religions.  Topics may include the profound impact - in both the Caribbean and its diasporas - of Caribbean Christianities, Hinduisim and Islam as well as Afro-Creole religions such as Vodun, Rastafari and Santeria.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Exclusion: NEW329H1 Special Topics in Caribbean Studies: Caribbean Religions
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW317H1: Caribbean Women Writers

Hours: 24L

A critical feminist reading of selected works of fiction, poetry and essays by Caribbean women writers.  The aim is to appraise the development of this literature, situate texts within the key social and political debates which have influenced the region's literary output, as well as to consider the implications of the environments within which these writers function.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: WGS330H1
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW321H1: Caribbean Visual Arts, Social Media and Performance

Hours: 24L

Explores themes relating to visual arts, social media and theatre in the Caribbean.  Topics may include:  theatre, film, mixed media arts, the role of the internet and online publishing in the arts and the relationship between artists, the state and wider society.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW322H1: The Contemporary African Novel

Previous Course Number: NEW322Y1
Hours: 24S

Novels written in the last forty years by English, French and Portuguese-speaking Africans. Ideological views concerning colonialism and neo-colonialism. Tradition, religious and secular; the use of African symbolism. A small number of historical and sociological texts are recommended as essential background reading. Works not written in English are read in translation. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: NEW322Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW324H1: The Contemporary Caribbean in a Global Context

Hours: 24L

This upper level course examines the interplay between wider global processes and intra-regional responses that together help shape contemporary Caribbean realities.  Topics include:  economic crisis and structural adjustment; tourism; the agricultural sector; the Caribbean Single Market and Economy; migration and diaspora.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Exclusion: NEW324Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW325H1: Caribbean Women Thinkers

Hours: 24L

An examination of the historical and political significance of writings (literary, political, scholarly) by Caribbean women who engage problems within Caribbean culture and provide insights into the endeavours of the peoples of the region.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCE.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW328H1: Caribbean Indentureship and its Legacies

Hours: 24L

Explores indentured migration and its legacies from the 17th century through to the present.  Encourages students to think comparatively and transnationally about indentureship and diaspora, as well as indentured migration's relationship to contract and labour law.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Exclusion: NEW326Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW329H1: Special Topics in Caribbean Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

NEW330H1: Mindfulness-Informed Interventions for Mental Health

Hours: 36L

An exploration of the current interest in incorporating mindfulness into western mental health interventions. Examines the concept of mindfulness closely to show how mindfulness is implicitly a component of western psychological theories and interventions. Also discussed is how mindfulness is used directly and indirectly as a psychological intervention.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW332H1: Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Hours: 36L

Evaluates the relationship between Buddhist psychology and the practice of Western psychotherapy. Areas that will be studied include positive psychology, psychoanalysis, cognitive-behaviour therapy, mindfulness meditation and Jungian psychology. Comparisons with original Buddhist teachings and commentaries will be made.

Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW333H1: Buddhism and Cognitive Science

Hours: 36L

Explores some important connections between Cognitive Science and Buddhism. In particular it will examine the insights of cognitive science into central Buddhist concepts such as wisdom, mindfulness, meditation, insight and self-control, as well as related concepts such as flow and mystical experience.

Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1/​RLG206H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW334H1: Science of Wisdom: Buddhist and Western Traditions

Hours: 36L

Provides a conceptual and practical exploration of several ancient wisdom traditions. Buddhist approaches to self-actualization and wisdom will be compared to several other wisdom traditions (e.g. Mesopotamia, classical Greece, Christianity, Renaissance, etc.) Includes guided experiential exercises for each of the wisdom traditions.

Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW335H1: Meditation and the Body

Hours: 36L

In recent years, the effects of meditation on the body have been widely researched. There is an increasing body of evidence that mindfulness meditation can affect brain activity, brain structure, neurochemistry and other psychobiological processes (e.g. blood pressure, cardiac function). This course will examine the research in this emerging field.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NEW336H1: Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health

Hours: 36L

Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW337H1: Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health

Hours: 36L

Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 0.5 FCE from the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Core Course Group.
Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

NEW338H1: Exploring Mindful Awareness

Hours: 36L

Mindfulness meditation is a systematic investigation of subjective experience. Classic and modern descriptions of mindfulness and the recent scientific literature are surveyed. In addition to exploring a variety of meditative practices in the class, students are also required to maintain an ongoing meditation practice outside of class time over the duration of the course.

Prerequisite: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1/​NEW332H1/​NEW333H1/​NEW334H1/​NEW335H1/​NEW339H1
Exclusion: NEW432H1 (Advanced Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health: Cultivating Consciousness), offered in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Summer 2015, and Winter 2016
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW339H1: Yogacara Buddhism and Western Psychology

Hours: 36L

A comparative study of the nature of mind in Indian Yogacara Buddhism and modern psychology. Yogacara Buddhist teachings address the three aspects of mind, the storehouse consciousness, and the theory of consciousness-only, allowing an interdisciplinary dialogue with modern scientific understandings of the mind in psychology.

Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW340H1: Special Topics in Equity Studies

Hours: 36L

An upper level course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW341H1: Theorizing Settler Colonialism, Capitalism and Race

Hours: 24S

Provides students with a theoretical background for understanding settler colonialism, capitalist social relations and difference (including race, class, gender, disability and sexuality) and solidarity. Provides an analysis of state violence and the formation of hegemonic power relations. Introduces students to the method of thinking dialectically to examine the social world as a set of relations between multiple phenomena occurring at the same time. Articulates an emancipatory politics of knowledge production and strategies of building solidarities to enable the imagination of a different future.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW342H1: Theory and Praxis in Food Security

Hours: 24S

Explores the concept of food security in the context of equity issues related to global food systems. Students participate in food-related field work activities outside of regular classroom time.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW344H1: Body Matters: Oppression, Solidarity and Justice

Hours: 24L

Through lectures, small-group discussions and experiential activities, explores how intersecting cultural stories impact our bodies and how stories inscribed upon us shape and constrain our relations, perceptions, experiences and vulnerabilities as embodied subjects. Draws on work in cultural studies, critical race and decolonial theory, gender studies, queer, trans and disability theory and fat studies to ask: Whose bodies matter? How do bodies come to matter? And, how are we - as embodied beings - engaged in acts of rewriting, resisting and otherwise transforming the body means and what it can do?

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1/​NEW241Y1
Exclusion: NEW344Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW344Y1: Body Matters: Oppression, Solidarity and Justice

Hours: 48L

Through lectures, small-group discussions and experiential activities, explores how intersecting cultural stories impact our bodies and how stories inscribed upon us shape and constrain our relations, perceptions, experiences and vulnerabilities as embodied subjects. Draws on work in cultural studies, critical race and decolonial theory, gender studies, queer, trans and disability theory and fat studies to ask: Whose bodies matter? How do bodies come to matter? And, how are we - as embodied beings - engaged in acts of rewriting, resisting and otherwise transforming the body means and what it can do?

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1/​NEW241Y1
Exclusion: NEW344H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW345H1: Equity and Activism in Education

Hours: 24L

Examines contemporary issues in education and schooling from a social justice and equity perspective. Engages with a variety of theoretical frameworks including anti-homophobia education, critical pedagogy, critical race theory, decolonizing knowledges, and intersectionality. Includes an overview of educational activist projects.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW346H1: Community Organizing and Global Solidarity

Hours: 24L

Considers, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the evolution of community organizations and non-profits in the context of neoliberalism, settler colonialism, and imperialism. Examines the inter-woven relations of political economy, local community development, marginalized communities in Canada, and emergent forms of global/local solidarity.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW347H1: Critical Race and Anti-Racism Studies

Hours: 36L

Considers what it means to pursue integrative anti-racism in organizational/institutional settings such as the workplace, justice system, media and education through a study of theories on race and philosophical tenets of anti-racism. Examines the concept of race as a pedagogical discourse and social-political practice across local, national and global contexts.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW348H1: Special Topics in Equity Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW349H1: Disability Arts and Culture

Hours: 24S

Explores the work of disabled, mad, sick and/or Deaf artists and considers how disability disrupts - or 'crips' - artistic spaces and cultural movements. Engaged with contemporary debates emanating from within these spaces and movements to revewal disability as a dynamic range of bodily practices, aesthetics and relations.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW351Y1: African Systems of Thought

Previous Course Number: NEW252Y1
Hours: 48L

The exploration of a range of African cosmologies, epistemologies, and theologies, as well as specific case studies on justice, the moral order, and gender relations. The influence of these richly diverse traditions is traced as well in the writings of African thinkers in the Diaspora.

Exclusion: NEW252Y1, JAP256H1/​JAP356H1
Recommended Preparation: NEW150Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW352H1: International Organizations, NGOs, Development and Change in Africa

Hours: 24L

Critically explores the role of international organizations such as the World Bank Group, the UN and NGOs in the economic development of Africa.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW353H1: International Relations of Africa

Hours: 24L

Explores inter-state relations in Africa, African states’ relations with the West, China, India, Brazil, and international political, economic and financial institutions.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Exclusion: POLC80H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW354H1: African Cultures and Development

Hours: 24L

Critically examines scholarly debates on the relationships between African cultures and development in various regions of the continent. Draws on interdisciplinary scholarship and development discourses to enhance students' understanding of African conditions and cultures in the context of development thinking.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Exclusion: NEW358H1 (Special Topics in African Studies: Culture and Development in Postcolonial Africa), offered in Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW355H1: African Youth Languages and Cultures

Hours: 24L

Examines the nature of youth languages and cultures in contemporary Africa with a focus on their characteristics and the conditions under which they develop. Also considers similarities and/or differences between youth languages and cultures in different regions of Africa and the general youth condition. Includes urban youth languages such as Sheng, Engsh, Tsotsital, etc. and music genres associated with youth such as hip hop, Bongo flava, etc. Discusses challenges and opportunities associated with African youth languages as they relate to questions of identity, national integration, regional integration, and development.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1/​NEW280Y1
Exclusion: NEW358H1 (Special Topics in African Studies: African Youth Languages and Cultures), offered in Winter 2018
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW357H1: Special Topics in African Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1

NEW358H1: Special Topics in African Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level course.  Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

NEW359H1: The Horn of Africa - Critical Perspectives

Hours: 24L

Examines the Horn of Africa, its diversity, geopolitics, cultural politics, present conditions and current debates through a critical and comparative lens. Considers social forces in contemporary politics within the region including competing claims, explanations of the underpinnings of the Horn's conflict, and the promise of peace. Draws upon interdisciplinary scholarship, public discourse, texts and media to reflect on the future of the Horn of Africa at this historical moment.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: NEW357H1 (Special Topics in African Studies: The Horn of Africa: Critical Perspectives) offered in Fall 2018, Fall 2019
Recommended Preparation: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW370Y1: Interdisciplinary Special Topics

Hours: 48L

Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.


NEW371H0: International Field Course

Provides opportunities for students to engage in an international experiential learning program related to their academic areas of study. The course involves seminars, group exercises, site visits and a final project. Some sessions will be held in Toronto prior to and following the trip. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Foundational course from participating programs (Indigenous Studies; African Studies; Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health; Caribbean Studies; Equity Studies; Human Biology)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

NEW372H1: Interdisciplinary Special Topics

Hours: 24L

Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor. Consult timetable for current offering information.

Prerequisite: None

NEW380Y1: Intermediate Swahili

Hours: 24L/72T

Grammar and syntax. Conversation and written composition. Reading of texts: literary, journalistic. Relation of the language to its East African context.

Prerequisite: NEW280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW390Y1: New College Independent Studies

New College Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 8.0 FCEs completed and permission of College

NEW391H1: New College Independent Studies

New College Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 8.0 FCEs completed and permission of College

NEW398Y0: Research Excursion

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/.... Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Humanities

NEW402Y1: Advanced Special Topics in Jungian Theory

Hours: 48S

Topics vary from year to year, depending on the interests of students and instructors.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW403H1: Advanced Special Topics in Jungian Theory

Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year depending on the interests of students and instructors.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW421H1: Global Perspectives on the Haitian Revolution

Hours: 24S

Examines the colonial pre-history of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804).  Explores how this transatlantic revolution unfolded, including the emancipation of slaves, Toussaint, Louverture, and the roles played by Spain, the United States and Britain.  A reflection on the Revolution in contemporary literature and film.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW422H1: Caribbean Regionalism

Hours: 24S

In a public lecture in 1958, Trinidadian CLR James described Federation as the means to "accomplish the transition from colonialism to national independence." This course explores the shift from James' vision to Jamaican economist Norman Girvan's observation that contemporary "...governments tend to perceive supranationality as less an exercise in collective sovereignty and more a diminution of national sovereignty." Among the topics to be considered are: histories of regionalism; formal and informal dimensions of regional identity-making practices; freedom of movement; governance mechanisms; and widening and deepening debates, with particular reference to the non-Anglophone Caribbean and Latin America.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 1.0 FCE at the 300-level.
Exclusion: NEW329H1 (Special Topics in Caribbean Studies: Caribbean Regionalism), offered in Winter 2018; NEW423H1 (Special Topics in Caribbean Studies: Caribbean Regionalism), offered in Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​HIS231H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW423H1: Special Topics in Caribbean Studies

Hours: 24S

An upper-level seminar. Topics vary from year to year, depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW426H1: Special Topics in Caribbean Studies

Hours: 36S

An upper level seminar. Topics vary from year to year, depending on the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW426Y1: Special Topics in Caribbean Studies

Hours: 72S

An upper level seminar. Topics vary from year to year, depending on the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW428H1: Caribbean Migrations and Diasporas

Hours: 24S

Examines Caribbean migration in the post-slavery era.  Topics include:  Caribbean diasporas in the West; labour migrations such as the Panama Canal migration; Caribbean migrant communities in Central America; intra-regional migrations between the Caribbean islands; 'guest worker' programs; remittances and their impact; heritage tourism and 'return' migrations.

Prerequisite: HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Exclusion: HISC70H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW429H1: Caribbean Diaspora in Canada

Hours: 24S

Explores the transnational circuits through which the Caribbean diaspora makes a living and makes life in contemporary Canada.  How do we make sense of the Caribbean experience in Canada?  What might an engagement with the Caribbean teach us about Canada as a diasporic space?

Prerequisite: CDN355H1/​HIS230H1/​HIS231H1/​NEW120Y1/​NEW220H1/​NEW221H1/​NEW224Y1/​NEW225H1/​NEW226H1
Exclusion: NEW329H1 (if taken in Summer 2013 or Summer 2014 as "The Caribbean Diaspora: Travels and Tribulations")
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW430H1: Jungian Psychology and Tantric Buddhism

Hours: 36L

Jung wrote extensively on the benefits of Buddhism to personal development and transformation. This course explores the contribution of Jungian psychology to understanding Tantric (or Vajrayana) Buddhism. Through experiential exercises, students will investigate the role of archetypal psychology as a mediator of the spiritual transformation described in Tantric Buddhism.

Prerequisite: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1
Exclusion: NEW433H1 (Advanced Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health: The Psychology of Tantric Buddhism), offered in Winter 2015 and Winter 2016
Recommended Preparation: NEW302Y1/​NEW303H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW432H1: Advanced Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health

Hours: 36L

An upper-level seminar. Topics vary from year to year, depending on the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1/​RLG206H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW433H1: Advanced Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health

Hours: 36S

An upper-level seminar. Topics vary from year to year, depending on the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1/​RLG206H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW438H1: Mindfulness Meditation: Science and Research

Hours: 36S

Critically evaluates the empirical research literature relevant to the study of mindfulness meditation. Conceptual, methodological and interpretive limitations of the scientific literature are discussed. Comparisons between the scientific models of mindfulness meditation and Buddhist descriptions will be made.

Prerequisite: A statistics course (e.g. PSY201H1, SOC202H1, STA220H1)
Recommended Preparation: NEW232H1/​NEW232Y1/​NEW331H1/​NEW333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

NEW440Y1: Advanced Special Topics in Equity Studies

Hours: 72L

An advanced level seminar course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1 and an additional 0.5 Equity Studies Core Group 300+ level course
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NEW441H1: Advanced Topics in Equity Studies

Hours: 24S

An advanced level seminar course. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW442H1: Food Systems and the Politics of Resistance

Hours: 36L

Examines the food we eat in the local and global context of food systems, food sovereignty and food movements. Explores the possibilities for food as a catalyst for learning, resistance and social change. Consult the Program Office for course enrolment procedures.

Note: This is a joint graduate/undergraduate course.

Prerequisite: 14.0 credits, NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1, NEW342H1, an additional 0.5 Equity Studies Core Group 300+ level course, a GPA of at least 3.5 in NEW Equity Studies courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW443H1: Advanced Special Topics in Equity Studies

Hours: 36S

An advanced level seminar course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1 and an additional 0.5 Equity Studies Core Group 300+ level course.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW444H1: Anti-Colonization and the Politics of Violence

Hours: 24S

Interrogates how theorizations, embodied lived experiences and lived resistance to structural violence can create social, epistemological, ontological and political decolonizing/anti-colonial transformation. Examines the work of Frantz Fanon, Kwame Ture, Eric Williams, Walter Rodney, The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Elaine Brown and Assata Shakur amongst others to search for alternative and oppositional ways to rethink and re-respond to violence. Pursues a nuanced understanding of disability as a socio-political phenomenon.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1 and an additional 0.5 Equity Studies Core Group 300+ level course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW446H1: Community Development and Social Change

Hours: 36L

Explores the significance of community development as a social change strategy, through a critical social analysis of local and global case studies and policies. Consult the Program Office for course enrolment procedures.

Note: This is a joint graduate/undergraduate course.

Prerequisite: 14.0 credits, NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1, NEW346H1, an additional 0.5 Equity Studies Core Group 300+ level course, a GPA of at least 3.5 in NEW Equity Studies courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW447H1: Race, Ethnicity and Educational Praxis

Hours: 36L

An application of critical race, ethnicity and social difference discourse to educational praxis. Examines the articulation of theoretical perspectives to explain particular incidents in society, and to understand forms of institutional racism and emerging minority responses. Explores the implications for pedagogical practices in education.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1, NEW347H1 and one additional half-course at the 300+ level in Equity Studies; permission of Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW448H1: Disability and the Child

Hours: 24S

Examines a range of historical and present-day meanings associated with the figure of the disabled child. Draws on work emanating from a variety of disciplines, including history, psychology, neuroscience, visual arts, film and literature, and engaging with critical theories of race, class, gender, sexuality and disability, to discuss ideas and issues relevant to the construction of 21st century disabled childhoods. Counters the near monolithic story of disability as threat to the presumed goodness of normative childhood by asking: what alternate depictions and narratives of disabled childhood exist and what can they teach us?

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1/​NEW241Y1 and an additional 0.5 Equity Studies Core Group 300+ level course
Exclusion: NEW448H1 (Advanced Special Topics in Disability Studies: Disability and the Child), offered in Fall 2016, Fall 2018 and Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW449H1: Contemporary Theories in Critical Disability Studies

Hours: 24S

Explores competing conceptions, definitions and practices of disability through a range of critical disability theories, including crip-of-colour critique, decolonial theories of disability studies and black feminist disability frameworks. Enacts disability studies as a justice-oriented methodology or practice that has value for understanding and responding to colonial systems of race, class, gender and disability. Interrogates the shape and limits of disability and disability studies to ask the provocative question: what can disability studies do?

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1 and 0.5 FCE from Equity Studies Core Group: Disability Studies
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW450Y1: African Studies Honours Research Seminar

Hours: 24S

This honours research seminar required of all specialists and majors in African Studies offers critical explorations of the genealogy of African Studies, the transnational study of Africa, Africa’s place in a globalized world, the historical, intellectual and institutional contexts of Africanist knowledge production, its dissemination and consumption in Africa, Europe, the Americas and emerging academic sites in Asia. It engages with the paradigm shifts and vibrant scholarly and epistemic debates across disciplines and geographies as well as unfolding events, public discourses, geopolitics, African popular cultures and the reimagining of African futures through canonical, emergent scholarship and creative media and emphasizes students’ original and creative research explorations, engaged praxis and search for alternative theorizing and epistemologies.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1/​400-level Group A Course
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW451H1: Special Topics in African Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level course. Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

NEW453H1: Language and Postcolonial Education in East Africa

Hours: 24S

Examines the choice of languages for education in East Africa using critical perspectives.  Pays particular attention to the influences of the historical experience of colonialism, the socio-linguistic contours of each country and the strength of linguistic and educational lobby groups in East African countries.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Exclusion: NEW453Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NEW453Y1: Language and Postcolonial Education in East Africa

Hours: 48S

Examines the choice of languages for education in East Africa using critical perspectives. Pays particular attention to the influences of the historical experience of colonialism, the socio-linguistic contours of each country and the strength of linguistic and educational lobby groups in East African countries.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW454H1: Migration, Mobility, and Displacement in Contemporary Africa

Hours: 24S

Why do people move voluntarily or involuntarily?  What are the causes and consequences of migration and displacement in Africa?  This course critically examines the multifaceted dimensions of migration, mobility, and displacement, with a specific focus on communities and populations displaced by war, environmental destruction and disaster, economic failings, and the quest for economic opportunities, love, education, or individual freedom.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: NEW451H1 (Fall 2016)
Recommended Preparation: JQR360H1/​NEW351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW455H1: Conflicts, Negotiations and Peacebuilding in Africa

Hours: 24S

Examines conflicts and peace negotiations in African contexts such as Somalia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and North Africa through public discourse, citizen actions, policy debates and mobilizations. Explores formal, informal, indigenous and institutional mediation and peace negotiation platforms, strategies, and impulses. Analyzes various conflict zones, case studies and intervention strategies for negotiating and sustaining peace in Africa in the broader context of the war on terror, increasing militarism, and securitization in peacebuilding.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Exclusion: NEW451H1 (Special Topics in African Studies: Conflicts, Negotiations and Peacebuilding in Africa), offered in Winter 2019, Winter 2020; NEW452H1
Recommended Preparation: NEW353H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW459H1: Advanced Special Topics in African Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper-level course.  Topics of study vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: NEW150Y1/​NEW250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

NEW469Y1: Decolonizing Research Methodologies for New Researchers

Hours: 48S

A feminist/anti-racist/anti-colonial/anti-imperialist exploration of research methods. Examines the work of researchers and scholar-activists who seek to humanize research with communities detrimentally impacted by colonial, imperialist, heteropatriarchal research agendas and processes. Supports students' independent research projects through guidance from the course instructor. Prepares students for graduate studies or research-oriented careers. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NEW240H1/​NEW240Y1, 1.0 FCE from Equity Studies Core Group 300+ level courses and a GPA of 3.0 from NEW Equity Studies Core courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW471H1: Interdisciplinary Special Topics

Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NEW490Y1: New College Independent Studies

New College Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 12.0 FCEs completed and permission of College

NEW491H1: New College Independent Studies

New College Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of 12.0 FCEs completed and permission of College

NEW495Y1: Independent Community Engaged Learning

Hours: 96P/24S

A placement-based course in which students develop knowledge, practice and professional skills appropriate to the social purpose sector while working to support programming for community partners. The accompanying seminar considers social justice issues and models community-engagement practice, supporting students’ experiential, participatory and reflective learning. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1/​ NEW150Y1/​ NEW220H1/​ NEW221H1/​ NEW224Y1/​ NEW225H1/​ NEW226H1/​ NEW232H1/​ NEW232Y1/​ NEW240H1/​ NEW240Y1/​ NEW241Y1/​ NEW270H1/​ HIS230H1/​ HIS231H1/​ other NEW courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW496H1: Independent Community Engaged Learning

Hours: 48P/12S

A placement-based course in which students develop knowledge, practice and professional skills appropriate to the social purpose sector while working to support programming for community partners. The accompanying seminar considers social justice issues and models community-engagement practice, supporting students’ experiential, participatory and reflective learning. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (Offered only in special circumstances)

Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1/​ NEW150Y1/​ NEW220H1/​ NEW221H1/​ NEW224Y1/​ NEW225H1/​ NEW226H1/​ NEW232H1/​ NEW232Y1/​ NEW240H1/​ NEW240Y1/​ NEW241Y1/​ NEW270H1/​ HIS230H1/​ HIS231H1/​ other NEW courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW497Y1: Community Based Research as Resistance and Social Change

Hours: 96P/24S

Explores how research is conducted and mobilized by marginalized communities as a form of resistance, knowledge mobilization and social change. Examines the foundations of empirical research, the role of the university as a site of research activity and knowledge production and the ethics and methods of community-based research. Informed by examples of grassroots research projects from Black, Indigenous and racialized communities locally, nationally and globally, students engage in community-based and participatory action research projects. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 9.0 FCE and successful completion of the application process.
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1/​ NEW150Y1/​ NEW220H1/​ NEW221H1/​ NEW224Y1/​ NEW225H1/​ NEW226H1/​ NEW232H1/​ NEW232Y1/​ NEW240Y1/​ NEW241Y1/​ NEW270H1/​ HIS230H1/​ HIS231H1/​ other NEW courses
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NEW498H1: Community Based Research as Resistance and Social Change

Hours: 48P/12S

Explores how research is conducted and mobilized by marginalized communities as a form of resistance, knowledge mobilization and social change. Examines the foundations of empirical research, the role of the university as a site of research activity and knowledge production and the ethics and methods of community-based research. Informed by examples of grassroots research projects from Black, Indigenous and racialized communities locally, nationally and globally, students engage in community-based and participatory action research projects. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 9.0 FCE and successful completion of the application process.
Recommended Preparation: NEW120Y1/​ NEW150Y1/​ NEW220H1/​ NEW221H1/​ NEW224Y1/​ NEW225H1/​ NEW226H1/​ NEW232H1/​ NEW232Y1/​ NEW240Y1/​ NEW241Y1/​ NEW270H1/​ HIS230H1/​ HIS231H1/​ other NEW courses
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NFS284H1: Basic Human Nutrition

Hours: 36L

An introductory course to provide the fundamentals of human nutrition to enable students to understand and think critically about the complex interrelationships between food, nutrition, health and the environment.

Exclusion: HLTB11H3
Recommended Preparation: (BIO120H1, BIO130H1)/BIO150Y1; (CHM138H1,CHM139H1)/(CHM135H1,CHM136H1)/CHM151Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS301H1: Nutrition Literacy: Sorting Science from Snake Oil

Hours: 36L

This course will help students learn how to recognize the strengths and limitations of various nutrition research methods, find reliable nutrition information on the Internet and develop systematic thinking skills to critically evaluate the quality of nutrition information in both the scientific literature and popular media.

Prerequisite: NFS284H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS302H1: Nutrition, Athletics, Performance and Behaviour

Hours: 36L

This course will give an overview of the emerging and advancing role of chronic diet and supplements in athletics, performance and behavior.

Prerequisite: NFS284H1
Exclusion: KPE328H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS382H1: Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism Throughout the Life Cycle

Hours: 36L

Micronutrients are essential for health throughout the life cycle. This course examines the role of micronutrients during development and ageing with some emphasis on disease prevention and pathogenesis. Students develop critical appraisal skills, an understanding of the principles of study design and learn to write in a scientific style.

Prerequisite: NFS284H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS386H1: Food Chemistry

Hours: 36L

Structure, composition and chemical and biochemical reactions in foods during postharvest/postmortem, processing, storage and utilisation. Implications for organoleptic properties, nutritional value, toxicity and human health.

Prerequisite: CHM138H1/​CHM139H1/​CHM135H1/​CHM136H1
Recommended Preparation: NFS284H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS394Y1: Research Course in Nutritional Science

Hours: 144P

Research experience under the supervision of a Departmental staff member. The course entails designing and carrying out a small research project and the preparation and presentation of both a research proposal and a final report. Note that the research project NFS394Y1 requires the prior consent of a staff member who will supervise the project and departmental approval before enrolment. The student is responsible for locating a supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NFS284H1, Permission of Department and Project Supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS400H1: Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Human Nutrition

Hours: 36L

This course will demonstrate the rationale, including health benefits, development and marketing of functional foods and nutraceuticals.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, NFS284H1, (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)/PSL302Y1
Recommended Preparation: CSB349H1/​PSL350H1/​BCH311H1, NFS386H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS484H1: Advanced Nutrition

Hours: 24L/12T

Physiological and biochemical features of nutrient needs. The roles of nutrients in the development and adaptability of the whole body, organs and cells. Interpretation of current research data.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, CSB349H1/​PSL350H1/​BCH311H1, NFS284H1, (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)/PSL302Y1, (STA220H1, STA221H1/​JBS229H1) or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS485H1: Diet, Microbiome & Health (formerly Nutritional Microbiology)

Hours: 36L

Provides an integrated approach to how prokaryotes modulate nutrient availability and how they interact with the host to impact human health from a molecular perspective.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, CSB349H1/​PSL350H1/​BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1, NFS284H1, (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)/PSL302Y1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS486H1: Obesity: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects

Hours: 36L

Obesity and its co-morbidities illustrated with pathophysiological and biochemical principles and clinical case studies.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1,NFS284H1, (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)/PSL302Y1
Recommended Preparation: CSB349H1/​PSL350H1/​BCH311H1,(STA220H1, STA221H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS487H1: Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition

Hours: 36L

The impact of the human genome on nutrition research. Experimental approaches to investigating gene-diet interactions. Understanding how genetic variability affects nutrient response, and how dietary factors regulate gene expression. Application of the various ‘omics’ technologies to nutrition research as well as exploring the social, legal and ethical issues associated with direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic tests for personalized nutrition.

Prerequisite: NFS284H1, CSB349H1/​PSL350H1/​BCH311H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS488H1: Nutritional Toxicology

Hours: 36L

Occurrence, mechanism of action, safety and health implications of chemicals naturally present in or added to foods. Interactions of nutrients and toxicants and the effects on their metabolism and utilization. Food safety evaluation and regulatory control.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, NFS284H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS489H1: Nutritional Neurosciences

Hours: 36L

This course provides an integrated approach to how brain function regulates and in turn is regulated by nutrition from a biochemical perspective.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​PSL350H1, NFS284H1, PSL302Y1/​(PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NFS490H1: International and Community Nutrition

Hours: 36L

This course focuses on current issues in international and community nutrition including global and domestic food security, micronutrient deficiencies and other forms of undernutrition, maternal and infant/child nutrition, dietary guidance, and food and nutrition policy. The course will consider the environmental, sociopolitical, cultural and biosocial contexts of nutrition.

Prerequisite: NFS284H1
Recommended Preparation: GGR107Y1/​POL103Y1/​SOC101Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NFS494Y1: Research Projects in Nutritional Sciences

Hours: 144P

Research experience under the supervision of a Departmental staff member. The course entails designing and carrying out a small research project and the preparation and presentation of both a research proposal and a final report. Note that the research project NFS494Y1 requires the prior consent of a staff member who will supervise the project and departmental approval before enrolment. The student is responsible for locating a supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: NFS284H1, Permission of Department and Project Supervisor
Distribution Requirements: Science

NMC101H1: Land of the Pharaohs

Hours: 24L/12T

The course traces the history of ancient Egypt from the foundation of the Egyptian state around 3050 BCE to its incorporation into the Roman Empire. The focus is on various aspects of Egyptian culture, including the institution of kingship, the role of women, and the peculiarities of Egyptian art, literature, and religion. Emphasis is placed on the methods by which knowledge about this ancient civilization can be obtained.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC102H1: Heartland of Ancient Empires

Hours: 24L/12T

From city state to empire. The peoples and polities of Mesopotamia and the Near East, including Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians. Their cultural contributions, from the development of writing to their achievements in law, administration, science, art and architecture, religion, and literature.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC103H1: The Islamic World

Hours: 24L/12T

What makes a certain thing (a state, art, law) Islamic? When and how did what we think about as the Islamic today come about? How has “the Islamic” changed over time? With these questions in mind, this course introduces students to major peoples, events, intellectual currents, and institutions in Islamic history.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC104H1: The Biblical World

Hours: 24L/12T

Examine the history, lands, peoples, religions, literatures and cultures that produced the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Topics to be covered include an overview of the geography and history of Ancient Israel and Judea, the role of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek languages, the literary genres reflected in biblical and some contemporary non-biblical texts, and the scholarly methods by which the Bible is studied.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC195H1: Rebels, Misfits, and Outcasts in Modern Arabic Literature

Previous Course Number: NMC242H1
Hours: 36S

Examines modern Arabic literary works that portray marginalized social figures and groups, including the criminal, the urban poor, the peasantry, the delinquent, the prostitute, and the political outcast. Explores issues such as political violence, marginality, precarity, social reform and social exclusion. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: NMC242H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC196H1: Law and Order in the Ancient Near East

Hours: 24S

Are human beings basically evil or good? What creates order in society? Coercion? Religion? Can societies operate without law? This course explores different systems of authority and control through ancient texts, focusing on the very first ideas of law in human history. We examine actual law codes, court cases on real estate disputes and conspiracy to commit murder and rape, as well as alternative means of regulating communities such as ideology, ritual and magic. While most courses on ancient law approach the topic from the perspective of modern concerns, this course situates the first law in its own historical, social and political context. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC197H1: Myth and History in the Bible

Hours: 24S

Reading the Bible is easy, but reading it well isn’t. Should we read its stories as history? All of it? Or perhaps only part of it? If so, which parts? And if some parts aren’t meant to be read as history, then what are they? Was Jonah really swallowed by a large fish? Did the sun and moon stand still for Joshua? Did Moses really part the Red Sea? Did Jesus really raise Lazarus from the dead? Are miracles necessarily fiction? In this seminar, we will read together many of the most colourful stories of the Bible, sometimes alongside similar stories from the cultural context of ancient Israel, and discuss what genre (history, myth, legend, folktale) they belong to and how this affects our reading of these texts. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC198H1: Iranian Women Reveal their Lives: the First Generation

Hours: 24S

The narrative of women speaking out begins in Iran in the first decades of the 20th century. In this course, we will look at an early generation of educated Iranian females who although from varied backgrounds have a common desire to make their lives public. We will refer to a mix of sources including memoirs, interviews and poems to explore how feminist aspirations are repressed or expressed in a society dominated by patriarchal values. We will analyse how a woman’s childhood experience affects her personal expectations for the future and whether the cultural environment restricted this generation or encouraged women to make a social contribution. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC199H1: Babylon: Fact vs. Fiction

Hours: 24S

The ancient city of Babylon, now a vast archaeological site in Iraq about 100km south of Baghdad, has captured people’s imagination up to this day. Who has not heard of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Biblical Tower of Babel, or the sci-fi TV series Babylon 5? Yet, how much of that reflects the reality of ancient Babylon? This course will explore the city of Babylon through its texts and archaeology and contrast this data with the way the city has been remembered over the past two thousand years. However, the goal of the course is not only to investigate how myths about Babylon have been constructed throughout the centuries. It will also look at the shortcomings of contemporary academic research on Babylon, and how difficult it is to reconstruct humankind's distant past. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC241H1: Anthropology of the Middle East

Hours: 24L

This course offers an introduction to the contemporary Middle East from an anthropological perspective. Topics will include gender, kinship, religion, modernity, popular culture, and the study of everyday life.

Exclusion: RLG355H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC243H1: The Arabic Novel

Hours: 24L

Focuses on the origins and development of the novel genre in the Arabic tradition. Examines the aesthetic qualities of the genre as an artistic form and the ways that it has depicted and intervened in the modern social, political, and cultural upheavals that have shaped the Arab world in the 20th century. Readings of novels and criticism in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC245H1: Women in the Ancient Near East

Hours: 24L

The course examines written and archaeological sources to discuss the status and role of women in the ancient Near East, focusing in particular on the first millennium BCE.

Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1, NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC246H1: Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation

Hours: 24L

This course explores some of the world’s oldest literature, including the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Babylonian Epic of Creation. It surveys the major genres from ancient Mesopotamia, including epics, myths, lyrical poetry, wisdom literature, and humorous tales.

Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC247H1: The Intellectual History of the Ancient Near East

Hours: 24L

Survey of the intellectual life in the Ancient Near East from the emergence of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt at the end of the third millennium BCE until the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Covers issues of orality vs. literacy, state and scribal control, notions of progress, origins and purpose of knowledge, as well asareas such as taxonomy of the natural world, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, divination.

Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1, NMC102H1, or NMC104H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC248H1: Ancient Bureaucracies

Hours: 24L

A survey course on the evolution of bureaucracies in the ancient Near East (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey, the Levant) and Egypt. Covering the period from 9,000 to 600 B.C.E, the course will track the development from simple storage and accounting procedures in Neolithic villages to administrative complexities in urban settings, leading to the advent of writing systems.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC251H1: Voices from Ancient Egypt

Hours: 24L

Introduces students to the culture of ancient Egypt through the study of 'functional' textual materials, including domestic, religious (including funerary and ritual), historical, and scientific texts, to paint a rich picture of the daily life and experiences of the ancient Egyptians. No knowledge of Egyptian required; all texts read in translation.

Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC252H1: Hebrew Bible

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the critical study of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and the related literature of ancient Jewish communities (Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea Scrolls). English translations used; no knowledge of Hebrew is required. (Offered alternate years)

Recommended Preparation: NMC104H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC253H1: Egyptian Myths

Hours: 24L

Explores Egyptian mythical writings, starting with the myths contained in the Pyramid Texts of the 3rd Millennium BCE and ending with the narrative mythical tales of the 1st Millennium BCE and beyond. Definitions and historical developments will be discussed. All texts will be read in translation.

Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC254H1: The Mummy: Technology and Transformation

Hours: 24L

This course explores the significance of mummies in contexts ranging from ancient Egyptian to modern, tracing the development of Egyptian mummification techniques and the roles and uses of mummies as transformative elements allowing access to the afterlife, sources of information about ancient individuals, characters in literature and film, and objects for display in museums.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC255H1: Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature

Hours: 24L

Students read closely classic works in translation, through class discussion, in-class exercises, and short essays. Readings include: narratives like Kalila wa-Dimna and Ibn Hazm's love treatise; poems by Labid, Jarir, Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi, and Ibn Nubata; and an obscene shadow play by Ibn Daniyal.

Recommended Preparation: 1 FCE in Humanities.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC256H1: 1001 Nights Around the World

Hours: 24L

Reveals how the 1001 Nights was created, transformed, and disseminated. We consider the politics and aesthetics of medieval and modern adaptations - manuscripts, films, ballet, novels, and short stories produced around the world. Builds toward a final project -- either a creative project or an essay.

Recommended Preparation: 1 FCE in Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC258H1: The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art

Hours: 24L

The Persian Book of Kings, or Shahnameh, composed in the 11th century by Ferdowsi, is the most important book in Iranian national culture and one of the great works of world literature. The course examines the book’s presentation of the history of the pre-Islamic kings of Iran, the exploits of Iran’s heroes, and the myths and legends of ancient Iran, which were frequently illustrated in manuscript copies over the centuries.

Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC259H1: Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran

Hours: 24L

This course explores the shared world of myth and ritual between Zoroastrianism and Hinduism and examines the contours of early Iranian thought. The course will survey mythoepic literature in translation from the archaic Avesta through the late antique Middle Persian (Pahlavi) corpus. The course will include a broad introduction to ancient and late antique Iran.

Prerequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1 or NMC103H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC260H1: Why the Ancient Near East? Investigating the Great Transformations in Pre- and Proto- History

Hours: 48L

This is an experiential course that asks what it would have been like for people in the ancient Near East as their world underwent the profound changes wrought by domestication, farming, urbanism, and state formation. We focus on the sensory experiences of the body, and their effect upon the mind, by reconstructing and using spaces and objects that have come to define the archaeological periods from 10,000 to 2500 BCE. From circular communal buildings and the constraints and possibilities they offer, to replastering skulls and making hand-held figurines, to the performance of a ritual text, we link traditional teaching with walking a mile in ancient footwear. Participation in this course requires an active imagination and a willingness to get physical.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC261Y0: Field Archaeology

Participation for 4 - 7 weeks during the summer in an approved archaeological excavation in the eastern Mediterranean/Middle East. This experience is then critiqued in a previously assigned essay researched and written under guidance upon return. Departmental permission is required in December-February prior to the fieldwork. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC262H1: Why the Ancient Near East? The Historic Periods

Hours: 48L

From 2500 to 333 BCE, the ancient Near East saw the world’s first empire, the birth of international diplomacy, burgeoning sea-trade and piracy, perennial warfare and the emergence of new ethnic identities like the Philistines and Israelites. Explore the archaeological evidence for these events in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia and the Levant.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC263H1: The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons

Hours: 24L

This class investigates archaeological traces of human interaction with the supernatural world in the ancient Near East, including figurines, temples, skulls, statues, and cylinder seals. In order to contextualize different ways of thinking about other worlds, we also look at cross-cultural comparisons ranging from Africa to the Americas.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC264H1: The Archaeology of Stuff

Previous Course Number: NMC369Y1
Hours: 24L

Discover how the structure of animal skin enables the making of leather and tattoos; why mighty kings boasted about tree-cutting expeditions; how chariots, stirrups, and gunpowder changed the very structure of contemporary societies; why spears are better than swords. Understand and appreciate the materials in the world around you.

Exclusion: NMC369Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC265H1: Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan

Hours: 24L

Focusing on Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, this course raises some controversial issues in coming to grips with the impact of war on retrieving, interpreting, and preserving the past. Find out the many ways we can work to preserve the history and culture of places at risk, now and in the future.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC266H1: Archaeologies of Power

Hours: 24L

What does archaeological evidence tell us about political and social power? Explore the origins and rise of leadership in the Near East from the Neolithic period to the famous kings and military commanders of Sumer, Assyria and Babylon.

Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC270H1: Christians of the Middle East

Hours: 24L

The course will introduce students to the Christian communities living in the Middle East since the distant past, identified by ecclesiastical and or ethnic terms, including Armenian, Copt, Greek-Melkite, Maronite, and Syriac. The course will discuss the plurality of their cultural, literary, and theological traditions, the social and intellectual roles of their monasteries, the contributions of their top religious authorities in diplomacy between Byzantium and the Sassanians, their position in the Islamic world and contributions to Islamic culture, philosophy, sciences, and theology, interreligious dialogues and polemics with Islam. (Offered in alternate years)

Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC273Y1: Early Islamic History: The Prophet and the Caliphates

Hours: 72L

Builds a solid foundation in Middle East & Islamic Studies, giving students an understanding of major themes and events, movements and individuals in early Islamic history and an awareness of the tools and sources available for study, problems historians have encountered in using them, and interpretive approaches to these sources.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC274H1: The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers

Hours: 24L

Explores the roles of Turks as raiders, migrants, slave-soldiers, and empire-builders in the formation of the Islamic world prior to the Ottomans (1300). Readings include primary sources in translation on the Islamization of the Turks in Central Asia and their gradual takeover of Iranian and Arab lands.

Exclusion: NMC274Y1
Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC275H1: The Mongol Empire and the World It Made

Hours: 24L

The rise of the Mongols and creation of their world empire and its role in the making of the modern world. Political, military, cultural, and economic aspects of the formation and disintegration of the largest land empire in world history (1200-1800).

Exclusion: NMC274Y1
Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1, NMC274H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC276H1: Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations

Topics vary from year to year, depending on instructor.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NMC277H1: Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations

Topics vary from year to year, depending on instructor.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NMC278H1: Introduction to the Modern Middle East

Hours: 36L

The emergence of modern states in the Middle East, against a background of empire, world wars, and national and religious movements. Students will learn why the modern map looks the way it does, and how Middle Eastern peoples' self-identifications have changed over the past 200 years.

Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC284H1: Topics in Judaism and Feminism: Conflict, Competition, Complement

Hours: 24L

Explores the interaction between Jewish religious and secular movements and feminism, focusing on conflicts between Jewish law (halakhah) and ideas of egalitarianism, particularly in legal disabilities for women connected to marriage and divorce, lack of access to high-level Torah study, and discrimination in public religious roles. Examines competition among the movements to include women in Torah study has led to, and the extent to which inclusion and egalitarianism have become a complement in Judaism. (Offered in alternate years, topic changes)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC289H1: Introduction to Coptic Studies

Hours: 24L

Overview of the history of the Copts from political, religious, social and economic perspectives. Literary and documentary sources will illustrate these different aspects of Coptic Civilization. The focus on Coptic Monasticism will underline the role of monasteries as conservers of the Coptic Orthodox Church tradition.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NMC315H1: The Structure of Arabic Language

Previous Course Number: NML315H1

This course investigates formal properties of Arabic language. It provides students with an in-depth knowledge of the grammar of the language focussing on the areas of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and the interaction between phonology and morphology.

Prerequisite: NML210Y1 or LIN100Y1, or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: NML315H1
Recommended Preparation: LIN229H1, LIN232H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC316H1: Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative

Hours: 36S

Explores the cultural politics of encounter, narrative, and representation in modern Arabic narrative. Examines literary, historical, anthropological, and visual texts to consider how Arab writers have imagined and documented their cultural and political encounters with difference both in and outside the Arab world.

Prerequisite: 3 FCE in Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC342H1: History & Sources of Egyptian Monasticism

Hours: 24L

Presents an historical overview on the origins of Egyptian monasticism based on written sources. Comparison of written sources with archaeological artifacts reveals the relation between spiritual and material aspects of monastic life. Literary sources produced for different monastic orders -- such as sermons, canons and biographies -- will be studied.

Recommended Preparation: NMC289H1/​NMC368H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC343H1: Farmers to Pyramid Builders: Cultural and Political History of Ancient Egypt I

Hours: 24L/12T

Exploration of the primary archaeological, architectural, and inscriptional sources, questioning and analyzing ideas about Egypt's development from farming communities at the dawn of history to an early state that built great pyramids for its kings, collapsed into civil war, and grew to become a colonizing power in the Middle Kingdom.

Prerequisite: 5 FCE in any field or 1 FCE in NMC
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC344H1: Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders: Cultural and Political History of Ancient Egypt II

Hours: 24L/12T

Exploration of the primary archaeological, architectural, and inscriptional sources, questioning interpretations and analyzing how Egypt confronted foreign domination and developed into a major empire in the New Kingdom under Thutmose III, Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, and Ramesses II, then fragmented politically in the Third Intermediate Period and ultimately became a colony itself.

Prerequisite: 5 FCE in any field or 1 FCE in NMC
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC346H1: Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians

Hours: 24L

The political and cultural history of the peoples of ancient South-Western Asia from 3000 BCE to the destruction of Babylon by the Hittites ca. 1600 BCE. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: 3 FCEs in Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC347H1: Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians

Hours: 24L

Traces the political development and cultural history of Mesopotamia, from the territorial states of the Late Bronze Age to the world’s first empires in the first millennium BC (Assyria, Babylonia, Achaemenid Persia).

Prerequisite: 3 FCE in Humanities.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC348Y1: History of Iran: From the Sasanians to the Safavids

Hours: 48L

Examines the political history and cultural legacy of the Sasanian empire and transmission of Persian concepts of kingship, administration, and social organization into Islamic civilization, Perso-Islamic cultural synthesis under the Samanids, the interaction between nomadic and sedentary cultures under the rule of Turkic and Turko-Mongolian dynasties, and the Safavid state.

Prerequisite: Any half-credit course in the history of the ancient or early Islamic world offered by academic units within the Faculty of Arts & Science
Recommended Preparation: NMC273Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC350H1: Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation

Hours: 24L

Survey of various literary genres from works produced by Armenian, Coptic, Maronite, Melkite, and Syriac authors between the 3rd and the 19th centuries CE. Genres include theology in poetry, biblical commentaries, historiography and chronicles, hagiography, songs and epics, apologetics, and travel accounts.

Prerequisite: NMC270H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC351H1: Dead Sea Scrolls

Hours: 24L

This course provides an examination of the historical and cultural context in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were authored and copied, the types of writings included in the Scrolls, and the ancient Jewish groups behind these texts. It also discusses the significance of the Scrolls for understanding the textual development of the Hebrew Bible, ancient scriptural interpretation, and the thought world of the Jews during the period that gave birth to both Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. No knowledge of Hebrew or Aramaic is required. (Offered alternate years)

Prerequisite: 9 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: NMC104H1 or NMC252H1, or equivalent in another humanities department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC352H1: Ancient Egyptian Literature

Hours: 24L

Focuses on analysis of examples of the different genres of ancient Egyptian literary texts, including wisdom literature, poetry, literary narratives, and mythical tales. We question how to define literature and discuss how literary texts developed in pharaonic Egypt. No knowledge of ancient Egyptian is required; all texts read in translation.

Prerequisite: Any H course (0.5 FCE) on ancient Egypt offered by academic units within the Faculty of Arts & Science
Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC353H1: Possible Worlds: Arabic Speculative Fiction

Hours: 24S

Arabic speculative fiction from the medieval to the modern period, discussed with attention to early Arabic novel’s adaptation of the medieval maqama genre, and the relation between speculative fiction and political and social critique. Texts include al-Ma`arri, Ibn Shuhayd, maqamat, al-Muwaylihi, science fiction, and dystopic novels and conceptual art.

Prerequisite: 4 FCE in Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC355H1: The Ottoman Empire in the Age of Reform, 1808-1918

Hours: 24L

The last phase of the Ottoman empire has long been viewed by Orientalists and Middle East nationalists as a period of inevitable decline. More recently, cultural historians of the Middle East have framed the long 19th. century as a period of grand reforms - or Tanzimat. This course seeks to critically examine the notions of reform of the state and reform of the individual between Sultan Mahmud IIs accession and the defeat of the Ottoman empire in World War I. Focusing largely on Istanbul and the Ottoman capitals political relations with the Arab provinces, we will relate economic, social and intellectual transformations to state laws and policies, Mediterranean capitalism and the rise of sectarianism and nationalism in the Middle East.

Recommended Preparation: NMC278H1, NMC377Y1, NMC378H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC356H1: Anthropology of Islam

Hours: 24L

Combines theoretical reflections on an anthropology of Islam with ethnographic readings on Muslim practices in communities around the world.

Exclusion: RLG355H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC357H1: Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature

Hours: 24S

Students read translations of Arabic literary texts: texts composed by women, and texts that deal with gender, homoeroticism, and sexuality. Class discussion considers debates in the field about how to analyze these texts in their historic context and in a theoretically grounded manner.

Prerequisite: 3 FCE in Humanities.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC358H1: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures

Hours: 24L

Examines questions of gender and sexuality in the broader Middle East (Iran, Turkey, and the Arab world) from the colonial period to the present through readings of religious, cultural, historical, and literary texts. Focuses on the development of modern secular and religious feminist thought, cultural representations of gender and sexuality, and critical approaches to theorizing gender and sexuality in the Middle East.

Prerequisite: 3 FCEs in Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC359H1: Nomads in the Ancient Near East

Hours: 24L

Using ancient archaeological and textual sources as well as modern ethnographies and political theories, this class takes a critical look at the role of mobile populations in Near Eastern history from the fourth to first millennium BCE, assessing modern perspectives as well as the ancient evidence.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC360H1: The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age

Hours: 24L

The archaeology of Syria-Palestine from prehistoric times until the end of the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1200 BCE), with a special emphasis on the development of complex society, and inter-relations with the neighboring regions of Egypt and Syro-Mesopotamia. Attention will also be given to the history of archaeological research in the region, current field techniques and methods of archaeological analysis, and the relationship between archaeological evidence and contemporary written records, including the Hebrew Bible. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: 1 FCE in Humanities
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1 or NMC104H1 or NMC260H1 or NMC262H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC361H1: The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age

Hours: 24L

The archaeology of Syria-Palestine from the collapse of the Late Bronze Age until the Persian Period, with a special emphasis on the emergence of Israel and the small territorial nation-states of the eastern Mediterranean seaboard. Particular attention will be given to the relationship between the archaeological evidence and contemporary written records, including the Hebrew Bible. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: 1 FCE in Humanities
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1 or NMC104H1 or NMC260H1 or NMC262H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC362Y1: Ancient Egyptian Sites

Hours: 48L

Detailed examination of significant sites for the understanding of ancient Egyptian cultural development, encompassing the study of spatial organization, architecture, artifactual material, and archaeological evidence from each site. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC343H1 and NMC344H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC363H1: Ancient Iraq

Hours: 36L

 Comprehensive survey class on the archaeology of Mesopotamia (Sumer, Assyria, Babylon) from the Neolithic period to time of Alexander the Great (10,000 – 333 BC). Focuses on the area of modern-day Iraq but also includes western Iran, eastern Syria, and southeastern Turkey. 

Prerequisite: NMC102H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC260H1, NMC262H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC364H1: Art and Archaeology of Syria

Hours: 36S

Discover the wonders of Syria’s past, from 10,000 year-old burials to the world heritage sites of Palmyra and the Citadel of Aleppo. Explore headless skeletons, royal marriages, desert castles and Roman streetscapes.

Prerequisite: 3 FCE in any field
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC367H1: Archaeology & Architecture of Egyptian Monasticism

Hours: 24L

Underlines the role of some Egyptian monasteries as active institutions carrying out numerous economic activities, and reveals the forces that enabled their survival and changing function. Exploration of these rich sites of cultural exchange, as manifested in their architecture and religious art and written material.

Recommended Preparation: NMC260H1, NMC262H1, NMC342H1, NMC368H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC368H1: Coptic Art & Archaeology

Hours: 24L

A survey of Coptic art, archaeology and architecture. The course will cover aspects of the religious, civil and daily life of the Copts: their houses, religious architecture, funerary monuments, art and artefacts

Recommended Preparation: NMC260H1, NMC262H1, NMC289H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC370H1: Ancient Israel

Hours: 24L

The political and cultural history of ancient Israel from the origin of the Hebrews to the exile and restoration in the Persian period. (Offered every 3 years)

Prerequisite: NMC104H1, NMC252H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1, NMC102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC373H1: Modern Iran

Hours: 24L

Explores the political, social, and religious history of modern Iran from pre-modern times to the 21st century. After a brief overview of political developments in the 18th century from the fall of the Safavids until the establishment of the Qajar dynasty, we will discuss the Constitutional movement of 1906 and the subsequent establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty, and focus on the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the making of a modern theocratic state.

Prerequisite: NMC103H1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: NMC451H1 may not be taken in the same year
Recommended Preparation: NMC278H1, NMC348Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC374H1: The Mamluks: from Slaves to Sultans

Hours: 24L

Engages with fundamental themes of Islamic civilization that played out in the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt and Syria: slavery, plague, the role of women, military patronage, global trade networks, the emergence of a “discourse” society, science and medicine, material culture and architecture, and the impact of Crusades and Mongol invasions.

Prerequisite: NMC273Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC376H1: History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492)

Hours: 24L

Muslim conquest of North Africa and Spain, history of Spain under Muslim rule to 1492. Attention given to institutional and cultural development, Islamic Spains relations with the Islamic east and neighbours in Europe. (Offered every 3 years)

Prerequisite: NMC273Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC377Y1: The Ottoman Empire to 1800

Hours: 48L

A survey of the Ottoman Empire from its late 13th/early 14th century origins as a border principality through the classical age of Mehmed the Conqueror and Süleyman the Magnificent when as a mature Islamic empire it ruled lands in Europe, Asia, and Africa, to the internal and external challenges faced by the empire during the 17th and 18th centuries when it underwent substantial transformation. Coverage includes topics in Ottoman institutions, economy, society, and culture. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC273Y1
Exclusion: NMC377H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC378H1: Modern Arab History

Hours: 36L

A thematic treatment of the Arab lands of the Middle East and North Africa from 1700 onward, focusing on the Ottoman and colonial periods.

Prerequisite: NMC278H1 and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC380H1: Religion in the Ancient Near East

Hours: 48S

Primary sources from Mesopotamia, Syria and the Levant reveal profound awareness of the human condition. What do they tell us about religion in the ancient Near East, and why do Judaism, Christianity and Islam share some stories? Takes a critical approach to the ways we read texts and reconstruct beliefs.

Prerequisite: 3 FCE in any field
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC381H1: Modern Islamic Thought

Hours: 24L

Survey of major intellectual trends in the Islamic tradition, particularly those identified with Middle Eastern Muslim thinkers, from the early 19th century to the present. Topics include reformism, modernism, hermeneutics, feminism, Islamism, and liberal and progressive trends in contemporary Muslim thought. Readings in English translation.

Prerequisite: NMC103H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC278H1, NMC283Y1, RLG204Y1/​RLG204H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC382Y1: Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt

Hours: 72L

Religious belief and practice in ancient Egypt. The course will focus on gods and mythology, which will be studied through primary sources in translation. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC101H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC384H1: Life Cycle and Personal Status in Judaism

Hours: 24L

The course explores Jewish attitudes to various personal status issues, utilizing material from biblical and rabbinic sources to modern Jewish positions. The specific topics covered vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: NMC104H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC385H1: Introduction to Islamic Law

Hours: 24L

The course surveys the history, theory, and doctrines of Islamic law, and addresses issues that are at the center of public debate across the world. Students will closely read primary sources, provide oral and written responses, and reflect on their own positionality viz debates on Islamic law. The course introduces students to the dynamics of Islamic legal reasoning in a historical and comparative perspective.

Prerequisite: NMC283Y1/​RLG204Y1/​RLG204H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC386H1: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire

Hours: 24L

This course explores the relations among the various ethno-religious communities in the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century until 1922.

Prerequisite: NMC103H1
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: NMC241H1, NMC275H1, NMC278H1, or NMC283Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC394H1: Persianate Art & Architecture

Hours: 24L

A continuation of NMC393H1, covering art and material culture in the eastern Islamic lands from the late 13th century CE to the modern period. Studying objects in the ROM collections of Islamic art..

Prerequisite: One full course from FAH or NMC in medieval art/history/culture
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC395H1: Iconography of the Art and Material Culture of the Islamic World

Hours: 24S

The art and material culture of the Islamic world is rich in iconography - from Persian paintings to Afghan war rugs - with complex layers of meaning that are not necessarily understood at first glance. Such imagery can be comprehended through numerous lenses, from pre-Islamic concepts and literary themes to politically-driven motivations or religious beliefs and practices. Through a series of case studies of examples of painting, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and contemporary art, the course examines the meanings behind the iconography on objects from across the Middle East and Central Asia, dating from the medieval period to the present day.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NMC399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


NMC445H1: Sacred and Secular Spaces: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context

Hours: 36L

A survey of Mesopotamian architecture (temples, palaces, neighbourhoods) in settlements contexts, from the earliest villages to the large urban centres of Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria (10,000-300 BC).

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: NMC363H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC446H1: The Babylonian City

Hours: 24L

Examines the physical form of the Babylonian city in the first millennium BC as the setting for the daily activities of its inhabitants. The focus is on critical evaluation of archaeological and historical sources, and on investigating the relationship between city form and contemporary social structure.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE in any field
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1, NMC346H1/​NMC347H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC447H1: The Neo-Assyrian Empire

Hours: 24L

Investigates how one of the world’s first empires worked. Topics include Assyrian kingship, imperial administration, and daily life as reflected in the written sources (royal inscriptions, official correspondence, and everyday documents) and archaeological evidence.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE in any field
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1, NMC346H1/​NMC347H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC449H1: Mesopotamian Society and Economy

Hours: 24L

Examines Mesopotamian society and economy from third to first millennium BC, using everyday cuneiform documents in translation. Focuses on the key institutions (palace, temple, private household), tracing their changing organisation and economic role over the course of Mesopotamian history. Examines theoretical approaches to the study of ancient society and economy.

Prerequisite: 9 FCE in any field
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H1, NMC346H1/​NMC347H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC450H1: Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature

Hours: 24S

A seminar focusing on the critical analysis of the Hebrew Bible and related ancient Jewish texts. Literary genre and critical topics will vary according to instructor’s research interests. Focus will be given to developing research skills by working with accepted critical methodologies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (Offered every 3 years)

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor is required.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC452H1: Iranian Modernity

Hours: 36S

This course explores competing conceptions of Iranian modernity within a comparative historical framework on “multiple modernities.”  A major theme is the exploration of the temporality and historicity in discussions of Iranian modernity.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC461H1: The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia

Previous Course Number: NMC461Y1
Hours: 24S

The cultures of the Horn of Africa and South West Arabia, separated by the Red Sea,  have long been intertwined. This course explores the history and archaeology from the emergence of the hominids in Ethiopia, to the rise of the Sabean and Axumite kingdoms, until the Middle Ages, highlighting their interactions and the roles they played in the development of their respected cultures. 

Prerequisite: NMC260H1 or NMC262H1
Exclusion: NMC461Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC462H1: Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations

Hours: 24L/24P

Provides students with training in the use of polarized-light microscopy in the examination of archaeological materials, particularly pottery (ceramic petrology). Students will apply the knowledge they gain from lectures to hands-on work with materials in the lab, covering instruction in crystallography, optics, mineralogy, lithology, and other aspects of the petrology of ceramics and other materials. Labs comprise eight three-hour sessions during the term, working with the polarized-light microscope to examine and analyze thin-sections. No prior knowledge of geology is required.

Prerequisite: NMC264H1 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: NMC462Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

NMC463H1: Warfare: the Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East

Hours: 36S

A seminar on warfare in the ancient Near East (10,000 – 333 BC) using archaeological data and historical sources. Topic to be covered include origins of conflict, armies and weapons, siege techniques, urban combat, and of war.

Prerequisite: NMC260Y
Recommended Preparation: NMC102H, NMC363H
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC464H1: The Archaeology of Stuff at the ROM

Previous Course Number: NMC369Y1
Hours: 36P

Hands-on analysis of actual materials from the Middle and Near East, including Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Students learn the techniques by which archaeologists understand objects from the past: what they are made of, how they were made, and what they reveal about the people who made them.

Prerequisite: NMC264H1
Exclusion: NMC369Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC465H1: Ceramic Analysis

Hours: 6P/24S

A survey of methods of classification and analysis (form, fabric and style) involved in the study of archaeological ceramics, and the use of ceramics to infer patterns of production, distribution, and social organization; linking research questions with appropriate analytical techniques.

Prerequisite: 9 FCEs in any field
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC466H1: Near Eastern Ceramics

Hours: 6P/24S

An introduction to the basic corpus of Near Eastern ceramics, from the invention of pottery production in the Neolithic until the Persian period, utilizing existing collections at the University and in the Royal Ontario Museum.

Prerequisite: 9 FCEs in any field
Recommended Preparation: ARH312Y1 or NMC264H1 or NMC360H1 or NMC361H1 or NMC464H1 or NMC465H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC467H1: Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I

Hours: 24S

Seminar focuses on the social and cultural development of Egypt from the Predynastic Period through the Middle Kingdom, engaging with major theories regarding social complexity, state formation, urbanism, social organization, and regionalism. An independent research project and hands-on experience with artifacts at the ROM are important features of the course. (Offered every 3 years.)

Prerequisite: NMC101H1 or NMC343H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC468H1: Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II

Hours: 24S

Seminar focuses on the social and cultural development of Egypt from the Middle Kingdom through the Ptolemaic Period, engaging with major theories regarding urbanism, ethnicity, core-periphery relationships, cultural interaction, and social organization. An independent research project and hands-on experience with artifacts at the ROM are important features of the course. (Offered every 3 years.)

Prerequisite: NMC101H1 or NMC344H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC469Y1: Mediaeval Middle Eastern Ceramics

Hours: 72S

An introduction to the ceramics of the Middle or Near East from the time of Alexander until recent times. A particular emphasis will be the elite glazed wares of the mediaeval and Islamic periods. Apart from providing a history of the production of ceramics and their social and archaeological context, this course is intended to train archaeologists and art-historians in the fundamental field recognition and identification of the various types and their production origins, and the course will rely heavily on the collections of the ROM.

Prerequisite: NMC260H1, NMC262H1, and at least one other half-credit 300- or 400-level course in archaeological materials
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC470H1: Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications

Previous Course Number: NMC462Y1
Hours: 24L/24P

Explores further applications of polarized-light microscopy in the examination of archaeological materials, particularly pottery (ceramic petrology). The focus is on seminal case-studies of materials from around the world, and in particular on material from the Middle East, Central America, and East Asia that UofT researchers have studied, ranging in date from Neolithic to modern. Labs comprise eight three-hour sessions during the term, working with the polarized-light microscope to examine and analyze thin-sections. No prior knowledge of geology is required.

Prerequisite: NMC462H1
Exclusion: NMC462Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

NMC471H1: Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar organized around readings on a topic selected by the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC472H1: Theory & Method in Middle East Studies

Hours: 24S

Examines current theoretical and methodological trends in the study of the Near/Middle East. A seminar course, it consists of presentations, discussions, lectures, guest speakers, and documentaries. No previous knowledge of methodology required. Special attention will be paid to the politics, culture, political economy, gender, and ethics of various research practices. Intended for 4th year students only.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC473H1: Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World

Hours: 24S

The course is designed to re-examine the role of intellectuals in the Arab world and political events that shaped their thinking. It introduces the life and thought of some leading thinkers of the Arab world and relates their thought to the lived experience of political, social, economic and cultural change in the Middle East. Intended for upper year students.

Prerequisite: 1 FCE from NMC278H1, NMC377Y1, NMC378H1
Recommended Preparation: Fluency in reading Arabic
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC474H1: The Archaeology of Death

Hours: 36S

This is an intensive education in the archaeology of death. Working as a study group, the participants in this class will examine in detail the primary archaeological data for mortuary practices in the third millennium in the Big Bend region of the Euphrates River.

Prerequisite: ANT200Y1 or NMC260H1 or NMC262H1
Recommended Preparation: ANT334H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC475H1: Orientalism & Occidentalism

Hours: 24S

This course probes the contemporaneous formation of modern Oriental Studies in Europe and the emergence of discourses on Europe (Ifranj/Farang) in the Middle East from the eighteenth century to the present. Special emphasis will be devoted to encounters between scholars in Western Europe, Iran, India, and the Ottoman Empire. This seminar-style course explains that Orientals gazed and returned the gaze, and in the process of cultural looking, they, like their Occidental counterparts, exoticized and eroticized the Farangi-Other. In the interplay of looks between Orientals and Occidentals, there was no steady position of spectatorship, no objective observer, and no aperspectival position. Intended for upper year students.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC476H1: Politics of Archaeology in the Modern Middle East

Hours: 24S

This course examines the role nineteenth and twentieth-century archaeology played in Middle Eastern politics, the culture of colonialism and in nationalist struggles. The course will first familiarize the students with the diplomatic and intellectual context of the formation of archaeology as a field of study in Europe and analyse the role archaeology played in the production of knowledge about the Middle East. Next, the course will examine the archaeological practices on the ground (and underground) and inquire what happens in the contact zone between foreign and local archaeologists. Finally, we will trace the ways in which emergent nationalist discourse challenge, appropriate and imitate the historical narratives of Western archaeology.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor is required.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC477H1: Modern Turkey

Hours: 24L

This seminar examines the history and politics of Turkey since 1923.  It explores issues such as the Ottoman roots of Turkey’s early leadership, the establishment of the republic, Ataturk’s reforms and legacy, internal political and social transformations, and the country’s changing geopolitical role.  The course also explores some aspects of Turkish literature and culture.  No knowledge of Turkish is required.

Prerequisite: NMC278H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC274Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC478H1: Modern Arab Societies

Hours: 24S

A seminar built around thematic readings of social and economic history of the modern Arab world. Offered every other year.

Prerequisite: NMC378H1 and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC479H1: Nationalism in the Arab World

Hours: 24S

A seminar that critically examines the types and varieties of national expression in Arab societies of the Middle East and North Africa, through a reading of common texts and students' individual research projects. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC378H1 and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC480H1: Structural Development of the Iranian Languages

Previous Course Number: NML463H1
Hours: 24S

This interdisciplinary course focuses on chronological development of Persian language from Old Persian (551 BC) to Modern Persian (7th century) with the emphasis on the word formation and grammar. This course also examines the role of language in maintaining cultural identity and civilization through structural analysis of Iranian languages including Farsi, Dari, Tajiki, Baluchi, Kurdish and Pashtu.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or 1 FCE in Linguistics or permission of instructor
Exclusion: NML463H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC484H1: Gender-related Topics in Jewish Law and Religion

Hours: 36L

Abortion, rape, family violence, age-related issues, and similar topics from the perspective of historical and legal development, scientific theory, socio-ethical attitudes and anthropological comparison in the Bible and other ancient Near Eastern sources, through Jewish legal texts to modern responses.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC491H1: Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art and Artifacts

Hours: 24S

This course focuses on a comprehensive introduction and discussion of Mesopotamian artwork from the Neolithic to the Iron Age periods (ca. 6000 - 300 BCE). Following an introduction of major artifact classes (including sculpture, relief, and glyptics [seals and sealings]), students will learn to describe and catalogue works of Mesopotamian art, allowing them to critically use and evaluate primary and secondary publications. Systematic descriptions and labels for key characteristics such as the object materials, size, iconography, genre, style, and theme will be established to show how meaningful artifact typologies can be constructed. The potential as well as limitations of art-historical approaches for archaeological work, especially for the chronology and interpretation of archeological contexts, will be discussed and examined on selected cases. Several classes will be taught at the Royal Ontario Museum to demonstrate the handling and physical analysis of artifacts.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC495Y1: Independent Studies

Open only when an NMC full-time faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Student must find an appropriate NMC supervisor for the desired topic and obtain the approval of the departmental Associate Chair/Undergraduate Coordinator. Obtain details and a course form from the Department Undergraduate Administrator. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NMC496H1: Independent Studies

Open only when an NMC full-time faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Student must find an appropriate NMC supervisor for the desired topic and obtain the approval of the departmental Associate Chair/Undergraduate Coordinator. Obtain details and a course form from the Department Undergraduate Administrator. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NMC497H1: Independent Studies

Open only when an NMC full-time faculty memeber is willing and available to supervise. Student must find an appropriate NMC supervisor for the desired topic and obtain the approval of the departmental Associate Chair/Undergraduate Coordinator. Obtain details and a course form from the Department Undergraduate Administrator. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NMC499Y1: Senior Thesis

A 40-60 page (15,000-20,000 word) research paper (100% of the final mark) written under the supervision of a full-time NMC faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4th year status in NMC Specialist program; supervisor's approval; departmental approval.
Exclusion: NMC495Y1/​NMC496H1/​NMC497H1 may not be taken in the same session
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

NML110Y1: Elementary Standard Arabic

Hours: 96L/24P

This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Arabic. It places equal emphasis on the development of all language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The learning philosophy underlying this approach is that proficiency in a foreign language is best achieved through consistent, deliberate, and systematic practice. From the outset, students are strongly encouraged to develop the habit of consistently practicing learned material.

Prerequisite: Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists.
Exclusion: Native speakers/NML210Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML155H1: Elementary Modern Hebrew I

Hours: 48L

See MHB155H1 in Religion.


NML156H1: Elementary Modern Hebrew II

Hours: 48L

See MHB156H1 in Religion.


NML210Y1: Intermediate Standard Arabic I

Previous Course Number: NML211Y1
Hours: 96L/24P

This course assumes active knowledge of the content covered in NML110Y. It places equal emphasis on the development of all language skills. As the course progresses, students are introduced to the fundamentals of Arabic morphology and syntax. This is achieved through analysis of texts covering a wide range of topics. By the end of the course, students are expected to achieve upper intermediate level of proficiency.

Prerequisite: NML110Y1 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: Native speaker. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML220Y1: Introductory Aramaic

Hours: 72S

Introduction to Aramaic grammar. Readings from biblical Aramaic. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML230H1: Elementary Coptic I

Hours: 48S

Introduces the student to the last stage of the Egyptian language, written mostly in Greek characters. The course will first concentrate on the grammar of the language and go on to read short texts.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML231H1: Elementary Coptic II

Hours: 48S

A continuation of NML230H1.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML240Y1: Introduction to Middle Egyptian

Hours: 72L

Grammar and reading of selected hieroglyphic texts.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML250Y1: Introductory Biblical Hebrew

Hours: 72S

An introduction to biblical Hebrew prose. Grammar and selected texts. For students with no previous knowledge of Hebrew.

Exclusion: Those who have completed Grade 8 Hebrew (or Grade 6 in Israel)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML255H1: Intermediate Modern Hebrew I

Hours: 48L

See MHB255H1 in Religion.

Prerequisite: MHB156H1/​NML156H1
Exclusion: Those who have completed Grade 8 Hebrew (or Ulpan level 2 in Israel), MHB255H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML256H1: Intermediate Modern Hebrew II

Hours: 48L

See MHB256H1 in Religion.

Prerequisite: NML255H1/​MHB255H1
Exclusion: Those who have completed Grade 8 Hebrew (or Ulpan level 2 in Israel), MHB256H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML260Y1: Introductory Persian

Hours: 96L

The fundamentals of modern standard Persian grammar, with emphasis on attaining fluency in reading and writing simple texts. Also serves as a basis for classical Persian. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: Native users. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML262Y1: Old Persian

Hours: 36L

This course will survey the language, epigraphy, and political theology of the imperial inscriptions of the Persian Empire (550-330 BCE). By the end of the year students will have acquired a strong understanding of the cuneiform script, grammar, and syntax and be able to comfortably read the entire inscriptional corpus. 

Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

NML270Y1: Introductory Turkish

Hours: 96L

This course covers the essentials of Turkish grammar, and introduces students to reading and translation of passages of elementary difficulty. Designed for students with no previous knowledge of Turkish. This course also serves as a basis for the study of Ottoman Turkish and other Turkic languages.

Exclusion: Native speakers
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML305Y1: Introductory Akkadian

Hours: 48S

Introduction to Old Babylonian. Grammar and the reading of selected texts. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML310Y1: Intermediate Standard Arabic II

Hours: 96L/24P

This course assumes active knowledge of the content covered in NML210Y.  As the course progresses, students are introduced to increasingly complex morphological and syntactic patterns of Arabic. This is achieved through analysis of texts covering a wide range of genres. By the end of the course, students are expected to achieve advanced level of proficiency.

Prerequisite: NML210Y1 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: Native speakers. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML320H1: Aramaic Bible Translations

Hours: 24S

An intensive study of various Targumim to the Pentateuch: Onkelos, Pseudo-Jonathan, Neophyti, Samaritan and Fragment Targumim. Differences among them in vocabulary, syntax and verb usage are discussed, as well as their relationship to the Palestinian midrashim. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML340Y1: Intermediate Egyptian

Hours: 72S

Middle Egyptian texts.

Prerequisite: NML240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML350H1: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I

Hours: 24S

A continuation of the study of ancient Hebrew grammar and texts. Focus is given to covering a wide variety of genres, e.g., narrative, chronicle, genealogy, oracle, prayer, hymn, and proverb.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML351H1: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II

Hours: 24S

A continuation of the study of ancient Hebrew grammar and texts. Focus is given to covering a wide variety of genres, e.g., narrative, chronicle, genealogy, oracle, prayer, hymn, and proverb.

Prerequisite: NML350H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML355H1: Advanced Modern Hebrew I

Hours: 48S

See MHB355H1 in Religion.

Prerequisite: MHB256H1/​NML256H1
Exclusion: OAC Hebrew, MHB355H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML356H1: Advanced Modern Hebrew II

Hours: 48S

See MHB356H1 in Religion.

Prerequisite: NMLNML355H1/​MHB355H1
Exclusion: OAC Hebrew, MHB356H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML357H1: Legends of the Jews (Aggadah)

Hours: 24S

An introduction to the exegetical methods of the rabbis in their analysis of biblical texts, with special attention to issues of intertextuality. The textual and thematic topic will vary by year.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML358H1: Middle Hebrew: Mishnah and Tosefta

Hours: 24S

Introduction to Mishnah and Tosefta, two of the three foundational documents of Middle Hebrew. In addition to studying specific features of this level of Hebrew, examining these compositions independently, and analyzing their interaction, students will examine current scholarly literature on these documents and their relationship to each other. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML359Y1: Babylonian Talmud

Hours: 48S

Selections from a tractate in Babylonian Talmud in order to gain facility in the understanding of the dialogic structure of the legal discussions. Practice in the use of classical commentaries and critical aids to allow independent study of the text.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML360Y1: Intermediate Persian

Hours: 144L

This course involves reading, grammatical analysis, and translation of representative samples of contemporary Persian prose of intermediate difficulty. The reading materials are selected from a wide range of sources in order to ensure balanced, yet comprehensive exposure to the different usage of the language. The course serves as preparation for courses on both classical and contemporary Persian literature.

Exclusion: Native users. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists
Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1 and/or adequate knowledge of modern Persian
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML362Y1: Middle Persian (Pahlavi)

Hours: 48L

This course will survey the grammar and religious concepts found within the Book Pahlavi or Zoroastrian Middle Persian corpus from late antique and early Islamic Iran. By the end of the year students will have acquired a strong understanding of the script, grammar, and syntax of the Pahlavi corpus. Some knowledge of Persian is an advantage.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1 or NML262Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML370Y1: Intermediate Turkish

Hours: 96L

This course involves reading, grammatical analysis and translation of modern Turkish texts of intermediate difficulty. The reading materials are selected from a wide range of literary genres. Included is a basic review of grammar as well as more advanced grammatical topics. Course serves as preparation for advanced study of Turkish as well as study of Ottoman Turkish language and literature.

Prerequisite: NML270Y1 or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML380H1: Introduction to Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic)

Hours: 36L
This course covers the essentials of Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic) grammar, and introduces students to Ge'ez texts of elementary to intermediate difficulty.
Designed for students with no previous knowledge of Ge'ez.
Prerequisite: NML110Y1/​NML220Y1/​NML250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML381H1: Intermediate Ge'ez

Hours: 36L

This course continues the study of Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic) grammar and progresses to a survey of classical Ge’ez literature. Linguistic connections to Amharic and Tigrinye will also be introduced.

Prerequisite: NML380H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML405Y1: Intermediate Akkadian

Hours: 48S

(Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML305Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML410Y1: Advanced Standard Arabic

Hours: 96S

This course assumes active knowledge of the content covered in NML310Y.  Its goal is to strengthen the students reading and writing skills, refine their knowledge of syntax and morphological patterns, and enrich their cultural background. This is achieved through analysis of sophisticated authentic texts covering a wide range of genres. In addition, Classical Arabic literary texts will be incrementally introduced.  By the end of the course, students are expected to reach a superior level of proficiency.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 or permission of instructor.
Exclusion: Native speakers.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML411H1: Media Arabic

Hours: 24S

This course familiarizes advanced students of Arabic with structural properties, styles, and discourse features of the language used in the Arabic media.  Class time is devoted to analysis of authentic texts covering a wide range of topics and drawn from various online media outlets.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 or adequate reading knowledge of Arabic.
Exclusion: Native speakers of Arabic must obtain permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML412H1: Adab and Arabic Literary Prose

Hours: 24L

Students read original Arabic texts representing a rich variety of premodern prose genres. Critical review of scholarly approaches to adab, defined as the historic practice of teaching composition, and the canons used in that pedagogy. Texts include: Kalila wa-Dimna, travel narratives, 1001 Nights, and al-Jahiz.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 (third-year Arabic) or permission of the instructor. Heritage speakers are encouraged to take this class, and should seek permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML413H1: Premodern Arabic Poetry

Hours: 24L

Every week we read a poem by a new poet, focusing on the most famous and frequently quoted poems of the pre-modern Arabic literary tradition. Students learn how to identify meters and recognize the rhetorical tropes described by Arabic rhetoric. Poets include: Labīd, Abū Nuwās, Abū Tammām, and al-Mutanabbī.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 (third-year Arabic) or permission of the instructor. Heritage speakers are encouraged to take this class, and should seek permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML415H1: The Arabic Short Story

Hours: 24S

Examines the modern Arabic short story as a literary genre by reading selected works of major figures in the genre, including Yusif Idris, Zakariyya Tamir, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Alifa Rifaat, Ghada al-Samman, and Fu’ad al-Taklarli. Readings focus on the development and evolution of language, style, and form.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 (third-year Arabic) or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML420Y1: Jerusalem Talmud

Hours: 48S

The Talmud of the Land of Israel, also called Talmud Yerushalmi or Palestinian Talmud, is written in a mixture of Jewish Western Aramaic and Mishnaic Hebrew. It is the principal document of the Land of Israel in Late Antiquity. The course examines the legal argumentation, terminology and language which differ from those of the Babylonian Talmud. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: NML220Y1/​NML320H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML421Y1: Classical Syriac

Hours: 48S

This course is primarily a reading course in Syriac literature with reference to specific points in grammar and syntax as contrasted with Aramaic. The texts are read with reference to the history of Syriac literature. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML440H1: Ancient Egyptian Historical Texts

Hours: 48S

Texts of significance for the reconstruction and understanding of Egyptian history will be read in the original, and analyzed for content, style, and grammar. The social and archaeological context of these texts will also receive attention.

Prerequisite: NML340Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML441H1: Ancient Egyptian Religious and Funerary Texts

Hours: 48S

Readings, analysis, and comparisons of selections from the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, and the New Kingdom mortuary literature; study of cultic, magical, and mythological texts relating to funerary and cultic beliefs and practices.  All texts to be read in the original.

Prerequisite: NML340Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML450H1: Advanced Biblical Hebrew

Hours: 24S

Continuation of the study of Biblical Hebrew language. Combination of reading more advanced texts and Hebrew composition exercises. Introduction to the standard reference works for advanced study of the phonology, morpholoyg, syntax, and semantics of Biblical Hebrew.

Prerequisite: NML350H1 or NML351H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML452H1: Halakhic Midrashim

Hours: 24S

This course familiarizes students with the methodology and terminology of the two midrashic systems: Devei R. Akiba and Devei R. Ishmael. Sections of all the midrashic halakha (Mekhiltot, Sifra and Sifre) are studied and compared to other Tannaitic materials.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML455H1: Modern Hebrew Poetry

Hours: 36S

A study of the poetic works of a major modern Hebrew poet. (Conducted in Hebrew) (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML456H1: Modern Hebrew Prose

Hours: 36S

A study of an important modern writer of Hebrew fiction. (Conducted in Hebrew) (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML459H1: Readings in Second Temple Period Texts

Hours: 24S

This course provides an advanced investigation of selected issues in ancient Jewish texts stemming from the Second Temple Period (5th cent. BCE 1st cent. CE), and includes comparative study of biblical writings, apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and writings of ancient Jewish historians and philosophers. The specific topic for the course varies from one semester to another. The course has a strong research and writing component.

Prerequisite: NML350H1 or NML351H1. Depending on the specific topic of the semester, knowledge of Greek or Aramaic may be recommended.
Recommended Preparation: NMC252H1, NMC351H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML461H1: Modern Persian Poetry

Hours: 24S

A survey of Persian literature, mainly modern poetry from 19th–21st centuries, focusing on linguistics and literary approaches in modern poetry. The course includes detailed discussion of the influence and effect of western and world poetry on Iranian poets, and critical reflections on works of leading contemporary poets. (Conducted in Persian)

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML462H1: Modern Persian Prose

Hours: 24S

A survey of contemporary Persian prose, focusing on fiction, novel and short story. The course includes discussion of main elements of the story such as plot, scene, characters, theme, topic, point of view, etc. and develops the ability to analyze any genres of literary prose through analyzing different Persian short stories. (Conducted in Persian)

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML465Y1: Young Avestan

Hours: 48L

This course surveys the grammar and religious concepts found within the Young(er) Avestan corpus of Zoroastrianism from the 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. Students will acquire a strong understanding of phonology, morphology, and syntax, and be able to comfortably read selections from the Avesta by the end of the year. Knowledge of Sanskrit, Greek or Latin is an advantage.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: NML362Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML466H1: Theory and Practice of Translation from and into Persian

Hours: 24S

An introduction to theories and techniques involved in English/Persian translation, focusing on translation practice and theoretical discussions on linguistic, cognitive, socio-political, and cultural aspects of translation. Through analysis and application of translation theory, students practice the art of translation and develop awareness of issues that translators face.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or permission of instructor
Corequisite: N/A
Exclusion: N/A
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML467H1: Persian Literature: The Epic Tradition

Previous Course Number: NML460Y1
Hours: 36S

Explores iconic masterpieces of classical Persian heroic and romantic epic poetry, including the Persian national epic, Shahnameh, of Ferdowsi; the magisterial odes of Khaqani; and the Khamseh, or Quintet, of Nezami and its many literary responses. Emphasizes close reading and analysis of the texts and their historical and cultural backgrounds.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or adequate knowledge of Persian
Exclusion: NML460Y1
Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML468H1: Persian Literature: Ethical, Erotic, and Mystical

Previous Course Number: NML460Y1
Hours: 36S

Explores the ethical works of Sa‘di (Bustan and Gulistan); the mystical Mantiq al-Tayr of ‘Attar and the Masnavi of Rumi; and the ghazals, or mystico-erotic poems, of Rumi and Hafiz. Emphasizes close reading and analysis of the texts and their historical, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or adequate knowledge of Persian
Exclusion: NML460Y1
Recommended Preparation: NML260Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML470Y1: Advanced Turkish

Hours: 48S

Advanced Turkish language practice designed to enable students to pursue independent work in Turkish and Ottoman studies. Differences between modern Turkish and Ottoman grammar will be pointed out. Elements of Arabic and Persian grammar that occur in Ottoman will be presented.

Prerequisite: NML370Y1 or adequate knowledge of Turkish
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML471H1: Modern Turkish Literature in Perspective

Hours: 36L

This course surveys the main literary currents, figures, major themes, and motifs that define modern Turkish literature. Selected readings, including a variety of genres, such as short story, poetry, and the novel, will be used to map out a possible trajectory of modern Turkish literature, ranging from national allegories that pervaded early Republican Period to postmodern orientations.

Prerequisite: NML370Y1
Recommended Preparation: NMC278H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML490H1: Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Languages

Hours: 36S

An advanced language seminar organized around grammatical issues or texts selected by the instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor
Corequisite: N/A
Exclusion: N/A
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NUS201H0: Life Science Course A

A 2000-level Life Sciences (LSM) course offered at the National
University of Singapore. For course offerings see:
www.lifesciences.nus.edu.sg/lsm.html
Prerequisites and Exclusions: see the EEB website
(http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergrad/programs.htm)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NUS227H0: Science at the Nanoscale

Hours: 48L/12T

Students are introduced to fundamental principles of physics and chemistry important to the nanoscale. Some basic physical tools that can be used to explore structures at this length scale are discussed. Linkages between the fundamental sciences and practical applications in nanotechnology are also made.

Prerequisite: CHM135H1/​CHM139H1/​CHM151Y1; (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

NUS228H0: Principles of Spectroscopy

Hours: 36L/12T/39P

Topics discussed include microwave spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy, electron and nuclear spin resonance spectroscopy. The fundamental principles such as energy quantization, rigid rotors and harmonic oscillators are discussed, the techniques and instrumentation are studied, and the practical applications are emphasized.

Prerequisite: CHM135H1/​CHM139H1/​CHM151Y1; (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

NUS250H0: Cities in Transition

This module is concerned with the changing roles of cities in an age of globalization. The first part examines cities as part of urban networks at the national, regional and international levels, and focuses on the implications arising from the rise of mega-cities and global cities. The second half of the module investigates the challenges facing cities on the ground, including issues of the revitalization and re-imaging of city cores, changing retail landscapes, and the impact of telecommunications on the location of urban activities and peoples’ mobility. The module is targeted at students with an interest in urban issues. (Co-listed as GE2204 National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS251H0: Southeast Asia

This module deals with a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the regional geography of Southeast Asia. Students are expected not only to critically analyze their readings but also to be able to synthesize materials to provide a holistic understanding of the region. Specifically, it looks at the region through historical, cultural, social and political-economic perspectives. The module also discusses sustainable development issues. This is a module that is open to all students in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Law, Science, School of Design & Environment and School of Business. (Co-listed as GE2226 National University of Singapore)

Exclusion: GGR342H1
Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS252H0: Rice, Spice & Trees: Peasants in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has been, and still is comprised of predominantly rural and agrarian societies. This module seeks to develop an understanding of peasant life in the region. Topics to be studied include the village as a construct, the “moral economy” of the peasantry, land and man relations, economic output, and peasant beliefs, consciousness, and cultural expressions. With the peasants’ increasing involvement in the world market and the nation-state, it is also important to consider the penetration of capitalism into the rural economy, as well as the demand for supra-village identification and loyalties. Notions of “development” as they pertain to the peasants, and as postulated by the state, non-governmental organizations and the peasants themselves are also discussed. (Co-listed as SE3213 National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS253H0: Economy and Space

This module examines relationships between economy and space through a focus on ‘development’. Through interrogating theories, strategies and trajectories of ‘development’, students will develop an understanding of the past and contemporary global political economy and its geographies. The course will emphasize the geopolitical and cultural backdrops to ‘development’ and attendant economic geographies amidst debates about ‘globalization’, international trade and investment. (Co-listed as GE2202 National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS254H0: Geographies of Social Life

This module explores debates in geography about social issues. It emphasizes the relationship between social identity and social space, and how different places reflect and shape diverse ways of life. The module examines the role of space in the interplay of different social groups (e.g. ethnic groups, men/women), and in relation to different aspects of daily life (e.g. housing, leisure). Its emphasis, however, is on how to think about these issues in different scales/contexts (streets, public spaces, global cities). The course is intended for geography majors, and students throughout NUS with an interest in the relationship between society and space. (Co-listed as SE2224 National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS255H0: Cities and Urban Life in Southeast Asia

Are Southeast Asian urban models unique from those of the West? This module uses historical and emerging developments to re-evaluate debates on Southeast Asian urbanization. The particularities of Southeast Asian urbanisation will be examined both in terms of its intertwined history with the rest of the world as well as the politics of time and space. The module aims at developing a critical understanding of the interaction between historical, political-economic and cultural processes that constitute urbanization in Southeast Asia. (Co-listed as SE2212 National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS256H0: Changing Landscape of Singapore

This module attempts to understand the rationale of changes in Singapore’s urban landscape. It places these changes within a framework that considers Singapore’s efforts to globalize and examines how policies are formulated with the idea of sustaining an economy that has integral links sub-regionally with Southeast Asia while developing new spatial linkages that will strengthen its position in the global network. Emphasis is also given to recent discussions about how diversity and difference in the perception and use of space pose a challenge to the utilitarian and functional definition adopted by the state. (Co-listed as GEK2001/SSA2202 National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS301H0: Life Science Course B

A 3000-level Life Sciences (LSM) course offered at the National
University of Singapore. For course offerings see:
www.lifesciences.nus.edu.sg/lsm.html
Prerequisites and Exclusions: see the EEB website
(http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergrad/programs.htm)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1,BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NUS302H0: Life Science Course C

A 3000-level Life Sciences (LSM) course offered at the National
University of Singapore. For course offerings see:
www.lifesciences.nus.edu.sg/lsm.html
Prerequisites and Exclusions: see the EEB website
(http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergrad/programs.htm)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1,BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NUS303H0: Life Science Course D

A 3000-level Life Sciences (LSM) course offered at the National
University of Singapore. For course offerings see:
www.lifesciences.nus.edu.sg/lsm.html
Prerequisites and Exclusions: see the EEB website
(http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergrad/programs.htm)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1,BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NUS304H0: Life Science Course E

A 3000-level Life Sciences (LSM) course offered at the National
University of Singapore. For course offerings see:
www.lifesciences.nus.edu.sg/lsm.html
Prerequisites and Exclusions: see the EEB website
(http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergrad/programs.htm)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1,BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NUS328H0: Nanochemistry

Hours: 48L/12T

The synthesis, characterisation and application of nanostructures using chemical routes, incorporating various concepts from colloidal chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry and electrochemistry. Applications of nanostructures such as quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanorods and nanowires in the areas of biosensors, bioimaging, LEDs and photonic crystals are highlighted.

Corequisite: NUS227H0
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

NUS350H0: Natural Resources: Policy and Practice

This module examines important geographical, ecological and political concepts and approaches to natural resources management. In particular, we focus on ownership regimes, access, exploitation and conservation in different social, economic and cultural contexts. Detailed cases of fisheries, forestry, freshwater and agriculture conflicts and problems are discussed. (Co-listed as GE3210 National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS351Y0: Field Studies in Geography: SE Asia

The module exposes students to different geographical methods, both human and physical, and as such it is an ideal preparation for any student wishing to undertake further primary research at higher levels in geography, and other social science disciplines. After a series of lectures/seminars on fieldwork methods, fieldwork ethics, and health and safety issues in the field (which may include some basic introductory language classes), students then undertake a 2 – 5 week period of field study overseas, depending on logistical and other constraints. Previous field studies have been for periods of 4-5 weeks overseas in Thailand and Malaysia. While overseas, students undergo orientation workshops, meet peers in host universities, and visit potential field sites before conducting an intensive period of fieldwork in small groups of 3-5 students. (Co-listed as GE3230A at the National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

NUS352H0: East Asia

This module examines aspects of the geography of East Asia, which includes China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Emphasis is placed on the developmental processes and the underlying physical, political, socio-cultural and economic factors that account for their development. It evaluates various discourses on East Asian development and also assesses the impact of East Asian development on regional conflicts, patterns of social change, urbanization and sub-regional integration. (Co-listed as GE3209 at the National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS353H0: Globalization and Asian Cities

This module aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the social, political, and economic changes at various geographical scales with respect to globalization. More specifically, the module focuses on developing understandings of the complex forces driving globalization and the related urban and regional changes and the relationship between globalization and regionalization. This module is not just for geography students, but for all students who are interested in the urban and regional changes in the Asia-Pacific with respect to globalization and regionalization and the driving forces of the changes. (Co-listed as GE3219 at the National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS354H0: South Asia: Development, Issues, Debates

This module is concerned with understanding and assessing the development experiences of the South Asian countries. Students are expected to grapple with concrete case studies of development programs in their work. The coursework covers issues pertaining to rural, agricultural, urban, industrial and human development, as well as their impact upon people and the environment. Particular attention is given to the situation of the poor and the weak, including disadvantaged children, women, and ethnic minorities. (Co-listed as SN3232 at the National University of Singapore)

Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

NUS398H0: Nanoscience Research

Hours: 130P

An experimental or theoretical research problem in nanoscience under the supervision of a faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

NUS401H0: Life Science Course F

A 4000-level Life Sciences (LSM) course offered at the National
University of Singapore. For course offerings see:
www.lifesciences.nus.edu.sg/lsm.html
Prerequisites and Exclusions: see the EEB website
(http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergrad/programs.htm)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1,BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

NUS402H0: Life Science Course G

A 4000-level Life Sciences (LSM) course offered at the National
University of Singapore. For course offerings see:
www.lifesciences.nus.edu.sg/lsm.html
Prerequisites and Exclusions: see the EEB website
(http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/undergrad/programs.htm)

Prerequisite: BIO120H1,BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCJ260Y1: Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies

Previous Course Number: PCS260Y1, UNI110Y1, UNI260Y1
Hours: 48L/24S

The course reviews theories exploring the causes of conflict, the possibilities for the pursuit of peace, and the role of justice in both. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines and perspectives, including political science, psychology, sociobiology, economics, and religion, it offers an introduction to diverse approaches to conflict resolution and peace-building. After examining the role of individual characteristics, social group dynamics, and structural processes in generating conflict, the course interrogates different conceptions of peace and justice as well as the dilemmas involved in pursuing them in practice. Case studies and examples are used to help students apply the conceptual tools they acquire to prominent world conflicts.

Prerequisite: Only for current PCJ program students in second year and higher/permission of the Program Director
Exclusion: PCS260Y1, UNI110Y1, UNI260Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ360H1: Topics in Peace, Conflict and Justice

Hours: 24L

This course explores selected issues in the field of Peace, Conflict and Justice. Topics may vary from year to year. Through a suite of recent readings, students will strive to critically examine implications and challenges of, and solutions to the issues being studied. Please visit the Trudeau Centre for Peace, Conflict and Justice website for current offering information.

Prerequisite: PCJ260Y1 or permission of the Program Director.
Exclusion: PCS360Y1, UNI360Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL208Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ361H1: Special Topics in Peace, Conflict and Justice Studies

Hours: 24S

An exploration of selected issues in the field of Peace, Conflict and Justice involving an overseas and/or practicum component.

Exclusion: PCS361H1, UNI361Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL208Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

PCJ361Y1: Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies (formerly PCS361Y1, UNI361Y1)

Hours: 48S

An exploration of selected issues in the field of Peace, Conflict and Justice involving an overseas and/or practicum component.

Prerequisite: PCJ260Y1 or permission from the Program Director
Exclusion: PCS361H1, PCS361Y1, UNI361Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL208Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ362H1: Service Learning

Hours: 24S

Students are given a service learning placement in the GTA in partnership with local, national, or international not-for-profits or governmental organizations. Students work in teams of 2-7 students, and help partner organizations solve important problems. Student teams mostly work independently of the organization, while receiving some mentoring, critique, and advice from the organizations. Students are expected to invest 5-7 hours per week in course projects, in addition to class time. In this non-competitive course, students are asked to engage in deep personal reflection, help teammates, advise other teams, and contribute their skills and talents to their community partners. The course will emphasize how groups work to achieve community goals, how grassroots politics works, the power of social capital, and how these topics link to questions of conflict resolution, brokering piece, and achieving justice.

Prerequisite: PCJ260Y1
Exclusion: PCJ361H1, PCJ363H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ363H1: Study Abroad Module

Using Quercus, Skype, and email, students meet weekly in a virtual class that will assign readings, provide written assignments, and require a final assignment. Students are asked to situate their training from the PCJ program within the context of their academic study abroad experiences, though they may also have the opportunity to reflect on volunteer, activist, and social experiences. In written assignments, students are required to reflect on how their thinking has been influenced by their study abroad experiences, what they will do with their new perspectives upon returning to the University of Toronto, and how these affect how they think about peace, conflict, and justice.

Prerequisite: PCJ260Y1
Exclusion: PCJ361H1, PCJ362H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


PCJ444H1: Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies

Previous Course Number: PCS444H1

Topics vary annually. The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Peace and Conflict Studies. The focus of the course will be on a specific topic, rather than a broad survey of the field.

Prerequisite: PCJ260Y1, PCJ360Y1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: PCS444H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ460H1: Causes and Consequences of Civil Wars and Violence

Previous Course Number: PCS460H1, UNI460H1
Hours: 24S

This course explores the links between violent conflict and socioeconomic development. It focuses on the macro- and micro-level processes leading to conflict and how conflict and political violence affect people’s lives at the household and community levels. It also examines how these micro-level processes are linked to wider political and economic issues, including governance and institutional development. Tools from economic theory are applied alongside country-specific and cross-national empirical evidence.

Prerequisite: PCJ360H1 and PCJ362H1, or permission of the Program Director; enrolment restricted to students enrolled in Peace, Conflict and Justice Specialist program
Exclusion: PCS460H1, PCS460Y1, UNI460H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ461H1: Research Methods in Peace, Conflict and Justice

Previous Course Number: PCS461H1, UNI460Y1
Hours: 48S

This course guides each student through their own individual research project, embedded in an interactive group learning process, in order to offer an applied introduction to research methods for peace, conflict and justice studies. Students work through the full research process, including: identifying a research question, learning how to conduct effective literature reviews, developing a rigorous research design, and applying quantitative and qualitative methods to answering questions. Rather than conducting research independently or studying research methods in isolation, the course combines the two: students learn collectively about the different steps in the research process while simultaneously applying those steps to their own research project. This is then complemented by presenting that research and discussing different research projects in class, so as to receive continuous feedback and be exposed to a variety of research methods and approaches.

Prerequisite: PCJ460H1; enrolment restricted to students enrolled in the Peace, Conflict and Justice Specialist program
Exclusion: PCS460Y1, PCS461H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ499H1: Peace and Conflict Studies Independent Study Course

Previous Course Number: PCS499H1

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore topics not covered in the curriculum, or to develop a more detailed focus on topics covered. Approval of the program director is required. The student must obtain written agreement of the instructor who will supervise the independent study, submit the proposal to and obtain approval from the director and program administrator, who will then add the student to the course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Applications are due two weeks before course enrollment deadlines for each semester.

Prerequisite: PCJ260Y1
Exclusion: PCS499H1
Recommended Preparation: For students enrolled in the Peace, Conflict and Justice Major or Specialist program.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCJ499Y1: Peace and Conflict Studies Independent Study Course

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore topics not covered in the curriculum, or to develop a more detailed focus on topics covered. Approval of the program director is required. The student must obtain written agreement of the instructor who will supervise the independent study, submit the proposal to and obtain approval from the director and program administrator, who will then add the student to the course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Applications are due two weeks before course enrollment deadlines for each semester.

Prerequisite: PCJ260Y1
Exclusion: PCS499H1
Recommended Preparation: For students enrolled in the Peace, Conflict and Justice Major or Specialist program.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PCL102H1: The Art of Drug Discovery

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the processes and strategies for discovering new drugs with a special focus on current and emerging approaches for the rational design of drugs that are both effective and safe.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL200H1: Drugs & the Brain

Hours: 24L

Lectures introduce students to prescribed and illicit drugs that affect the brain. Lectures cover drug pharmacology and explain how drugs alter mood, perception, cognition, and arousal by affecting different aspects of brain function. The societal impact of these prescribed and illicit drugs is also discussed.

Note: This course is not intended for upper year students who have already completed BCH210H1 or other exclusion courses. Upper year Life Science students who are excluded and are interested in this content should look into PCL475H1 and/or PCL476H1 as the more appropriate choice.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: PSY396H1, PCL302H1, BCH210H1, BCH242Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL201H1: Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Principles

Hours: 36L/6T

A general introduction to the principles of pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. Topics include chemical (drug) absorption, distribution, biotransformation, elimination; the calculation of dosages and pharmacokinetic parameters, variability in drug response, adverse drug reactions and special interest topics.

Prerequisite: BIO130H1
Corequisite: Recommended Co-requisites: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, PSL300H1/​PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL218H1: Cannabis the Drug

Hours: 24L

There is a critical need for a breadth of understanding regarding its mechanism of action, pharmacological effects and its potential benefits and harms (short- and long-term). Students will gain a breadth of understanding in cannabis-related topics including pharmacology and toxicology, its role in mental health and addictions, medical use, drug policy and new drug development that stems from increased access to cannabis constituents. They will learn to differentiate myths and anecdotes from evidence-based knowledge. Going forward it is imperative that students spanning basic sciences through business, arts and engineering have a comprehensive understanding of these topics. PCL218H1 will give students for a variety of academic backgrounds a basic understanding of the health implications of cannabis which have broad implications for both our professional and personal lives.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL297H1: Research Experience in Pharmacology & Toxicology

Hours: 60P

A formal opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop their skills within a research laboratory setting. Students will have a chance to become familiar and efficient at good lab practices, develop critical thinking and evaluation skills while applying their knowledge and developing trouble shooting skills to practical research questions. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: None; Permission of Faculty Supervisor and Departmental Undergraduate Coordinator required.
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: Completion of at least first year of Life Sciences program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PCL302H1: Pharmacodynamic Principles

Hours: 36L

Topics include biological action of drugs on membranes, enzymes, receptors, neural and hormonal systems, transmission and modulation.

Prerequisite: (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Exclusion: PHC300H1, PHC301H1
Recommended Preparation: PCL201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL345H1: Experimental Approaches in Drug Discovery

Hours: 24L

Lecturers use their own research to demonstrate how they approach a biological question. The lectures emphasize why one approach is chosen over other possible approaches, and explain the strengths and limitations of techniques. Following the one-hour lecture there is an interactive discussion of the experimental approach covered in the lecture.

Prerequisite: One of PSL300H1/​PSL301H1/​BIO270H1/​BIO271H1, and completion of at least 10.0 FCE, or permission of Department
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1, PCL201H1, PCL302H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL362H1: Introductory Toxicology

Hours: 27L/5T

Toxicological problems encountered in animals and humans; biochemical mechanisms and clinical factors of toxicological significance; models of drug-related diseases.

Prerequisite: BIO130H1, PCL201H1 or Permission of the Department
Corequisite: Recommended Co-requisite: PCL302H1, BCH311H1/​CSB349H1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1, CHM247H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL366H1: Basic Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory

Hours: 16T/32P

Through practical hands-on laboratory experiments and tutorials, students will be introduced to some basic experimental techniques and laboratory skills that are used within pharmacology and toxicology research. (Ancillary lab fee $25)

Prerequisite: PCL201H1, PSL300H1/​PSL301H1
Corequisite: PCL302H1
Exclusion: PCL365Y1/​PCL471Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL367H1: Drug Development Pipeline I: In vitro

Hours: 8T/40P

This course will provide a learning experience that simulates the process, techniques, analysis and evaluation methods used for early-stage in vitro drug development. Modules will build on the student’s fundamental knowledge and will simulate and illustrate the thought processes and techniques that are used during new drug development in academic research institutes, clinical research organizations and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. Modules include target screening, cytotoxicity assays, transcriptional activation testing and metabolizing enzyme identification experiments. This experience will allow students to leverage their learned knowledge to improve their employability in this area, while honing their critical thinking and analytical skills.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Corequisite: PCL302H1
Recommended Preparation: PCL201H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL368H1: Drug Development Pipeline II: In vivo

Hours: 8T/40P

This course will provide a learning experience that parallels and simulates the process, protocols, methods and evaluation tools used for later-stage in vivo drug development. Modules will build on the student’s fundamental knowledge and simulate the thought processes and techniques used during drug development in research institutes, clinical research organizations and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. Modules will include pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses and pharmacogenetic screening approaches in model systems and humans. This experience will allow students to leverage their learned skills and knowledge to improve their comprehension and employability in this area, while honing critical thinking and analytical skills.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1, PCL201H1, PCL302H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL376H1: Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Pharmacology and Toxicology

Hours: 30L/6T

This course includes lectures focused on experimental design and the analysis of pharmacological and toxicological data. Topics include: principles of experimental design, data analysis and statistical tests appropriate for each type, use of computing statistical packages, analysis of dose-response and time-response curves and analysis of receptor binding assays. Practical applications and problem sets will be taken up in class and in tutorials.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1
Corequisite: PCL302H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL389H1: Understanding the Role of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Society

Hours: 24L

This service learning course explores issues surrounding the effects that pharmaceuticals and chemicals have in society. Specifically, it integrates pharmacology and toxicology with social, health and political issues as they relate to drug abuse and addiction. Students are required to interact and work with community partners during the semester (approx 20hrs). Classroom discussions will integrate community experiences with lecture material.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1
Corequisite: PCL302H1; (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL397Y0: Research Abroad in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Hours: 200P

An independent research project in a pharmacology and/or toxicology laboratory in an approved partner university. This international research experience will be supervised by a faculty member at the partner institution and will allow students to develop critical thinking and evaluation skills while applying their knowledge and trouble shooting skills to practical research questions. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1 (65%), PSL300H1 (65%), PSL301H1 (65%); permission from the Undergraduate Coordinator
Recommended Preparation: PCL302H1 (65%)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


PCL402H1: Pharmacology and Toxicology in Drug Development

Hours: 24L

This course provides the basic principles of drug development, with a primary focus on the application of fundamental principles of pharmacology and toxicology to the design and conduct of early phase clinical trials. This is the phase of the drug development process where much of the innovation and science occurs.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1, PCL302H1
Corequisite: PCL470H1 or PCL473Y1
Recommended Preparation: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL461H1: Advanced Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory

Hours: 12T/36P

Advanced laboratory exercises and discussions through tutorials and presentations in selected areas of pharmacology. Enrollment in this course is generally restricted to students enrolled in the Pharmacology Specialist and Pharmacology and Biomedical Toxicology Specialist programs. (Ancillary lab fee $25).

Prerequisite: PCL201H1, PCL302H1, PSL300H1/​PSL301H1, PCL366H1
Exclusion: PCL365Y1/​PCL471Y1
Recommended Preparation: PCL469H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL469H1: Systems Pharmacology I

Previous Course Number: PCL470Y1
Hours: 31L/4T

A culmination of pharmacological principles discussing concepts of drug properties and their interactions within the body. The mechanism of action, pharmacological properties including clinical use and adverse effects of drugs acting on the autonomic nervous systems, cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems will be examined. Critical evaluation of primary literature and examination of clinical problem-based case studies will be integrated with lecture material through small group sessions.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1, PCL302H1, (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
Exclusion: PCL470Y1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL470H1: Systems Pharmacology II

Previous Course Number: PCL470Y1
Hours: 31L/4T

A culmination of pharmacological principles discussing concepts of drug properties and their interactions within the body. The mechanism of action, pharmacological properties including clinical use and adverse effects of drugs acting on the central nervous systems and immunological system; antimicrobial and cancer chemotherapeutic agents as well as the potential therapeutic use of endogenous/herbal compounds will be examined. Critical evaluation of primary literature and examination of clinical problem-based case studies will be integrated with lecture material through small group sessions.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1, PCL302H1, (PSL300H1, PSL301H1), a minimum of 14 FCE or Permission of the Department.
Exclusion: PCL470Y1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL472Y1: Project in Pharmacology

This course affords students an opportunity for hands-on research experience in a laboratory or applied pharmacology setting. Students will work under the supervision of a faculty member and will submit a final written report and oral presentation. Enrollment is limited and requires permission from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. It is the student’s responsibility to secure a placement with an approved supervisor before the course begins (a list of potential supervisors can be obtained from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology). Students will be registered in the course once their ballot form (obtained from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology) is signed by an approved supervisor and approved by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Students are expected to spend approximately 200 hours towards this project but this will be project/supervisor dependent. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1, PCL302H1, PCL366H1/​PCL367H1/​PCL368H1, STA288H1/​PCL376H1, and permission of Department
Exclusion: PCL474Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL474Y1: Project in Toxicology

This course affords students an opportunity for hands-on research experience in a laboratory or applied toxicology setting. Students will work under the supervision of a staff member and will submit a final written report and oral presentation. Enrollment is limited and requires permission from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. It is the student’s responsibility to secure a placement with an approved supervisor before the course begins (a list of potential supervisors can be obtained from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology). Students will be registered in the course once their ballot form (obtained from the Department of Pharmacology) is signed by an approved supervisor and approved by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Students are expected to spend approximately 200 hours towards this project but this will be project/supervisor dependent. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PCL201H1, PCL302H1, PCL366H1/​PCL367H1/​PCL368H1, STA288H1/​PCL376H1, and permission of Department
Exclusion: PCL472Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL475H1: Neuropsychopharmacology 1

Previous Course Number: PCL475Y1
Hours: 36L/12T

Students will explore the major CNS neurological syndromes, examples include pain, epilepsy, the sleep-wake cycle and relate neurological abnormalities. Lectures will discuss major classes of drugs used to mitigate and treat these disorder, their mechanisms of action, clinical use and unwanted effects. This course was previously offered as PCL475Y1.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 9.0 FCE
Exclusion: PCL475Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL476H1: Neuropsychopharmacology 2

Previous Course Number: PCL475Y1
Hours: 36L/12T

Students will explore the major CNS neurological syndromes which may include anxiety, schizophrenia and depression/mania and their relate neurological abnormalities. Lectures will discuss major classes of drugs used to mitigate and treat these disorders, their mechanisms of action, clinical use and unwanted effects.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 9.0 FCE, and PCL475H1 (or Permission of the Department)
Exclusion: PCL475Y1; PSY396H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL477H1: The DNA Damage Response in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Hours: 24L

Many anticancer drugs and environmental agents exert their cytotoxic effects through DNA damage. This course explores specific pharmacological and toxicological agents that damage DNA and discusses how mammalian cells respond to this DNA damage.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL481H1: The Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Toxicology

Hours: 24L

The biochemical principles and molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity of drugs and foreign agents. The sequence of events at the molecular level leading to impairment of cell function and the factors which determine and affect toxicity.

Prerequisite: PCL302H1
Recommended Preparation: PCL362H1, BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL482H1: Biomedical Toxicology

Previous Course Number: PCL473Y1
Hours: 24L

This course explores several contemporary topics in biomedical toxicology with emphasis on how chemicals affect human health. Lectures cover principles of toxicology, the mechanisms of toxicity of a wide variety of toxic agents and the associated toxicities, methodologies used to examine chemical toxicities, risk assessment, and the applications of toxicology.

Prerequisite: (PCL201H1, PCL302H1, PCL362H1), a minimum of 14 FCE or Permission of Department.
Exclusion: PCL473Y1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1 + BCH311H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL483H1: Interdisciplinary Toxicology

Previous Course Number: PCL473Y1
Hours: 24L

This course explores several contemporary topics in biomedical and environmental toxicology with emphasis on how chemicals affect human health. Lectures cover principles of toxicology, the mechanisms of toxicity of a wide variety of toxic agents and the associated toxicities, methodologies used to examine chemical toxicities, risk assessment, and the applications of toxicology.

Prerequisite: (PCL201H1, PCL302H1, PCL362H1) or Permission of the Course Coordinator
Exclusion: PCL473Y1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1 + BCH311H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL484H1: Seminars in Pharmacokinetics and Toxicokinetics

Hours: 24S

Each week a scientist affiliated with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology will discuss the application of pharmacokinetic and/or toxicokinetic principles to their research. This area of study plays an important role in clinical medicine and drug development

Prerequisite: PCL201H1
Recommended Preparation: PCL302H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL486H1: Pharmacology of Cancer Signaling

Hours: 24L

This course will expand on both classical and cutting edge pharmacological strategies proposed to mitigate the consequences of altered signal transduction in cancer. Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge on these molecular events and how they can be targeted to improve clinical outcomes. Students will integrate lecture material with assigned readings and assignments.

Prerequisite: PCL302H1
Recommended Preparation: BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PCL490H1: Advanced Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Hours: 12L/12S

An opportunity to expand on innovative and unique topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology that are not already extensively addressed. The course will reveal the dynamic nature of the field and the diverse interests of our faculty. Students will be introduced to leading edge topics and research within the discipline of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Prerequisite: PCL302H1, and one of STA288H1/​STA220H1/​PCL376H1, a minimum of 14.0 FCE or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: PCL469H1/​PCL470H1/​PCL482H1/​PCL483H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC230H1: Pharmaceutics 1

Hours: 36L/12T

An introduction to the key concepts in the design, manufacture, and use of efficatious dosage forms. The course covers the characteristics of different delivery routes.

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; CHM220H1/​CHM222H1
Exclusion: PHM141H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC300H1: Molecular Pharmacology 1

Hours: 24L/12T

Structural and mechanistic determinants of drug action at the molecular level. Topics include the physicalchemical properties of drugs per se  as they relate to therapeutic intervention and the biophysical and biochemical properties of enzymes and nucleic acids that underlie and are affected by their interactions with drugs.

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/(CHM138H1,CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; CHM220H1/​CHM222H1
Exclusion: PCL302H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC301H1: Molecular Pharmacology 2

Hours: 36L/12T

Structural and mechanistic determinants of drug action via macromolecules that effect cellular signalling. Neurohumoral receptors and other signalling proteins are grouped according to their structure and mechanism of action. Native properties and their modulation by drugs are discussed in the context of basic principles of molecular pharmacology.

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; CHM220H1/​CHM222H1; BCH210H1
Exclusion: PCL302H1, PHM140H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC320H1: Medicinal Chemistry

Hours: 36L

Modern discovery and synthesis of antibiotics, antineoplastics, antiviral and other therapeutic agents.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC330H1: Pharmaceutics 2

Hours: 36L/12T

This course presents a detailed examination of the material properties of pharmaceuticals and the role of cellular processes in delivery of a drug to its site of action.

Prerequisite: (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/(CHM138H1,CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; CHM220H1/​CHM222H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC331H1: Establishing the Bioequivalence of Pharmaceutical Products

Hours: 48L

Introduction to human clinical trial design for the demonstration of pharmaceutical bioequivalence of drug products. Students will learn the principles underlying the regulations and methods employed in bioequivalence studies.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1, (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1, PHC230H1, PHC330H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC340Y1: Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory

Hours: 24L/96P

The scientific basis and practical techniques relevant to modern pharmaceutical development. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry Specialist program students.

Prerequisite: CHM247H1/​CHM249H1; (CHM220H1/​CHM222H1), CHM223H1; BCH210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC401H1: Drug Transport across Biological Membranes

Hours: 24L

The goal of this course is to provide students with knowledge of the molecular processes involved in drug transport across biological cell membranes with emphasis on their physiological and clinical significance. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry Specialist program students.

Prerequisite: PHC301H1, and enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Corequisite: PHC300H1
Exclusion: JFK1122H
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC420H1: Application of Medicinal Chemistry to Pharmacology

Hours: 24L

This course shows students the links between basic science and the drugs used therapeutically to treat clinical problems. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program students.

Prerequisite: PHC301H1, PHC320H1, and enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Exclusion: PHM240H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC421H1: Biomoleuclar Interactions and Thermodynamics I

Hours: 36L

This course will consider many of the topics presented in the first half in much greater detail including a rigorous examination of the interpretation of experimental data. This course is intended for students whose research or interest is in the thermodynamics of biological molecules. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program students.

Prerequisite: Enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Exclusion: PHM1130H
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC430H1: Recent Developments in Dosage Form Design

Hours: 24L

Introduction to controlled drug delivery: Mechanisms and kinetics of controlled drug release. Fundamental theories and mathematical tools for the design of modern dosage forms. Development and applications of controlled drug delivery dosage forms. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program students.

Prerequisite: Enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Exclusion: PHM324H1, PHM1109H
Recommended Preparation: PHC230H1, PHC330H1,PHC340Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC431H1: Selected Topics in Drug Development

Hours: 24L

In-depth discussion of implementation of pharmaceutical sciences in drug development strategies. Students will apply fundamental principles of pharmaceutics and drug delivery to current problems in the pharmaceutical industry. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program students.

Prerequisite: Enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Exclusion: JFK1120H
Recommended Preparation: PHC230H1, PHC330H1, PHC340Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC432H1: Nanomedicines in Oncology

Hours: 24L

This course covers a range of topics that pertain to the development and application of nanomedicines in oncology. Students will gain an understanding of the biological barriers to drug delivery in oncology as well as the tremendous heterogeneity in cancer and the challenge this presents for treatment. The concepts of passive and active targeting of nanomedicines will be covered with critical assessment of the enhanced permeability and retention effect. A detailed overview of the most advanced nanotechnology-platforms for drug delivery (i.e., liposomes, block copolymer micelles and polymer-drug conjugates) will be provided with additional discussion of new emerging platforms.  The integration of imaging in drug development and development of theranostics and therapeutic-diagnostic pairs will also be discussed.  Special emphasis on critical evaluation of scientific literature and pre-clinical/clinical studies will be made throughout the course.  

Prerequisite: PHC230H1, PHC330H1 and enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC435H1: Pharmaceutical Data Acquisition and Analysis

Hours: 26P

Application and development of devices for the purpose of collecting and analyzing experimental data in pharmaceutical development and manufacture.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, CHM247H1/​CHM249H1, (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1, PHC340Y1 and enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHC460H1: Fundamentals of Drug Discovery

Hours: 24L

Lectures by scientists from academia and industry, and student seminars based on journal articles dealing with strategies for discovering new drugs for therapy and diagnosis. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program students.

Prerequisite: BIO120H1, BIO130H1, PHC301H1 and enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHC462H1: Clinical Drug Development

Hours: 24L

This course is designed to broaden student’s understanding of the development and licensing of new drugs and how scientific principles, ethics, governmental regulations and commercial considerations are coordinated for designing clinical trails. The format involves lectures, group discussion and student presentations. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program students.

Prerequisite: PHC230H1, PHC301H1, PHC340Y1 and enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Exclusion: JFK1120H
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHC470H1: Global Pharmaceutical Policy

Hours: 24L/2T

This course is designed for students who are interested in the critical analysis of global health policy and the interrelationship between global and domestic policy issues.  The course will introduce students generally to the basic concepts and issues in global health with a particular focus on pharmaceutical policy.  We will address key issues in health and discuss core institutional and transnational actors, how governments in different jurisdictions manage public health responsibilities, the tension between economic imperatives and health objectives, global obligations, and pressure from special interest groups.  More narrowly, we will analyse a breadth of complex policies questions.  Examples include: the research and development global divide, policial issues influences on pharmaceutical policy, how global commitments, such as membership in the World Trade Organization, conflict with or correspond to domestic policy directions and national sovereignty.  Guest speakers will lead some sessions.  This course will consist of lectures, guest discuttions, case studies and student-led presentations. This is restricted to students in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.

Prerequisite: Enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Exclusion: PHM320H1, PHM1124H
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHC489Y1: Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research

Hours: 144P

This course will provide research experience under the supervision of a Departmental staff member. The goal is to deepen the student’s understanding of the scientific basis and practical techniques relevant to modern pharmaceutical development. This course is restricted to Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission from the Course Coordinator and enrolled as a Year 4 student in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialist program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PHL100Y1: Introduction to Philosophy (Historical)

Hours: 48L/24T

An introduction to the central branches of philosophy, such as logic, theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy. Writings from the central figures in the history of Western and non-Western philosophy, as well as contemporary philosophers, may be considered.

Exclusion: PHL101Y1, PHL201H1, PHLA10H3, PHLA11H3, PHL101H5, PHL102H5, PHL105Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL101Y1: Introduction to Philosophy (Thematic)

Hours: 48L/24T

An introduction to some of the central problems of philosophy. Examples of questions that may be considered include: What is sound reasoning? What can we know? What is ultimately real? Is morality rational? Do humans have free will? Is there a God? What is consciousness? Should we fear death? What is justice?

Exclusion: PHL100Y1, PHL201H1, PHLA10H3, PHLA11H3, PHL101H5, PHL102H5, PHL105Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL196H1: Multiculturalism, Philosophy and Film

Hours: 48S

This course will critically examine the role of cinema in the construction and exploration of the figure of the racial, ethnic, cultural and social "other". Our topics will include (1) racial, ethnic and cultural identity and its reciprocal relationship with cinema, (2) the notion of realism in relation to the representation of race and ethnicity in film, (3) the cinematic representation of inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic conflict, (4) the position of cinema in the debate between assimilation and multiculturalism, and (5) the ways in which cinema can help illuminate a cluster of relevant notions in political philosophy including citizenship, communitarianism, cosmopolitanism, and the relation between individual rights and group rights. Films will be screened in class and discussed against the background of focused critical readings. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PHL197H1: Introduction to Philosophical Anthropology

Hours: 24S

Philosophical anthropology is the subject that poses the most fundamental questions about human nature and the human condition. Taking as its point of departure the most up-to-date scientific understanding of human nature, from anthropology broadly conceived, it goes on to inquire, in a disciplined fashion, about the implications of these views for perennial philosophical questions about human rationality, morality, the possibility of progress, the existence of god and the meaning of life. This course will examine one or more topics in this domain, as a more general introduction to the discipline. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL198H1: Philosophy of Time

Hours: 24S

The passage of time is a fundamental aspect of human experience: we are born, we grow older, and eventually we pass away. During our lives our experience of the past, present, and future are distinct. We can influence the world in the present and the future, but it does not seem that we can influence the past. We have hopes about the future, memories of the past, and experiences of the present. In this seminar we will explore insights from contemporary philosophy and physics concerning the nature of the passage of time. Questions to be considered may include the following: What does it mean to say that time passes? Does time really pass at all? How do we experience time? Why can we influence the future but not the past? Is it possible to travel backward in time? Is time even real? What is time? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHL199H1: Ethics and Fiction

Hours: 24S

The goal of this seminar is to investigate ethical questions via works of fiction, primarily novels. The idea is not to see fiction as a pedantic vehicle for ethical argument, but rather to consider how, and with what effect, fiction functions as an ethical medium. We will not judge characters as ‘likeable’ or ‘relatable’; rather, we will reflect on what fiction can teach us about the pressing challenges of choice and responsibility, and how it can (perhaps) enhance empathy.

The focus is on issues of individual identity and integrity: creating and maintaining oneself as a moral whole within environments hostile or indifferent to that end. All the works considered are novels or plays from the period between about 1900 and 2020—for convenience, the ‘modern’ and ‘postmodern’ ages, though we will query those notions. A running theme in the chosen readings is what is usually called ‘existential’ philosophy, but we will query the validity of that label as well. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL200Y1: Ancient Philosophy

Hours: 72L

Central texts of the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, and post-Aristotelian philosophy.

Exclusion: PHLB31H3, PHL202H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL201H1: Introductory Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An introduction to philosophy focusing on the connections among its main branches: logic, theory of knowledge, metaphysics, and ethics. This course is intended for those with little or no philosophy background but who have completed four FCEs in any subject.

Prerequisite: Four FCEs in any subject
Exclusion: PHL100Y1, PHL101Y1, or more than 1.0 PHL course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL205H1: Early Medieval Philosophy

Hours: 36L

A study of issues such as the relations of reason and faith, the being and the nature of God, and the problem of universals, in the writings of such philosophers as Augustine, Boethius, Anselm and Abelard.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL206H1: Later Medieval Philosophy

Hours: 36L

A study of issues such as the relations of reason and faith, the being and the nature of God, and the structure of the universe, in the writings of such philosophers as Aquinas and Ockham.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL210Y1: 17th-and 18th-Century Philosophy

Hours: 72L

Central texts of such philosophers as Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.

Exclusion: PHLB35H3, PHL210Y5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL217H1: Introduction to Continental Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An introduction to some of the post-Hegelian thinkers who inspired the various philosophical movements broadly referred to as continental, such as phenomenology, existentialism, deconstruction, and post-modernism. Questions include the will, faith, death, existence, history and politics, rationality and its limits, encountering an other. Authors studied may include: Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Marx, Freud, Heidegger, Sartre.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL232H1: Knowledge and Reality

Hours: 36L

An introduction to issues in the fundamental branches of philosophy: metaphysics, which considers the overall framework of reality; epistemology, or the theory of knowledge; and related problems in the philosophy of science. Topics in metaphysics may include: mind and body, causality, space and time, God, freedom and determinism; topics in epistemology may include perception, evidence, belief, truth, skepticism.

Exclusion: PHLB20H3, PHLB60H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL233H1: Philosophy for Scientists

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to philosophy tailored for students with backgrounds in mathematics and science. Topics include causation, explanation, the relation between scientific and mathematical theories and reality, the role of mathematics in scientific theories, the relevance of scientific and mathematical discoveries to ‘big’ traditional philosophical questions such as the nature of consciousness, whether we have free will, and the meaning of life.

Corequisite: 1.0 FCE in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or Computer Science
Recommended Preparation: Background in science and/or mathematics will be presupposed.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL235H1: Philosophy of Religion

Hours: 36L

Some central issues in the philosophy of religion such as the nature of religion and religious faith, arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, varieties of religious experience, religion and human autonomy.

Exclusion: PHL235H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL237H1: History of Chinese Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An historical and systematic introduction to the main phases of Chinese philosophical development, including Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism; the challenge of Western thought and the development of modern Chinese Philosophy.

Exclusion: EAS241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL238H1: Critical Reasoning

Previous Course Number: PHL247H1
Hours: 36L

The area of informal logic - the logic of ordinary language, usually non-deductive. Criteria for the critical assessment of arguments as strong or merely persuasive. Different types of arguments and techniques of refutation; their use and abuse.

Exclusion: TRN200Y1, PHL247H1, PHL145H5, PHL238H5, PHL247H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL239H1: Introduction to South Asian Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the main schools of Indian philosophical thought (Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta) and other South Asian philosophies and their approaches to fundamental problems of philosophy such as epistemology and ethics.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL240H1: Persons, Minds and Bodies

Hours: 36L

Consciousness and its relation to the body; personal identity and survival; knowledge of other minds; psychological events and behaviour.

Exclusion: PHLB81H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL243H1: Philosophy of Human Sexuality

Hours: 36L

Philosophical issues about sex and sexual identity in the light of biological, psychological and ethical theories of sex and gender; the concept of gender; male and female sex roles; perverse sex; sexual liberation; love and sexuality.

Exclusion: PHLB12H3, PHL243H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL244H1: Human Nature

Hours: 36L

Aspects of human nature, e.g., emotion, instincts, motivation. Theories of human nature, e.g., behaviourism, psychoanalysis.

Exclusion: PHLB91H3, PHL244H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL245H1: Modern Symbolic Logic

Hours: 36L

An introduction to formal deductive logic. Semantics, symbolization, and techniques of natural deduction in sentential logic. Symbolization, natural deduction, and models in monadic predicate logic. Symbolization and natural deduction with polyadic predicates. Introduction to advanced concepts in first-order logic, such as operations, identity, and models.

Exclusion: PHLB50H3, PHL245H5
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL246H1: Probability and Inductive Logic

Hours: 36L

The elements of axiomatic probability theory and its main interpretations (frequency, logical, and subjective). Reasoning with probabilities in decision-making and science.

Exclusion: PHL246H5
Recommended Preparation: PHL245H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL256H1: Philosophy in the Age of the Internet

Hours: 36L

The internet and digital technology have had a transformative impact on the economy, society and politics, art and culture, and everyday life. This course explores the fascinating, often urgent, new philosophical questions raised by these changes as well as the way they invite a rethinking of many older philosophical questions. Topics to be addressed may include artificial intelligence and the singularity; identity through social media; digital ownership and privacy; and collective/distributed knowledge its relation to information, among others.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL265H1: Introduction to Political Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An introduction to central issues in political philosophy, e.g., political and social justice, liberty and the criteria of good government. The writings of contemporary political philosophers, as well as major figures in the history of philosophy, may be considered.

Exclusion: PHLB17H3, PHL265H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL268H1: Philosophy and Social Criticism

Hours: 36L

Is the objective of philosophy to understand and interpret the world, or to change it? A study of theorists who have taken philosophy to be a tool for social criticism. Topics studied may include feminism, critical race theory, anti-consumerism, the critique of mass society, and conservative cultural criticism.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL271H1: Law and Morality

Hours: 36L

Justifications for the legal enforcement of morality; particular ethical issues arising out of the intersection of law and morality, such as punishment, freedom of expression and censorship, autonomy and paternalism, constitutional protection of human rights.

Exclusion: PHLB11H3, PHL271H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL273H1: Environmental Ethics

Hours: 36L

A study of environmental issues raising questions of concern to moral and political philosophers, such as property rights, responsibility for future generations, and the interaction of human beings with the rest of nature. Typical issues: sustainable development, alternative energy, the preservation of wilderness areas, animal rights.

Exclusion: PHLB02H3, PHL273H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL275H1: Introduction to Ethics

Hours: 36L

An introduction to central issues in ethics or moral philosophy, such as the objectivity of values, the nature of moral judgements, rights and duties, the virtues, and consequentialism. Readings may be drawn from a variety of contemporary and historical sources.

Exclusion: PHLB07H3, PHL275H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL281H1: Bioethics

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the study of moral and legal problems in medical practice and in biomedical research; the development of health policy. Topics include: concepts of health and disease, patient rights, informed consent, allocation of scarce resources, euthanasia, abortion, genetic and reproductive technologies, human research, and mental health.

Exclusion: PHLB09H3, PHL283H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL285H1: Aesthetics

Hours: 36L

An historical and systematic introduction to the main questions in the philosophy of art and beauty from Plato to the present. These include the relation between art and beauty, the nature of aesthetic experience, definitions and theories of art, the criteria of excellence in the arts, and the function of art criticism.

Exclusion: PHLB03H3, PHL285H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PHL295H1: Business Ethics

Hours: 36L

Philosophical issues in ethics, social theory, and theories of human nature insofar as they bear on contemporary conduct of business. Issues include: Does business have moral responsibilities? Can social costs and benefits be calculated? Does modern business life determine human nature or the other way around? Do political ideas and institutions such as democracy have a role within business?

Exclusion: PHLB06H3, PHL295H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL301H1: Early Greek Philosophy

Hours: 36L

A study of selected Greek philosophers before Plato. Topics may include the Pre-Socratic natural philosophers, Parmenides and the Eleatics, and the so-called sophistic movement.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL302H1: Ancient Philosophy After Aristotle

Hours: 36L

A study of selected themes in post-Aristotelian philosophy. Topics may include Stoicism, Epicureanism, Neoplatonism, and various forms of scepticism.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL303H1: Plato

Hours: 36L

Selected metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical themes in Plato’s dialogues.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL301H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL304H1: Aristotle

Hours: 36L

Selected anthropological, ethical and metaphysical themes in the works of Aristotle.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL302H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL307H1: Augustine

Hours: 36L

Central themes in St. Augustine's Christian philosophy, such as the problem of evil, the interior way to God, the goal of human life and the meaning of history.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1/​PHL205H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL308H1: Aquinas

Hours: 36L

Philosophical innovations that St. Thomas Aquinas made in the course of constructing a systematic theology: essence and existence, the Five Ways, separate intelligences, the human soul and ethics.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1/​PHL205H1/​PHL206H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL309H1: Topics in Medieval Philosophy

Hours: 36L

Study of a major philosophical figure from the medieval period, such as Anselm, Abelard, Bonaventure, Maimonides, Avicenna, Duns Scotus, William of Ockham; or consideration of a central philosophical topic in a variety of medieval authors, for example, universals, individuation, the existence of God, free will and free choice, eternity and creation.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1/​PHL205H1/​PHL206H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL310H1: The Rationalists

Hours: 36L

Central philosophical problems in philosophers such as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and their contemporaries.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC35H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL311H1: The Empiricists

Hours: 36L

Central philosophical problems in philosophers such as Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and their contemporaries.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC36H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL313H1: Topics in 17th and 18th Century Philosophy

Hours: 36L

Central philosophical problems arising in the early modern period.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL313H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL314H1: Kant

Hours: 36L

A systematic study of The Critique of Pure Reason.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC37H3, PHL314H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL315H1: Topics in 19th-Century Philosophy

Hours: 36L

Central philosophical problems arising in the 19th century.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL315H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL316H1: Hegel

Hours: 36L

An examination of Hegel's project of absolute knowing, its philosophical assumptions, and its implications for history, science and experience.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL317H1: Marx and Marxism

Hours: 36L

An examination of some of the leading themes in the philosophy of Karl Marx. Developments of Marxist philosophy by later thinkers, and critics of Marxism, may also be considered.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Recommended Preparation: PHL265H1/​POL200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL319H1: Philosophy and Psychoanalytic Theory

Hours: 36L

A study of the fundamentals of psychoanalytic theory from a philosophical perspective, focusing on the works of Freud and others. Topics include mind (conscious and unconscious), instinctual drives, mechanisms of defence, the structure of personality, civilization, the nature of conscience, and the status of psychoanalysis.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL320H1: Phenomenology

Hours: 36L

Phenomenology is a method used in the analysis of human awareness and subjectivity. It has been applied in the social sciences, in the humanities, and in philosophy. Texts studied are from Husserl and later practitioners, e.g., Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Gurwitsch, and Ricoeur.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1/​PHL217H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL321H1: Heidegger

Hours: 36L

Some work from the 1920s (either Being and Time or contemporary lectures) and selections from Heideggers later work on poetry, technology, and history are studied. Heidegger's position within phenomenology and within the broader history of thought is charted.

Prerequisite: PHL217H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL322H1: Contemporary Continental Philosophy

Hours: 36L

German and French philosophy after World War II, focusing on such topics as: debates about humanism, hermeneutics, critical theory, the structuralist movement, its successors such as deconstruction. Typical authors: Heidegger, Gadamer, Habermas, Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Derrida.

Prerequisite: PHL217H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL324H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL323H1: Social and Cultural Theory

Hours: 36L

A study of philosophical approaches to understanding various aspects of contemporary culture and/or society. Topics may include theories of modernity, capitalism and consumerism, architecture and design, cultural pluralism, globalization, media and internet.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL325H1: Early Analytic Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An examination of some of the classic texts of early analytic philosophy, concentrating on the work of Frege, Russell, and Wittgenstein.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and one of PHL232H1/​PHL233H1/​PHL240H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC43H3, PHL325H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL331H1: Metaphysics

Hours: 36L

Historical and systematic approaches to topics in metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, substance and existence, necessity and possibility, causality, universals and particulars.

Prerequisite: PHL232H1/​PHL233H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC60H3, PHL332H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL332H1: Epistemology

Hours: 36L

Historical and systematic approaches to topics in the theory of knowledge, such as truth, belief, justification, perception, a priori knowledge, certitude, skepticism, other minds.

Prerequisite: PHL232H1/​PHL233H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC20H3, PHL333H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL335H1: Issues in Philosophy of Religion

Hours: 36L

Some specific problem(s) in the philosophy of religion, such as the relationship of religious faith and religious belief, the ontological argument for the existence of God, theories about divine transcendence, the philosophical presuppositions of religious doctrines, the modern critique of religion.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL336H1: Islamic Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the major thinkers in classical Islamic philosophy, with emphasis placed on developing a properly philosophical understanding of the issues and arguments. Topics include the existence of God; creation and causality; human nature and knowledge; the nature of ethical obligations; and the constitution of the ideal political state.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL337H1: Topics in Chinese Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An intermediate level treatment of such topics as: human nature; good and evil; the role of emotions; the metaphysical ultimate.

Prerequisite: PHL237H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL338H1: Jewish Philosophy

Hours: 36L

A selection of texts and issues in Jewish philosophy, for example, Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed, Bubers The Prophetic Faith, prophecy and revelation, Divine Command and morality, creation and eternity, the historical dimension of Jewish thought.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL339H1: Topics in South Asian Philosophy

Hours: 36L

An intermediate level study of one or more topics in South Asian Philosophy.

Prerequisite: 7.5 FCE (in any field) with at least 1.5 FCE in philosophy
Recommended Preparation: PHL239H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL340H1: Issues in Philosophy of Mind

Hours: 36L

Typical issues include: the mind-brain identity theory; intentionality and the mental; personal identity.

Prerequisite: One of COG250Y1/​PHL240H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC95H3, PHL340H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL341H1: Freedom, Responsibility, and Human Action

Hours: 36L

Human action, and the nature of freedom and responsibility in the light of contemporary knowledge concerning the causation of behaviour.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1/​PHL232H1/​PHL233H1/​PHL240H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL341H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL342H1: Minds and Machines

Hours: 36L

Topics include: philosophical foundations of artificial intelligence theory; the computational theory of the mind; functionalism vs. reductionism; the problems of meaning in the philosophy of mind.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) including COG250Y1 or at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL344H1: Philosophy of Emotions

Hours: 36L

A survey of philosophical topics related to the emotions, from a range of philosophical perspectives. Questions to be considered may include the following: What exactly is an emotion? Are emotions feelings? What emotions are there, and how are they shaped by culture and society? How are emotions related to reason, the brain and the body? What role do -- and should -- the emotions play in decision-making? Can an emotion be morally right or wrong, and what makes it so? 

Prerequisite: PHL240H1/​PHL244H1/​PHL342H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL345H1: Intermediate Logic

Hours: 36L

A continuation of PHL245H1, requiring no other prior knowledge of philosophy or mathematics. First-order logic, including basic metalogical results such as soundness and completeness. An introduction to basic set theory and metalogic. Topics may include the Loewenheim-Skolem theorems for first-order logic, Goedel’s incompleteness theorems.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and a full course in PHL/CSC/MAT
Exclusion: PHLC51H3, PHL345H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL347H1: Modal Logic and Philosophical Applications of Logic

Hours: 36L

Formal study of the concepts of necessity and possibility, modal, propositional and quantificational logic, possible-worlds semantics, and the metaphysics of modality. Other topics may include counterfactuals, truth, vagueness, epistemic logic, temporal logic, or non-classical logic.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and a full course in PHL/CSC/MAT
Exclusion: PHL347H5
Recommended Preparation: PHL345H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL348H1: Logic and Computation

Hours: 36L

Topics will include Kurt Gödel's celebrated incompleteness theorems, the technical ideas and methods involved in proving them, their relation to the abstract theory of computation, and their philosophical implications. Are there mathematical truths that cannot be known? Are mathematical concepts such as number and set indeterminate to some extent? Are there limits to what can be modeled formally?

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and a full course in PHL/CSC/MAT
Exclusion: MAT309H1/​CSC438H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL349H1: Set Theory

Hours: 36L

An introduction to set theory emphasizing its philosophical relevance as a unifying framework for mathematics and logic. Topics examined may include the paradoxes of the 'naïve' conception of sets and their resolution through axiomatization, the construction of natural numbers and real numbers in set theory, equivalents of the axiom of choice, and model theory.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and a full course in PHL/CSC/MAT
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL351H1: Philosophy of Language

Hours: 36L

The nature of language as a system of human communication, theories of meaning and meaningfulness, the relation of language to the world and to the human mind.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and one of PHL232H1/​PHL233H1/​PHL240H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC80H3, PHL350H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL354H1: Philosophy of Mathematics

Previous Course Number: PHL346H1
Hours: 36L

Platonism versus nominalism, the relation between logic and mathematics, implications of Gödel's theorem, formalism and intuitionism.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and a full course in PHL/CSC/MAT
Exclusion: PHL346H1, PHL346H5, PHL344H5, PHL354H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL355H1: Philosophy of Natural Science

Hours: 36L

The structure and methods of science: explanation, methodology, realism and instrumentalism.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL355H5
Recommended Preparation: A solid background in science or HPS250H1/​PHL246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL356H1: Philosophy of Physics

Hours: 36L

Introduction to philosophical issues which arise in modern physics, especially in Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Topics include: the nature of spacetime, conventionality in geometry, determinism, and the relation between observation and existence.

Prerequisite: One full course in MAT/PHY; two full courses are recommended.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL357H1: Philosophy of Biology

Hours: 36L

Philosophical issues in the foundations of biology, e.g., the nature of life, evolutionary theory; controversies about natural selection; competing mechanisms, units of selection; the place of teleology in biology; biological puzzles about sex and sexual reproduction; the problem of species; genetics and reductionism; sociobiology; natural and artificial life.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy. Students with a background in Biology are exempt from the prerequisite of 1.5 courses in Philosophy
Exclusion: PHL357H5
Recommended Preparation: HPS250H1/​PHL246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL362H1: Philosophy of History

Hours: 36L

Typical questions include: Has history any meaning? Can there be general theories of history? How are the findings of historians related to the theories of metaphysics and of science? Is history deterministic? Must the historian make value judgements? Is history science or an art? Are there historical forces or spirits of an epoch?

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL365H1: Political Philosophy

Hours: 36L

A study of some of the central problems of political philosophy, addressed by historical and contemporary political theorists.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/​POL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC92H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL366H1: Topics in Political Philosophy

Hours: 39L

A focused examination of a selected issue in political philosophy.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/​POL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL367H1: Philosophy of Feminism

Hours: 36L

Selected issues and topics in the philosophy of feminism.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/​PHL268H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC13H3, PHL367H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL370H1: Issues in Philosophy of Law

Hours: 36L

Major issues in philosophy of law, such as legal positivism and its critics, law and liberalism, feminist critiques of law, punishment and responsibility.

Prerequisite: PHL271H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL370H5
Recommended Preparation: PHL265H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL373H1: Issues in Environmental Ethics

Hours: 36L

An intermediate-level examination of key issues in environmental philosophy, such as the ethics of animal welfare, duties to future generations, deep ecology, ecofeminism, sustainable development and international justice.

Prerequisite: PHL273H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL375H1: Ethics

Hours: 36L

An intermediate-level study of selected issues in moral philosophy, or of influential contemporary or historical works in ethical theory.

Prerequisite: PHL275H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC05H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL376H1: Topics in Moral Philosophy

Hours: 36L

A focused examination of a selected issue in moral philosophy.

Prerequisite: PHL275H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC06H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL378H1: War and Morality

Hours: 36L

Moral and political issues concerning warfare: the theory of the just war, pacifism, moral constraints on the conduct of war, war as an instrument of foreign policy, the strategy of deterrence. Special attention to the implications of nuclear weapons.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/​PHL275H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL380H1: Global Bioethics

Hours: 36L

An intermediate-level study of moral problems that arise in international contexts, including issues of special interest in bioethics: moral universalism and relativism; global distributive justice; poverty relief and international aid; international health disparities; globalization and health; HIV/AIDS; intellectual property and access to essential medicines; clinical trials in developing countries; exploitation and the 10/90 gap.

Prerequisite: PHL281H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL381H1: Ethics and Medical Research

Hours: 36L

An intermediate-level study of problems in biomedical and behavioural research with human subjects: informed voluntary consent, risk and benefit, experimental therapy, randomized clinical trials, research codes and legal issues, dependent groups (human embryos, children, the aged, hospital patients, the dying, prisoners, the mentally ill.

Prerequisite: PHL281H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL382H1: Ethics: Death and Dying

Hours: 36L

An intermediate-level study of moral and legal problems, including the philosophical significance of death, the high-tech prolongation of life, definition and determination of death, suicide, active and passive euthanasia, the withholding of treatment, palliative care and the control of pain, living wills; recent judicial decisions.

Prerequisite: PHL281H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL383H1: Ethics and Mental Health

Hours: 36L

An intermediate-level study of moral and legal problems, including the concepts of mental health and illness, mental competence, dangerousness and psychiatric confidentiality, mental institutionalization, involuntary treatment and behaviour control, controversial therapies; legal issues: the Mental Health Act, involuntary commitment, the insanity defence.

Prerequisite: PHL281H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL384H1: Ethics, Genetics and Reproduction

Hours: 36L

An intermediate-level study of moral and legal problems, including the ontological and moral status of the human embryo and fetus; human newborn, carrier and prenatal genetic screening for genetic defect, genetic therapy; the reproductive technologies (e.g., artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization); recent legislative proposals and judicial decisions.

Prerequisite: PHL281H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL385H1: Issues in Aesthetics

Hours: 36L

Selected topics in the philosophy of art. Such issues as the following are discussed: whether different arts require different aesthetic principles; relations between art and language; the adequacy of traditional aesthetics to recent developments in the arts; art as an institution.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Exclusion: PHLC03H3
Recommended Preparation: PHL285H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PHL388H1: Literature and Philosophy

Hours: 36L

The literary expression of philosophical ideas and the interplay between literature and philosophy. Such philosophical issues as the nature and origin of good and evil in human beings, the nature and extent of human freedom and responsibility, and the diverse forms of linguistic expression. Such authors as Wordsworth, Mill, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Miller, Camus, and Lawrence are studied.

Prerequisite: 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PHL394H1: Markets and Morals

Hours: 36L

A study of the standards that can be used to judge the performance of economic systems, e.g., efficiency, fairness, maximization, along with the different institutional mechanisms that can be used to organize economic activity, e.g., markets or hierarchies, public or private ownership.

Prerequisite: One of PHL265H1/​PHL275H1/​POL200Y1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL395H1: Issues in Business Ethics

Hours: 36L

A focused examination of moral issues that arise in the conduct of business, in areas such as accounting and finance, corporate governance, human resources, environmental conduct, business lobbying and regulatory compliance.

Prerequisite: PHL295H1, 7.5 courses (in any field) with at least 1.5 in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHL398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


PHL400H1: Seminar in Ancient/Medieval Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced discussion of the principal figures and themes in ancient and/or medieval philosophy.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL401H1: Seminar in the History of Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of some of the principal figures in a particular historical, philosophical tradition.

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1/​PHL210Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL402H1: Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced discussion of the principal figures and themes in the philosophy of the 17th and/or 18th centuries.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL403H1: Seminar in 19th-Century Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced discussion of some principal figures and themes in 19th century philosophy.

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1/​PHL217H1/​PHL315H1/​PHL316H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL404H1: Seminar in Epistemology

Hours: 36S

Typical problems include the nature of knowledge and belief; perception; theories of truth and necessity; skepticism.

Prerequisite: PHL232H1/​PHL233H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL405H1: Seminar in Philosophy of Mind

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of a problem in the philosophy of mind.

Prerequisite: PHL240H1/​PHL342H1/​COG250Y1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL406H1: Seminar in Metaphysics

Hours: 36S

Typical problems include causality and determinism; ontological categories; mind and body; the objectivity of space and time.

Prerequisite: PHL232H1/​PHL233H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL407H1: Seminar in Ethics

Hours: 36S

Advanced discussion of issues in moral philosophy, including issues of applied ethics.

Prerequisite: PHL275H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL408H1: Seminar in Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Topics vary but bridge two or more areas or traditions of philosophy.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL409H1: New Books Seminar

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of key philosophical works published within the last five years.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL410H1: Seminar in Continental Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of recent philosophical discussions within the continental tradition.

Prerequisite: PHL217H1/​PHL315H1/​PHL316H1/​PHL319H1/​PHL320H1/​PHL321H1/​PHL322H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL411H1: Seminar in Analytic Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of some topic of current philosophical interest within the analytic tradition.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and one of PHL232H1/​PHL233H1/​PHL240H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL412H1: Seminar in Political Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of some topic in social or political philosophy.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/​PHL271H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL413H1: Seminar in Applied Ethics

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of some topic in an area of applied ethics, including bioethics, environmental ethics, and so on.

Prerequisite: PHL271H1/​PHL273H1/​PHL275H1/​PHL281H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL414H1: Seminar in Philosophy of Religion

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of topics in the philosophy of religion.

Prerequisite: PHL235H1/​PHL335H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL416H1: Seminar in Philosophy of Law

Hours: 36S

Advanced discussion of issues in the philosophy of law.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/​PHL271H1, one of PHL365H1/​PHL370H1/​PHL375H1; 4.0 FCE in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL417H1: Seminar in History of Analytic Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of a figure or topic from the history of analytic philosophy.

Prerequisite: PHL325H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL418H1: Seminar in South Asian Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of one or more topics in South Asian Philosophy.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCEs in PHL, or permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: PHL339H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL440H1: Clinical Bioethics

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of topics in bioethics, taught in conjunction with clinical bioethicists associated with the health care organization partners of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics.

Prerequisite: PHL281H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy. Limited to students enrolled in the Bioethics Specialist or Bioethics Major programs.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL445H1: Metalogic

Hours: 36S

A continuation of PHL345H1, this is a course in the mathematical study of logic, also known as metalogic. We will investigate and prove theorems about logical systems. Topics covered may include: important results in metalogic, second and higher-order logic, or lambda-calculus.

Prerequisite: PHL345H1/​MAT309H1; 4.0 credits in philosophy
Exclusion: PHL445H5; PHLD51H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL446H1: Seminar in Decision Theory

Hours: 36S

Decision theory studies what one ought to do when some more or less desirable outcomes of one’s actions depend on external facts about which one is uncertain. Uncertainty is characterized in terms of probabilities, desires are characterized in terms of utilities, and together they determine the expected utility of one’s actions. This course introduces these notions and their mathematical representations, as well as critically reflects on philosophical questions such as whether one should always take the action that maximize one’s expected utility, whether uncertainty is subjective or objective, and why uncertainty does, or ought to, obey the laws of probability.

Prerequisite: PHL246H1, 4.0 Credits in Philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL447H1: Seminar in Philosophical Logic

Hours: 36S

Advanced discussion of some topic in philosophical logic.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1; one of PHL246H1/​PHL345H1/​PHL347H1/​PHL445H1/​MAT309H1; 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PHL451H1: Seminar in Philosophy of Language

Hours: 36S

Advanced study of some topic in the philosophy of language.

Prerequisite: PHL245H1/​MAT157Y1 and one of PHL232H1/​PHL233H1/​PHL240H1/​PHL246H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL455H1: Seminar in Philosophy of Science

Previous Course Number: PHL415H1
Hours: 36S

Advanced study of some area or problem in the philosophy of science.

Prerequisite: One of PHL355H1, PHL357H1 or HPS250H1, 4.0 credits in philosophy
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL470H1: Advanced Bioethics

Hours: 36S

Philosophical exploration of the foundations and methodology of bioethics. Offered jointly with PHL2145H.

Prerequisite: PHL281H1 and one of PHL380H1/​PHL381H1/​PHL382H1/​PHL383H1/​PHL384H1, and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot). Limited to students enrolled in the Bioethics Specialist or Bioethics Major programs.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL471H1: Advanced Topics in Greek Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Greek Philosophy

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL472H1: Advanced Topics in Medieval Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Medieval Philosophy

Prerequisite: PHL200Y1/​PHL205H1/​ PHL206H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL473H1: Advanced Topics in Modern Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Modern Philosophy

Prerequisite: PHL210Y1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL475H1: Advanced Topics in Moral Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Moral Philosophy

Prerequisite: PHL275H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL476H1: Advanced Topics in Epistemology

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Epistemology

Prerequisite: PHL232H1/​PHL233H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL477H1: Advanced Topics in Metaphysics

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Metaphysics

Prerequisite: PHL232H1/​PHL233H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL478H1: Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Religion

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Religion

Prerequisite: PHL235H1/​PHL335H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL479H1: Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Mind

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Mind

Prerequisite: COG250Y1/​PHL240H1/​PHL340H1/​ PHL341H1/​PHL342H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL480H1: Advanced Topics in Logic

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Logic

Prerequisite: Two of PHL344H1 - PHL349H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL481H1: Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Language

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Language

Prerequisite: PHL351H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL482H1: Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Natural Science

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Natural Science

Prerequisite: One of PHL355H1, PHL357H1 or HPS250H1, and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL483H1: Advanced Topics in Social and Political Philosophy

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Social and Political Philosophy

Prerequisite: PHL265H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL484H1: Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Law

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Law

Prerequisite: PHL271H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL485H1: Advanced Topics in Aesthetics

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Aesthetics

Prerequisite: PHL285H1/​PHL385H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL486H1: Advanced Topics in Philosophy of History

Hours: 36S

Advanced Topics in Philosophy of History

Prerequisite: PHL362H1 and permission of the instructor and Department (by ballot)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL487H1: Advanced Topics in Philosophy

Advanced Topics in Philosophy

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL488H1: Advanced Topics in Philosophy

Advanced Topics in Philosophy

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL489Y1: Advanced Topics in Philosophy

Advanced Topics in Philosophy

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL490Y1: Individual Studies

Individual Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL495H1: Individual Studies

Individual Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL496H1: Individual Studies

Individual Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL497H1: Individual Studies

Individual Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL498H1: Individual Studies

Individual Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHL499H1: Individual Studies

Individual Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PHS100H1: Global Health Grand Opps

Hours: 24L/24T

This course introduces students to basic public health-related concepts, significant aspects of the historical development of global health, and a selection of topics illustrating the broad and evolving nature of this field. In addition, it helps students explore the contributions that various disciplines/fields offer to global health.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHS300H1: HIV Prevention Research

Hours: 24L

This course engages students in in-depth learning about HIV research.  In addition to learning about methods and issues from a variety of research disciplines as applied to HIV, students will be expected, with guidance, to design a study relevant to the content of the course.

Recommended Preparation: STA220H1 or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PHY100H1: The Magic of Physics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course provides a survey of Physics, including both Classical and Modern Physics. It is designed for non-scientists, and assumes no background in either science or mathematics. The approach to the course is broad rather than deep. We will concentrate on the concepts underlying such fascinating topics as planetary motion, chaos, the nature of light, time travel, black holes, matter waves, Schrodinger's cat, quarks, and climate change. We will uncover the wonders of the classical and the quantum worlds courtesy of Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, Heisenberg and many others.

(PHY100H1 is primarily intended as a Breadth Requirement course for students in the Humanities and Social Science)

Exclusion: PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​PHY151H1/​PHY152H1 taken previously or concurrently
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY131H1: Introduction to Physics I

Hours: 36L/20P

A first university physics course primarily for students not intending to pursue a Specialist or Major program in Physical or Mathematical Sciences. Topics include: classical kinematics & dynamics, momentum, energy, force, friction, work, power, angular momentum, oscillations, waves, sound.

Corequisite: MAT135H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1 recommended, but may be required prerequisite in 2nd year Physics courses
Exclusion: PHY151H1
Recommended Preparation: MCV4U Calculus & Vectors / MHF4U Functions & Calculus, SPH4U Physics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY132H1: Introduction to Physics II

Hours: 36L/20P

The second university physics course primarily for students not intending to pursue a Specialist or Major program in Physical or Mathematical Sciences. Topics include: electricity, magnetism, light, optics, special relativity.

Prerequisite: PHY131H1/​PHY151H1
Corequisite: MAT136H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1 recommended, but may be required prerequisite in 2nd year Physics courses
Exclusion: PHY152H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY151H1: Foundations of Physics I

Hours: 36L/30P

The first physics course in many of the Specialist and Major Programs in Physical Sciences. It provides an introduction to the concepts, approaches and tools the physicist uses to describe the physical world while laying the foundation for classical and modern mechanics. Topics include: mathematics of physics, energy, momentum, conservation laws, kinematics, dynamics, and special relativity.

Prerequisite: MCV4U Calculus & Vectors / MCB4U Functions & Calculus; SPH4U Physics
Corequisite: MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: PHY131H1/​PHY110Y1/​PHY138Y1/​PHY140Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY152H1: Foundations of Physics II

Hours: 36L/30P

The concept of fields will be introduced and discussed in the context of gravity and electricity. Topics include rotational motion, oscillations, waves, electricity and magnetism.

Prerequisite: PHY131H1/​PHY151H1/​PHY180H1
Corequisite: MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: PHY132H1/​PHY110Y1/​PHY138Y1/​PHY140Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY196H1: Emergence in Nature

Hours: 24S

The universe is not a rigid clockwork, but neither is it formless and random. Instead, it is filled with highly organized, evolved structures that have somehow emerged from simple rules of physics. Examples range from the structure of galaxies to the pattern of ripples on windblown sand, to biological and even social processes. These phenomena exist in spite of the universal tendency towards disorder. How is this possible? Self-organization challenges the usual reductionistic scientific method, and begs the question of whether we can ever really understand or predict truly complex systems. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY197H1: Modern Physics for the Curious

Hours: 24S

Have you wondered about the origin and workings of the natural world around us? Have you found physical science interesting but inaccessible because it was too full of math and jargon? Have you felt a pull to become more science-literate? If so, this seminar course is for you -- or for anyone interested in understanding more about the universe, including our planet, seen through the lens of modern physics. Ideas on the menu will include: particle physics, space and time, relativity, black holes, quantum physics, unification forces, string theory, and big bang cosmology. The intriguing story of these integrated phenomena unfolds over a wide distance and a long time. Students from diverse academic backgrounds are warmly welcome. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: No prior experience with physical science will be required, but familiarity with Grade 10 mathematics will be assumed.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY198H1: Physics at the Cutting Edge

Previous Course Number: PHY289H1
Hours: 24L/12S

A limited enrollment seminar course for First Year Science students interested in current research in Physics. Students will meet active researchers studying the universe from the centre of the earth to the edge of the cosmos. Topics may range from string theory to experimental biological physics, from climate change to quantum computing, from superconductivity to earthquakes. The course may involve both individual and group work, essays and oral presentations. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PHY151H1
Corequisite: PHY152H1, MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY199H1: Dark Matter and Dark Energy are the New Black

Hours: 24S

It is now 90 years since astronomers found the first evidence for a form of matter that wasn't part of the stars in our galaxies, but rather is "dark" and has a gravitational attraction to ordinary matter. Other lines of evidence lead us to believe that there is six times more dark matter than the ordinary matter we are familiar with. Despite this, we have no credible, direct evidence for what this dark matter might be. It is one of the biggest puzzles in particle physics and cosmology. In the last decade, we have also discovered that something else is going on – the universe appears to be filled with "dark energy" that causes the expansion of our universe to speed up instead of slowdown. We will discuss what we know about the hypotheses of dark matter and dark energy, and the debates about what might really be going on. Are we seeing science in crisis, with a revolution just around the corner, or is this just the "normal science" talked about by Kuhn and other philosophers of science? Participants will be expected to participate in seminar-style discussions, as well as take the lead on at least one topic of discussion. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY202H1: The Physics of Science Fiction and Gaming

Hours: 24L/12T

The physics of time travel, teleportation, levitation, invisibility, special effects, and other physics related topics found in literature, film, and gaming. The course will analyze the realism of physical phenomena in these media, and consider the impact of these concepts on science and society.

PHY202H1 is primarily intended as a Breadth Requirement course for students in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Exclusion: PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​PHY151H1/​PHY152H1 taken previously or concurrently.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY205H1: The Physics of Everyday Life

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the physics of everyday life. This conceptual course looks at everyday objects to learn about the basis for our modern technological world. Topics may include anything from automobiles to weather.

PHY205H1 is primarily intended as a Breadth Requirement course for students in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Exclusion: PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​PHY151H1/​PHY152H1 or equivalent, taken previously or concurrently
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY207H1: The Physics of Music

Hours: 24L/12T

An online course intended to provide non-science students with a basic understanding of the science behind sound and music. Topics include oscillations, waves, human hearing and perception of music, musical scales, musical instruments, recording and storing sound digitally, producing sound and broadcasting. Lectures will be delivered via the web and mandatory tutorials will require live webinar participation. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus.

Exclusion: PHY131H1/​PHY132H1/​PHY151H1/​PHY152H1 or equivalent, taken previously or concurrently
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY224H1: Practical Physics I

Hours: 72P

Develops the core practical experimental and computational skills necessary to do physics. Students tackle simple physics questions involving mathematical models, computational simulations and solutions, experimental measurements, data and uncertainty analysis.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1, (MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Corequisite: PHY231H1/​PHY250H1/​PHY252H1/​PHY254H1/​PHY256H1/​ENV235H1
Exclusion: PHY225H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY231H1: Physics of Living Systems

Hours: 24L/18P

An introductory course for students interested in understanding the physical phenomena occurring in biological systems and the applications of physics in life sciences. Topics may include physical processes inside living cells and systems, medical physics and imaging.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1,(MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Exclusion: PHY238YH1
Recommended Preparation: BIO130H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY250H1: Electricity and Magnetism

Hours: 24L/12T

An introductory course in Electromagnetism. Topics include: Point charges, Coulomb’s law, electrostatic field and potential, Gauss's Law, conductors, electrostatic energy, magnetostatics, Ampere's Law, Biot-Savart Law, the Lorentz Force Law, Faraday’s Law, Maxwell's equations in free space.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1, (MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: PHY238Y1,PHY251H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY252H1: Thermal Physics

Hours: 24L/12T

The quantum statistical basis of macroscopic systems; definition of entropy in terms of the number of accessible states of a many particle system leading to simple expressions for absolute temperature, the canonical distribution, and the laws of thermodynamics. Specific effects of quantum statistics at high densities and low temperatures.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1, (MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY254H1: Classical Mechanics

Hours: 24L/12T

The course analyzes the linear, nonlinear and chaotic behaviour of classical mechanical systems such as harmonic oscillators, rotating bodies, and central field systems. The course will develop the analytical and numerical tools to solve such systems and determine their basic properties. The course will include mathematical analysis, numerical exercises using Python, and participatory demonstrations of mechanical systems.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1 (PHY152H1 recommended), (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: PHY255H1
Recommended Preparation: MAT244H1/​MAT267H1, PHY224H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY256H1: Introduction to Quantum Physics

Hours: 24L/12T

Failures of classical physics; the Quantum revolution; Stern-Gerlach effect; harmonic oscillator; uncertainty principle; interference packets; scattering and tunneling in one-dimension.

Prerequisite: PHY132H1/​PHY152H1, (MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1, (MAT223H1/​MAT240H1 recommended)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PHY324H1: Practical Physics II

Hours: 72P

A modular practical course that further develops the core experimental and computational skills necessary to do physics. Modules include: experimental skills building, computational tools in data and uncertainty analysis, and independent experimental projects.

Prerequisite: PHY224H1
Exclusion: PHY225H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY331H1: Introduction to Biological Physics

Hours: 24L/18P

A course for students interested in a deeper understanding of physical phenomena occurring in biological systems. Thermodynamics, diffusion, entropic forces, fluids, biological applications.

Prerequisite: PHY252H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM225Y1, PHY231H1/​PHY250H1/​PHY254H1/​PHY256H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY350H1: Electromagnetic Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

This course builds upon the knowledge and tools developed in PHY250H1. Topics include: solving Poisson and Laplace equations via method of images and separation of variables, multipole expansion for electrostatics, atomic dipoles and polarizability, polarization in dielectrics, multipole expansion in magnetostatics, magnetic dipoles, magnetization in matter, Maxwell’s equations in matter, conservation laws in electrodynamics, and electromagnetic waves.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, MAT244H1/​MAT267H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1, PHY250H1, PHY254H1
Exclusion: PHY352H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY354H1: Advanced Classical Mechanics

Hours: 24L/12T

Symmetry and conservation laws, stability and instability, generalized coordinates, Hamilton's principle, Hamilton's equations, phase space, Liouville's theorem, canonical transformations, Poisson brackets, Noether's theorem.

Prerequisite: MAT244H1/​MAT267H1, PHY254H1
Exclusion: PHY351H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY356H1: Quantum Mechanics I

Hours: 24L/12T

The general structure of wave mechanics; eigenfunctions and eigenvalues; operators; orbital angular momentum; spherical harmonics; central potential; separation of variables; hydrogen atom; Dirac notation; operator methods; harmonic oscillator and spin.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, PHY250H1, PHY256H1/​(CHM222H1,CHM223H1)/CHM225Y1, (PHY256H1 recommended)
Corequisite: MAT244H1/​MAT267H1
Exclusion: CHM326H1, PHY355H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY357H1: Nuclear and Particle Physics

Hours: 24L/12T

The subatomic particles; nuclei, baryons and mesons, quarks, leptons and bosons; the structure of nuclei and hadronic matter; symmetries and conservation laws; fundamental forces and interactions, electromagnetic, weak, and strong; a selection of other topics: CP violation, nuclear models, standard model, proton decay, supergravity, nuclear and particle astrophysics. This course is not a prerequisite for any PHY400-level course.

Prerequisite: PHY356H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY358H1: Atoms, Molecules and Solids

Hours: 24L/12T

Quantum theory of atoms, molecules, and solids; variational principle and perturbation theory; hydrogen and helium atoms; exchange and correlation energies; multielectron atoms; simple molecules; bonding and antibonding orbitals; rotation and vibration of molecules; crystal binding; electron in a periodic potential; reciprocal lattice; Bloch's theorem; nearly-free electron model; Kronig-Penney model; energy bands; metals, semiconductors, and insulators; Fermi surfaces.

Prerequisite: PHY356H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY371Y1: Supervised Study in Physics

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. A student may take advantage of this course either to specialize further in a field of interest or to explore interdisciplinary fields not available in the regular syllabus. Consult the department web pages for some possible topics. This course may also be available in the summer. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Consult the Physics Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY372H1: Supervised Study in Physics

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. A student may take advantage of this course either to specialize further in a field of interest or to explore interdisciplinary fields not available in the regular syllabus. Consult the department web site for some possible topics. This course may also be available in the summer. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Consult the Physics Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY385H1: Introductory Optics

Hours: 24L/20P

An introduction to the physics of light. Topics covered include: electromagnetic waves and propagation of light; the Huygens and Fermat principles; geometrical optics and optical instruments; interference of waves and diffraction; polarization; introduction to photons, lasers, and optical fibers.

Prerequisite: PHY250H1, PHY254H1
Exclusion: ECE318H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY392H1: Physics of Climate

Hours: 24L

This course provides an introduction to climate physics and the earth-atmosphere-ocean system. Topics include solar and terrestrial radiation; global energy balance; radiation laws; radiative transfer; atmospheric structure; convection; the meridional structure of the atmosphere; the general circulation of the atmosphere; the ocean and its circulation; and climate variability.

Prerequisite: PHY250H1/​PHY252H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: PHY315H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY396Y0: Research Topic Abroad

Course credit for research or field studies abroad under the supervision of a faculty member. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 8.5 FCEs and no more than 14.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY397Y0: Exchange Research Project Abroad

Course credit for research or field studies abroad under the supervision of a faculty or staff member from an exchange institution. Consult the Physics Department web pages for information about opportunities. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Consult the Physics Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PHY398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PHY399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


PHY405H1: Electronics Lab

Hours: 12L/36P

Electrical circuits, networks and devices are all-pervasive in the modern world. This laboratory course is an introduction to the world of electronics. Students will learn the joys and perils of electronics, by designing, constructing and debugging circuits and devices. The course will cover topics ranging from filters and operational amplifiers to micro-controllers, and will introduce students to concepts such as impedance, transfer functions, feedback and noise. The course will include lectures, assigned readings, and a final circuit project.

Prerequisite: PHY224H1, PHY250H1. PHY405H1 may be taken in third or fourth year
Exclusion: PHY305H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY407H1: Computational Physics

Hours: 12L/36P

This is an introduction to scientific computing in physics. Students will be introduced to computational techniques used in a range of physics research areas. By considering selected physics topics, students will learn computational methods for function analysis, ODEs, PDEs, eigenvalue problems, non-linear equations and Monte Carlo techniques. A physicist's "computational survival toolkit" will also be developed to introduce students to topics such as command line programming, bash scripting, debugging, solution visualization, computational efficiency and accuracy. The course is based on python and will involve working on a set of computational labs throughout the semester as well as a final project.

Prerequisite: PHY224H1/​PHY254H1
Corequisite: Any third or fourth year course in Physics
Exclusion: PHY307H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY408H1: Time Series Analysis

Hours: 12L/24P

The analysis of digital sequences; filters; the Fourier Transform; windows; truncation effects; aliasing; auto and cross-correlation; stochastic processes, power spectra; least squares filtering; application to real data series and experimental design.

Prerequisite: PHY407H1/​PHY224H1/​PHY250H1/​PHY254H1/​PHY324H1. PHY408H1 may be taken in third or fourth year
Corequisite: Any third or fourth year lecture course in Physics
Exclusion: PHY308H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY424H1: Advanced Physics Laboratory

Hours: 72P

Experiments in this course are designed to form a bridge to current experimental research. A wide range of exciting experiments relevant to modern research in physics is available. The laboratory is open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Prerequisite: PHY250H1, PHY256H1, PHY324H1
Exclusion: PHY326H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY426H1: Advanced Practical Physics I

Hours: 72P

This course is a continuation of PHY424H1, but students have more freedom to progressively focus on specific areas of physics, do extended experiments, projects, or computational modules.

Prerequisite: PHY424H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY428H1: Advanced Practical Physics II

Hours: 72P

This course is a continuation of PHY426H1, but students have more freedom to progressively focus on specific areas of physics, do extended experiments, projects, or computational modules.

Prerequisite: PHY426H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY429H1: Advanced Practical Physics III

Hours: 72P

This course is a continuation of PHY428H1, but students have more freedom to progressively focus on specific areas of physics, do extended experiments, projects, or computational modules.

Prerequisite: PHY428H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY431H1: Topics in Biological Physics

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the physical phenomena involved in the biological processes of living cells and complex systems. Models based on physical principles applied to cellular processes will be developed. Biological computational modeling will be introduced.

Prerequisite: PHY250H1, PHY252H1/​CHM222H1/​CHM225Y1, PHY331H1
Exclusion: PHY346H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY450H1: Relativistic Electrodynamics

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to relativistic electrodynamics. Topics include: special relativity, four-vectors and tensors, relativistic dynamics from the Principle of Stationary Action and Maxwell's equations in Lorentz covariant form. Noether's theorem for fields and the energy-momentum tensor. Fields of moving charges and electromagnetic radiation: retarded potential, Lienard-Wiechert potentials, multipole expansion, radiation reaction.

Prerequisite: PHY350H1
Exclusion: PHY353H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY452H1: Statistical Mechanics

Hours: 24L/12T

Classical and quantum statistical mechanics of noninteracting systems; the statistical basis of thermodynamics; ensembles, partition function; thermodynamic equilibrium; stability and fluctuations; formulation of quantum statistics; theory of simple gases; ideal Bose and Fermi systems.

Prerequisite: PHY252H1, PHY356H1
Exclusion: PHY480H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY454H1: Continuum Mechanics

Hours: 24L/12T

The theory of continuous matter, including solid and fluid mechanics.Topics include the continuum approximation, dimensional analysis, stress, strain, the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations, vorticity, waves, instabilities, convection and turbulence.

Prerequisite: PHY254H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1, APM346H1/​APM351Y1
Exclusion: PHY459H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY456H1: Quantum Mechanics II

Hours: 24L/12T

Quantum dynamics in Heisenberg and Schrdinger pictures; WKB approximation; variational method; time-independent perturbation theory; spin; addition of angular momentum; time-dependent perturbation theory; scattering.

Prerequisite: PHY356H1
Exclusion: PHY457H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY460H1: Nonlinear Physics

Hours: 24L/12T

The theory of nonlinear dynamical systems with applications to many areas of physics. Topics include stability, bifurcations, chaos, universality, maps, strange attractors and fractals. Geometric, analytical and computational methods will be developed.

Prerequisite: PHY354H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY471Y1: Supervised Study in Physics

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. A student may take advantage of this course either to specialize further in a field of interest or to explore interdisciplinary fields not available in the regular syllabus. Consult the department web pages for some possible topics. This course may also be available in the summer. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Consult the Physics Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies).
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY472H1: Supervised Study in Physics

An individual study program chosen by the student with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. A student may take advantage of this course either to specialize further in a field of interest or to explore interdisciplinary fields not available in the regular syllabus. Consult the department web pages for some possible topics. This course may also be available in the summer. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Consult the Physics Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies).
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY478H1: Undergraduate Research Project

An individual experimental or theoretical research project undertaken with the advice of, and under the direction of, a staff member. A student may take advantage of this course either to specialize further in a field of interest or to explore independent research. Consult the department web site for some possible topics. This course may also be available in the summer. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Consult the Physics Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY479Y1: Undergraduate Research Project

An individual experimental or theoretical research project undertaken with the advice of, and under the direction of, a faculty member. A student may take advantage of this course either to specialize further in a field of interest or to explore independent research. Consult the department web site for possible topics. This course may also be available in the summer. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Consult the Physics Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY483H1: Relativity Theory I

Hours: 24L/12T

Basis of Einstein's theory: differential geometry, tensor analysis, gravitational physics leading to General Relativity. Theory starting from solutions of Schwarzschild, Kerr, etc.

Prerequisite: PHY350H1, PHY354H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY484H1: Relativity Theory II

Hours: 24L

Applications of General Relativity to Astrophysics and Cosmology. Introduction to black holes, large-scale structure of the universe.

Prerequisite: PHY483H1
Recommended Preparation: APM346H1/​APM351Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY485H1: Laser Physics

Hours: 24L

This course, which is intended to be an introduction to research in optical sciences, covers the statistics of optical fields and the physics of lasers. Topics include the principles of laser action, laser cavities, properties of laser radiation and its propagation, the diffraction of light, and spatial and temporal coherence.

Prerequisite: PHY350H1, PHY358H1, PHY385H1/​ECE318H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY487H1: Condensed Matter Physics

Hours: 24L

Introduction to foundational concepts of condensed matter physics in the solid state. Main topics to be covered: crystal structure, reciprocal lattice, x-ray diffraction, crystal binding, lattice vibrations, phonons and electrons in solids, Fermi surfaces, energy bands, semiconductors and magnetism. Special topics to be surveyed: superconductivity and nanoelectronic transport.

Prerequisite: PHY250H1, PHY252H1, PHY356H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY489H1: Introduction to High Energy Physics

Hours: 24L

This course introduces the basics of fundamental particles and the strong, weak and electromagnetic forces that govern their interactions in the Standard Model of particle physics. Topics include relativistic kinematics, conservation laws, particle decays and scattering processes, with an emphasis on the techniques used for calculating experimental observables.

Prerequisite: PHY354H1, PHY356H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY491H1: Current Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics

Hours: 24L/24T

Review of conventional, textbook quantum mechanics. Formal measurement theory and wave function collapse; quantum states and nonseparability, violation of local causality; Bell theorems; quantum tricks; decoherence and the emergence of classical behaviour. Hidden variables; deBroglie-Bohm theory and generalizations; many-worlds interpretation and other theories of beables. Consistent histories approach of Omnes and Gell-Mann and Hartle; nature of True and Reliable statements.

Prerequisite: PHY456H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PHY492H1: Advanced Atmospheric Physics

Hours: 24L/12T

A preparatory course for research in experimental and theoretical atmospheric physics. Content will vary from year to year. Themes may include techniques for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere and surface; theoretical atmosphere-ocean dynamics; the physics of clouds, precipitation, and convection in the Earth's atmosphere.

Prerequisite: PHY250H1, MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1
Exclusion: PHY498H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PLN420H1: Interdisciplinary Seminar in Planetary Science

Hours: 24S

Discussion of topics of current interest in planetary science with emphasis on papers published in scientific journals. This course is intended for students in the final year of the Planetary Science specialist program. Students must enrol with the course coordinator.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PLN425H1: Research in Planetary Science

Hours: 120P

Research report by student in consultation with individual staff member in Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology or Physics. This course is intended for students in the final year of the Planetary Science specialist program. Students must enrol with the course coordinator. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

POL101H1: The Real World of Politics: An Introduction

Previous Course Number: POL101Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to compelling issues of contemporary politics through the lens of classic and important texts in political science. The course covers the politics of climate change, Indigenous rights, elections and electoral systems, terrorism, social movements and political activism, voting, democracy, and power.

Exclusion: POL101Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL106H1: Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the latest evidence-based research on the effects of social media on democracy. We cover surveillance capitalism, privacy, disinformation, and the often-overlooked ecological implications of data consumption. We also examine targeted digital espionage against civil society, Citizen Lab research reports, and explore solutions and alternatives to social media.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL107H1: What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Catastrophic Policy Failures, and Epic Marches of Folly

Hours: 24L/12T

Why do individuals, groups, and societies make repeated, and often easily predictable mistakes? Why do they persist in courses of action that produce disastrous results? Why is it that in the political world good intentions are insufficient to ensure good results? This course employs the political science analytical toolkit to answer these questions and examines an array avoidable disasters, from the local to the international.

Exclusion: POL486H1 (Topics in International Politics I: What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Policy Failures and Marches of Folly), offered in Winter 2019 and Winter 2020; POL487H1 (Topics in International Politics II: What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Catastrophic Policy Failures), offered in Winter 2018
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL109H1: Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores the relationship between justice, power, and interests in the works of prominent ancient, modern, and contemporary thinkers. It adopts a problem-driven approach and engages with current controversies in international relations in light of insights from classic books. Special attention is paid to the prospects of a just world order, the causes and justifications of war, the construction of images of citizens and enemies, and the nature of duties to outsiders.

Exclusion: POL323Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL193H1: The Politics of Representation

Hours: 24S

This course examines the politics of representation in Canada from a political science perspective. What is representation? Why are some groups under-represented? How can we increase the representation of marginalized groups? Students will learn to evaluate qualitative, quantitative and normative scholarship; develop their own arguments; and communicate their arguments effectively. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL194H1: Race

Hours: 24S

This course is an introduction to the history, politics, economics, and psychology of race and racism, as well as intersections between race and class, gender, and indigeneity. The course focuses attention on the ways that states structure race, and the ways race is differently conceptualized around the world. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL195H1: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity

Hours: 24S

What is settler colonialism and how does Indigeneity endure it? This course explores the many, diverse ways that Indigenous peoples resist settler colonization and persist beyond it. We will examine Indigenous activisms, legal orders, political philosophies, and cultural productions that demonstrate settler colonialism is indeed a failing project. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL196H1: The China Challenge

Hours: 24S

China’s meteoric rise to great power status has triggered an intense international debate over its global implications. While many analysts see Beijing’s rise as posing a threat to global political and economic stability, Chinese leaders have argued forcefully that China’s efforts to regain its historic preeminence will result in a ‘win-win” outcome for all states. This course will assess the merits of these contending positions through an historical examination of China’s 20th century renaissance. The course will begin by tracing the long period of imperial decline in the 19th century, culminating in China’s revolutionary rebirth as a Marxist state in 1949. A major focus will be on the Mao-era legacy of revolutionary diplomacy and the foreign policy consequences of its later transformation into a market-authoritarian powerhouse. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL197H1: Solidarity in Diverse Societies

Hours: 24S

Liberal democracies in the “populist” age are increasingly defined by polarization, and many observers fear that liberal democracies are having trouble accommodating diversity and protecting the rule of law and the integrity of their elections. This course will explore how these societies can better accommodate diversity and preserve liberal democracy. It will consider patriotism and nationalism, as well as arguments that seek to empower citizens with the techniques of “political friendship” required to manage difference and disagreement. The course will also consider critical arguments, that solidarity can only be attained by juxtaposing the political community against an “enemy.” Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL198Y1: Social Justice and the City

Hours: 48S

Who benefits and who loses from urban transformation? This course is an introduction to the concept of social justice from an urban perspective. It will highlight how unequal relations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability operate through the urban environment, and how these conditions can be contested through political mobilization. A variety of cases from cities around the world are used to explore issues related to segregation, gentrification, policing, migration, and access to public spaces and services. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL199H1: Utopias and Dystopias

Previous Course Number: POL199Y1
Hours: 12T/24S

This course explores alternative visions of good and bad social, economic and political orders. Students are expected to think about how work, income, and power should be allocated, what social norms regarding gender and sexuality should prevail, how children should be raised and educated, and so on. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: POL199Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL200Y1: Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society

Hours: 48L/24T

A selective presentation of critical encounters between philosophy and politics, dedicated to the quest for articulation and founding of the just/good society. Among the theorists examined are Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Locke.

Exclusion: POLB70H3/POLB71H3/POLC70H3/POLC71H3/POL200Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL201H1: Politics of Development

Previous Course Number: POL201Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course offers an introduction to the history and politics of economic and political development, starting with the Industrial Revolution and then turning to a critical analysis of the politics of economic growth, international trade, debt, state intervention, protectionism, and neo-liberalism in the global periphery, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL201Y1/​POLB90H3/POLB91H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL205H1: International Relations in the Anthropocene

Hours: 24L/12T

Humans have altered the planet so dramatically that some geologists have coined a new epoch: the Anthropocene. Is our study of global politics up to the challenge of human-driven environmental change? In this course, we consider multiple perspectives on IR to make sense of geopolitics on a changing planet.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

POL208H1: Introduction to International Relations

Previous Course Number: POL208Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

This introductory course examines some key themes and issues in global politics, including interstate war, human rights, international institutions, and the evolution of the global order.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits or 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/POLB80H3/POLB81H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL211H1: Intelligence, Disinformation, and Deception: Challenges of Global Governance in the Digital Age

Hours: 24L/12T

Knowledge is power, but knowledge is often unreliable in the digital world. This course introduces students to the challenges of global governance and decision making in the face of ambiguous evidence, information overload, political spin, disinformation, subversion, and deception. Students will learn conceptual tools for understanding and solving complex problems.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL214H1: Canadian Government

Previous Course Number: POL214Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the study of Canadian government. Topics include institutions of governance: the constitution, machinery of government, charter of rights and freedom, and the electoral system.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POL224H1/​POL224Y1/​POLB50Y3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL218H1: State, Society and Power in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is designed to introduce students to major issues and challenges that shape states, determine how they are governed, and how they change. The course helps to explain major events such as state transformation, democratization, authoritarian rule, civil conflict and social mobilization.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL219H1: Unpacking Political Systems: Institutions and Behavior in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24L/12T

This course aims to unpack the institutional and behavioral variation within political systems. The goal is to expose students to the key questions and theories in comparative politics around three themes: a) the origins and effects of political institutions (federalism, electoral rules, bicameralism, courts…); b) party and electoral behavior across democracies and authoritarian regimes; and c) explaining quality of governance (issues of representation, accountability, trust, corruption). We will draw on cutting edge research and touch on current events and a variety of cases.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL220H1: Immigration, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship in Canada

Hours: 24L/12T

This course deals with three inter-related themes – immigration, multiculturalism, and citizenship – by focusing on a single unifying question: What does it mean to “belong” to the Canadian political community? Who belongs, on what terms, and to what ends? A range of materials – normative, empirical, historical, and contemporary – will be used.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Recommended Preparation: POL214H1 or POL224H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL222H1: Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I

Previous Course Number: POL322H1
Hours: 24L/12T

Introduces the foundations of quantitative empirical research methods - increasingly popular and important part of political science research and public policy debates - to enable you to interpret and evaluate the results of the studies that employ these methods. Topics include scientific study of politics, empirical research designs, and regression analysis.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL242Y1/​POL242Y5/POL322H1/​ECO220Y1/​GGR270H1/​PSY201H1/​SOC202H1/​STA220H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL223H1: Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines how globalization creates opportunities and challenges to development in the Global South. Key issues considered include globalization and dynamics of inequality amongst and within nations, human rights and democratic struggles, environmental sustainability and justice, gender and racialized patterns of inequality, trade, foreign aid and poverty alleviation.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL224H1: Canada in Comparative Perspective

Previous Course Number: POL224Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to aspects of Canadian political life by comparing them with those that prevail in other advanced democracies. Themes covered will include the Canadian constitution, federalism, parties and elections, political culture and social and economic institutions and policies.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL111H5/POL214H1/​POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POL224Y1/​POLB50Y3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL232H1: Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II

Hours: 24L/12T

Building up on POL222H1, students will continue to build theoretical foundations of quantitative empirical research, such as probability theory and statistical inference. They will also learn the basic use of statistical software and have become able to conduct a basic data analysis by themselves by the end of semester.

Prerequisite: POL222H1
Exclusion: POL242Y1/​POL242Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL300Y1: Topics in Comparative Politics

Hours: 48L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL301Y1: Government and Politics in Africa

Hours: 48L

The continuing relevance of pre-colonial Africa; the nature and legacy of colonial rule; African nationalism and the consolidation of power in the newly-independent states; government, party and the people; the role of the military; national integration; dependency and neo-colonialism; socialism and development; democracy and human rights.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL302Y1: State & Society in 20th Century China

Previous Course Number: JMC301Y1
Hours: 48L

This course explores China’s efforts to construct a modern and effective political order in the face of powerful demographic and revolutionary challenges. The clash between competing ideologies, political and social movements and institutional alternatives in the context of rapid social and economic change are analyzed.

Prerequisite: EAS105H1/​HIS280Y1/​POL215Y1
Exclusion: JMC301Y1/​POLC16H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL303H1: Women in Western Political Thought

Previous Course Number: JPP343H1
Hours: 24L

Examines contemporary feminist perspectives in political theory as responses to the limitations of western tradition of modern political theory.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/​POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: JPP343H1/​JPP343Y1/​POLC76H3/POLC77H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL304H1: Topics in Methods

Hours: 24L

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL232H1 or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL305Y1: Politics and Society in Latin America

Hours: 48L

The colonial heritage, the failure of nation-states to develop as integrated and autonomous power structures, dependent capitalism and political order, contrasting types of domination, rigid monopolization and the flexible use of the state by the ruling sectors, national revolution and the socialist alternative.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POLC91H3/POLC99H3/POL360H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL312Y1: Canadian Foreign Policy

Hours: 48L

Canada's response to the challenges of globalization and the post-cold war world. The major alternative theoretical approaches, the changing doctrines and patterns of Canadian foreign policy from 1945 to the present, the making of Canadian foreign policy, relations with the United States, within NAFTA, and with other global regions.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL316Y1: Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Hours: 48L

Constitutional, political, administrative, and financial aspects of federal-provincial relations, regionalism, and cultural dualism.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Exclusion: POLC54H3/POLC57H3/POL316Y5/POL353Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL317H1: Comparative Public Policy

Hours: 24L

Draws from the major theoretical traditions in public policy and policymaking of the advanced industrial world, and applies these theories in understanding the developing world context and the new challenges of global change.

Prerequisite: EUR200Y1/​POL101Y1/​POL203Y1/​POL203Y5/POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Exclusion: POL317Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL320Y1: Modern Political Thought

Hours: 48L/24T

The development of political thought from the Enlightenment and through the 19th century; implications for political thought in the 20th century. Democratic and anti-democratic tendencies.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: POLC73H3/POLC74H3/POL320Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL324H1: European Union: Politics, Institutions and Society

Hours: 24L

The course provides an in-depth understanding of the history, political institutions, and policies of the European Union. It also explores the key contemporary social and political debates facing the European Union today such as the eurozone crisis, the rise of euroskepticism, issues of democratic legitimacy, Brexit, issues of enlargement, immigration and the recent migrant crisis.

Prerequisite: EUR200Y1/​POL207Y1/​POL302Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL326Y1: United States Foreign Policy

Hours: 48L

The foreign policy of the United States: tradition and context of American decision-making, the process by which it is formulated, application to a number of specific regions and problems in the world.

Prerequisite: POL203Y1/​POL203Y5/POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Exclusion: POL327Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL328Y1: Politics and Government in South Asia

Hours: 48L

The course introduces students to politics and government in South Asia in the period after independence from colonial rule. It focuses on the experiences of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)
Exclusion: POL328H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL329H1: Experiences of Conflict

Hours: 24L

The course reviews selected novels that deal with personal and collective experiences of conflict. It focuses on representations of how conflict is experienced. It gives students a practical understanding of the human dimension of selected major conflicts and explores possibilities for personal and social resistance to injustice and violence. Special attention is paid to questions of identity formation and moral choice in contexts of war and nationalism.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Exclusion: POL493H1 (taken in 2014-2015, 2015-2016)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL330Y1: Politics and Morality

Hours: 72L

Is it possible to provide politics with a solid moral foundation? If so, what are the moral principles that should guide political order? The course examines these questions through the study of key figures in 20th-century political thought, including Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, Frantz Fanon, Mahatma Gandhi, Michel Foucault, Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, and Jürgen Habermas.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL334H1: Ontario and Quebec Politics

Hours: 24L

An examination of politics in Canada’s two most populous provinces. Drawing insights from comparative political economy scholarship, the course compares their politics in term of their distinctive historical origins, and their political economies, party systems, cultures, and relations with the federal government.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Exclusion: POL334Y1/​POL336H1/​POL336Y1 (taken before 2012-2013)/POLC55H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL336H1: Topics in Provincial Politics

Hours: 24L

Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Exclusion: POL336Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL337Y1: The Canadian Constitution

Hours: 48L

The moral foundations, historical events, political forces and legal ideas that have shaped the Canadian constitution; the roots, legacies, and judicial interpretation of the Constitution Act 1867, the Constitution Act 1982, and in particular the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; the constitutional framework of federalism; the politics of constitutional change; multiculturalism, 'rights talk', and the judicialization of politics.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Exclusion: POLC68H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL339H1: Ethnic Mobilization and Conflict

Hours: 24L

The course introduces students to the politics of ethnic identity and the circumstances under which ethnicity is mobilized for political goals. It includes a discussion of ethnic and religious identity, their politicization, the causes of conflict, and institutional solutions to the management of ethnic conflict.

Prerequisite: POL101Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL340Y1: International Law

Hours: 48L

International law as an instrument of conflict resolution. Recognition, sovereign immunity, subjects of international law, jurisdiction.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Exclusion: POLC38H3/POL340Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL344H1: Social Movements in Europe and North America

Hours: 24L

A comparative examination of the development of a variety of social movements, and their engagement with state institutions. Among the activist movements being examined are those dealing with gender, the environment, and labour.

Exclusion: POL344Y1
Recommended Preparation: One full course on 20th century politics or history of Europe, U.S. or Canada/one full course on gender or sexuality
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL344Y1: Social Movements in Europe and North America

Hours: 48L

A comparative examination of the development of a variety of social movements, and their engagement with state institutions. Among the activist movements being examined are those dealing with gender, the environment, and labour.

Exclusion: POL344H1
Recommended Preparation: One full course on 20th century politics or history of Europe, U.S. or Canada/one full course on gender or sexuality
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL349H1: Global Urban Politics

Hours: 24L

An examination of how political life is being transformed in the global urban age. Concepts such as territory, the state, citizenship, agency, sovereignty, and power will be reconsidered through a particularly urban lens.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL351H1: Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24L

An introduction to gender and politics that examines women as political actors and their activities in formal and grassroots politics. The course also explores the impact of gender in public policy and how public policies shape gender relations. Cases to be drawn on include Canada, other countries in North America and Europe, and the developing world.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL354H1: Politics and Society in Russia

Hours: 24L

Explores tensions between democracy and authoritarianism after communist rule. Topics include: legacy of Soviet Union; political leadership; presidential power and executive - legislative conflict; federalism; elections and parties; civil society; ethnonationalism; corruption and organized crime.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL354Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL355Y1: Topics in Classical Political Thought

Hours: 48L

Leading texts and issues in classical political thought, as expressed in the various classical genres, including epic, tragedy, comedy, history, dialogues, and treatises.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL356H1: Canadian Political Parties

Hours: 24L

The evolution and setting of Canada's federal and provincial party systems. Topics include historical and theoretical perspectives, ideology, leadership selection, elections, financing, media, and representing interests.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POL224Y1/​POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL356Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL356Y1: Canadian Political Parties

Hours: 48L

The evolution and setting of Canada's federal and provincial party systems. Topics include historical and theoretical perspectives, ideology, leadership selection, elections, financing, media, and representing interests.  

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Exclusion: POL356H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL357Y1: Topics in South Asian Politics

Hours: 48L

Selected issues in South Asian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL359Y1: Enlarging Europe: The European Union and Its Applicants

Hours: 48L

The course provides an overview of the salient issues in the past enlargement rounds, furnishing the context for the study of current and future integration efforts. Readings will cover the current round of enlargement to the Central and East European countries, efforts related to South-Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey. Issues between the EU and Ukraine and Russia will also be studied, as will the relationship between the Union and its Southern Rim. Security issues related to NATO integration and operations will also be covered.

Prerequisite: POL207Y1/​POL302Y5/EUR200Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL360H1: Topics in Latin American Politics

Hours: 24L

Selected issues in Latin American politics. Content and instructor varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL360Y1: Topics in Latin American Politics

Hours: 48L

Selected issues in Latin American politics. Content and instructor varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL361H1: Global Political Economy I: History and Theory

Previous Course Number: POL370Y1
Hours: 24L

The course introduces the contemporary history of world economic order and the ideas underpinning that order. It also provides an orientation to the field of study devoted to understanding and explaining underlying political dynamics.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit; ECO100Y1/​(ECO101H1, ECO102H1)/ECO105Y1
Exclusion: POL370H1/​POL370Y1/​POLC69H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL362H1: Global Political Economy II: Policy and Analysis

Hours: 24L

The course builds on themes introduced in POL361H1. It focuses on key aspects of world economic order, like policies governing trade, capital flows, migration, development, and telecommunications. Methods for analyzing the background and implications of such policies are introduced.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit; ECO100Y/(ECO101H1, ECO102H1)/ECO105Y1
Exclusion: POL370H1; POL370Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL361H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL363H1: Canadian Political Development

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to Canadian political development – an approach that shows how attention to history can illuminate and explain patterns of Canadian politics. The course introduces students to core theories and tools of a developmental approach, then applies this approach to key moments, contestations, and institutions in Canadian politics.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL382H1 (Topics in Canadian Politics: Canadian Political Development), offered in Winter 2018, Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: POL214H1 or POL224H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL367Y0: Australia in Transition

Hours: 48L

This course focuses on the dynamic changes that have been taking place in Australia since 1901. It examines Australia's rich indigenous and non-indigenous history; the complexity and challenges of Australia's migration and multiculturalism; key issues and practices in contemporary Australian politics; the complex interplay between institutional processes, political interest and the media; and the dynamics of Australia's engagement with the region and the rest of the world. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL373H1: Emotions in Political Theory

Hours: 24L

Emotions are central to political life but have often been marginalized in political theory. This course explores various ways in which emotions are relevant to political theory and examines a number of contemporary debates around the new possibilities in bringing a positive consideration of the emotions back into political theory.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: POL373Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL377H1: Topics in Comparative Politics I

Previous Course Number: POL300H1
Hours: 24L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL378H1: Topics in Comparative Politics II

Previous Course Number: POL300H1
Hours: 24L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL379H1: Topics in Comparative Politics III

Previous Course Number: POL300H1
Hours: 24L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL380H1: Topics in International Politics

Hours: 24L

Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL380Y1: Topics in International Politics

Hours: 48L

Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL381H1: Topics in Political Theory

Hours: 24L

A detailed examination of particular authors or topics in political theory. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL381Y1: Topics in Political Theory

Hours: 48L

A detailed examination of particular authors or topics in political theory. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL382H1: Topics in Canadian Politics

Hours: 24L

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL382Y1: Topics in Canadian Politics

Hours: 48L

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL384H1: Global Environmental Governance from the Ground Up

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on non-state actors in global environmental governance, considering the motivations, actions, and strategies of non-governmental organizations, grassroots communities, and corporations. The course uses analytic tools from international relations and comparative politics to understand patterns of environmental protest, resistance, and change over time.

Prerequisite: 1.0 FCE POL 200-level (POL201Y1 or POL208Y1 recommended)
Exclusion: POL300H1 (Topics in Comparative Politics: Protest, Politics, and Power: Reshaping Global Environmental Governance from the Ground Up), offered in Fall 2015 and Fall 2016
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL385H1: Issues in Contemporary Greece

Hours: 24L

This course is designed to comprehensively explore the theoretical, conceptual and empirical dimensions through the political history of the Greek state from the 19th c. to the present, and, to provide students with the critical skills to follow, understand and systematically analyze contemporary Greek politics. The class will alternate between highlights of Greek political history, theoretical foundations of major themes in Comparative Politics, and their empirical application to the politics of the Modern Greek state.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​POL203Y1/​POL203Y5/POL207Y1/​POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POL215Y1/​POL224Y1/​POLB50Y3/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)/(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)
Exclusion: POL300H1 (Topics in Comparative Politics: Issues in Contemporary Greece), offered in Fall 2014, Winter 2016, and Winter 2017
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL386Y1: U.S. Government and Politics

Previous Course Number: POL203Y1
Hours: 48L

An introduction to U.S. government and politics within an analytical framework that helps us understand how institutions structure incentives and decisions in the U.S. system. This class examines the political forces that forged contemporary American institutions to understand how these political institutions continue to provide stability while allowing opportunities for political change. We investigate whether these forces make American institutions different and why. Special attention is paid to current events and contemporary policy dilemmas.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Exclusion: POL203Y1/​POL203Y5/POLC92H3/POLC93H3
Recommended Preparation: POL218H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL387H1: Politics in Europe

Previous Course Number: POL207Y1
Hours: 24L

This course applies the basic concepts in comparative politics to the political systems of Europe. We will cover theories of transitions to democracy, formation and development of the nation-state, political institutions and their effects, parties and party systems and elections and electoral behaviour. We will use these theories to gain a better understanding of politics in Europe. We will also address some of the major challenges that Europe and the EU have recently faced such as the eurozone crisis, Brexit, the rise of populism and extreme right parties and the challenges of immigration and incorporation of minorities. The goal is for students to become familiar with the politics and governments of contemporary Europe through the lens of current and classic themes in comparative politics.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including either 1.0 POL credit or EUR200Y1
Exclusion: POL207Y1/​POL302Y5
Recommended Preparation: POL218H1, POL219H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL388H1: Politics and Government of Southeast Asia

Hours: 24L

This course provides an overview of political regimes in Southeast Asia, as well as some of the main issues that shape its political life. It includes legacies of colonial rule, nationalist struggles, democratization, ethnic and secessionist conflict, as well as social movement.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits including 1.0 POL credit
Recommended Preparation: POL218H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL395H1: Research Participation

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Interested faculty review plans with the Undergraduate Director, and then make the opportunity known to students as appropriate. Check with Undergraduate Office for more details and faculty proposal form. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Available to students in their third year of study (who have completed at least 9 full courses or their equivalent)
Exclusion: POL299Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL396H1: Research Participation

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Interested faculty review plans with the Undergraduate Director, and then make the opportunity known to students as appropriate. Check with Undergraduate Office for more details and faculty proposal form. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Available to students in their third year of study (who have completed at least 9 full courses or their equivalent)
Exclusion: POL299Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL397Y1: Research Participation

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Interested faculty review plans with the Undergraduate Director, and then make the opportunity known to students as appropriate. Check with Undergraduate Office for more details and faculty proposal form. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Available to students in their third year of study (who have completed at least 9 full courses or their equivalent)
Exclusion: POL299Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


POL401H1: Political Parties in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24S

Course surveys the main puzzles and theories on the origins, nature and effects of parties and party systems. We explore how institutions, societal cleavages and strategic action shape parties. We study the impact of parties on policy outcomes, and we examine issues of party collapse, ethnic parties, clientelism, and dominant parties.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics (See the Departments website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group) and minimum 14.0 credits
Exclusion: POL438H1 (Topics: Parties in Comparative Perspective), offered in Winter 2016, and (Topics: Parties and Party Systems in Comparative Perspective) offered in Fall 2016.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL402H1: Problems in the Political Thought of the Socratic School

Previous Course Number: POL402Y1
Hours: 24S

Study of a small number of texts illuminating the origins and/or legacy of Socratic political philosophy.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: POL402Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL403Y1: Problems in the Political Thought of the Socratic School

Hours: 24S

Study of a small number of texts illuminating the origins and/or legacy of Socratic political philosophy.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: POL402H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL404Y1: Public, Private and the Liberal State

Hours: 48S

Liberalism, it is sometimes said, stands or falls with the distinction between public and private. The seminar examines how these terms are conceptualized and how they affect the practice of liberal democracy, especially in Canada and the U.S. We will spend the first term developing a conceptual toolkit that will help us understand some of the ways in which public and private are conventionally understood. In the second term we will explore some of the new (and often unexpected) ways in which public and private are playing out these days in public policy – for instance, in education, health, welfare, multiculturalism, professional sports, and war-making.

Prerequisite: POL203Y1/​POL203Y5/POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL410Y1 (2014-15)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL409H1: Political Economy of Technology: From the Auto-Industrial to the Information Age

Hours: 24S

The course explores the centrality of science and technology in political affairs generally and its current significance for public policy in particular. It applies the conceptual tools of political economy to analyze the nature of technological change in industrial democracies. It assesses the social and political consequences of the current wave of technological innovation and alternative responses of industrial democracies. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: CSC300H1/​GGR431H1/​HPS201H1/​HPS202H1/​HPS431H1/​POL218Y5/a POL 300 or 400 level course in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group/SOC356Y1.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL410H1: Topics in Comparative Politics III

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL410Y1: Topics in Comparative Politics III

Hours: 48S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department�s website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL412H1: Human Rights and International Relations

Hours: 24S

Human rights have become dominant in international politics since the end of World War II. The process of creating and implementing human rights is political. We explore historical, philosophical, and empirical explanations of the roots, effects, and implications of human rights today through a variety of topics.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)/POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL413H1: Global Environmental Politics

Hours: 24S

Examines the challenges faced by humanity in dealing with global environmental problems and the politics of addressing them. Focuses on both the underlying factors that shape the politics of global environmental problems such as scientific uncertainty, North-South conflict, and globalization and explores attempts at the governance of specific environmental issues.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Exclusion: POLD89H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL416H1: Civil War and Counterinsurgency

Hours: 24S

This course provides an overview on the origins, dynamics, and outcomes of civil war and counterinsurgency. It provides a theoretical, empirical, and methodological foundation for understanding these forms of conflict, the logic of their violence, and the determinants of their duration and outcomes.

Prerequisite: POL208H1 or POL208Y1 or POLB80H3 or POLB81H3
Exclusion: POL487H1 (Topics in International Politics II: Civil War and Counterinsurgency), offered in Winter 2018, Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: Familiarity with quantitative methods is strongly recommended (ex. POL222H1, POL232H1, POL419H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL417Y1: Global South in International Politics

Hours: 48S

The countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East; their impact on the international system, and the external and internal factors that influence their international behaviour, with particular focus on civil wars.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)/POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)/ POL215Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL419H1: Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis

Hours: 24S

Covers advanced level treatment of quantitative empirical research methods in political science. The emphasis is given to theoretical foundations, various research designs, and statistical methods of “causal inference.” Students will also be exposed to prominent applications of these methods and learn how to use statistical software to apply these methods in data analysis.

Prerequisite: POL232H1/​POL242Y1/​one course in STA
Exclusion: POL419Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL421H1: Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters

Hours: 24S

The course offers an introduction to the seminal work of Jewish philosophy, 'The Guide of the Perplexed' by Moses Maimonides. We will delve into some of the basic themes of Jewish philosophical theology and religion as they are treated by Maimonides.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: RLG433H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL426H1: Democracy and Dictatorship

Hours: 24S

The course provides an in-depth introduction to theories of the origins of democracy and dictatorship. In the first part of the course, we examine and compare theories rooted in economic development, voluntarism, institutional design, and historical institutionalism. The latter half of the course applies these different approaches to debates over the origins of Nazi rule in Germany in the 1930s, military dictatorship in Chile in the 1970s, and non-democratic rule in contemporary Russia.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL428H1: Federalism and Diversity in Canada (and Beyond)

Hours: 24S

Canada as a key case in comparative federalism studies, with a particular focus on the management of diversity and conflict. Federal theory is applied to analyze federal institutions and dynamics in Canada (and other cases). Topics include the distribution of power, the judiciary’s role and group representation.

Prerequisite: POL214H1 and POL316Y1
Exclusion: POL491H1 offered in Winter 2014 (Topic: Canadian Federalism, from a Comparative Perspective) and Winter 2015 (Topic: Federalism and Diversity in Canada and Beyond)
Recommended Preparation: POL224H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL430Y1: Comparative Studies in Jewish and Non-Jewish Political Thought

Hours: 48S

A comparative examination of major texts of the Jewish tradition, ranging from the Torah to modernity, and texts of the classical or Western traditions raising similar questions. Close reading of a small number of capital works, with special attention to the problem of reason and revelation.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL431Y1: Politics and Society in Contemporary China

Hours: 48S

Issues and themes in China's modernization effort with emphasis on 20th century social, political and economic developments.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL432H1: Feminist Theory: Challenges to Legal and Political Thought

Hours: 24S

Feminist theory offers basic challenges to the foundations of modern political and legal thought. It suggests a different conception of human nature and a different model of epistemology and of appropriate forms of argument about the traditional issues of legal and political theory: justice, power, equality and freedom. Introduction to the foundations of feminist theory, an analysis of its implications for traditional liberal theory, and an application of feminist theory to law.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL433H1: Topics in United States Government and Politics

Hours: 24S

Selected issues and topics in U.S. politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL credit
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL434H1: Enlightenment and its Critics

Previous Course Number: POL434Y1
Hours: 24S

This course explores, through the writings of its foremost advocates and adversaries, the Enlightenment, the movement to found political life on the principles of scientific reason, universally applicable and accessible to human beings.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: POL434Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL435H1: Business and Politics: Power in a Global World

Hours: 24S

This seminar course examines the political power of business from an international and comparative perspective. Topics include the role of public authority in governing business behavior, the formation of business interests, corporate lobbying, structural and ideational business power, corporate social responsibility, and transnational private governance.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in International Relations or Comparative Politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group
Exclusion: POL438H1 (Topics: Business Politics), taken in Winter 2015 or Winter 2016
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL438H1: Topics in Comparative Politics I

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL438Y1: Topics in Comparative Politics I

Hours: 48S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL439H1: The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24S

The course examines contemporary Canadian social policy in light of the scholarly literature on the welfare states of advanced industrial societies. Topics include the variety of welfare state regimes in rich nations, and their comparative performance in reducing inequality and poverty, in labour market and economic outcomes, and in addressing the specific circumstances of women. Specific Canadian policy fields examined will include pensions, social assistance, child care and health insurance.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL441H1: Topics in Asian Politics

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in Asian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3); minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL442H1: Topics in Latin American Politics

Hours: 24S

The seminar focuses on five countries in the Andean region of Latin America: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. First part deals with the challenges to democracy in the region. Second part explores potential solutions - in particular the drafting of new constitutions by popularly elected constituent assemblies.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3); POL305Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL443H1: Topics in Comparative Politics II

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL443Y1: Topics in Comparative Politics II

Hours: 48S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL445H1: Politics of Growth in Developing Countries

Hours: 24S

The course examines the politics of economic growth in developing countries. It focuses on political factors to analyze why some developing countries have done better in terms of growth than others. Conceptual frameworks of growth and related themes such as regime type, institutions, inequality and ethnicity will be addressed.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3); minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL446H1: 20th-Century Political Thought

Hours: 24S

The goal of this course is to introduce students to some of the themes and approaches of critical theory (power, subjectivity, ideology, and hegemony).

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL447H1: Political Economy of Development

Hours: 24S

The course explores the rise, evolution, and performance of the dominant neoliberal approach to development and poverty reduction. It also assesses the feasibility and efficacy of alternative development strategies. Case studies are drawn from Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​POL215Y1/​POL301Y1/​POL305Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3); minimum 14 credits
Recommended Preparation: Introductory economics is helpful
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL450H1: Women and Politics

Hours: 24S

This course uses theories of representation as well as gender and politics analyses of elected women as starting points to evaluate appointed women elites at the international level, notably with reference to linkages between those decision-makers and feminist perspectives on domestic and global politics.

Prerequisite: POL344H1/​POL344Y1/​JPP343H1/​JPP343Y1
Exclusion: POL368H5
Recommended Preparation: At least one course in both political behaviour and women's studies
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL451H1: Contentious Politics and Social Movements

Hours: 24S

Provides an introduction to various perspectives on contentious politics, social movements, and civil society. Students will acquire a solid foundation in the theories of contention as well as examine case studies of civil society in a comparative context.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)/POL203Y1/​POL203Y5/POL207Y1/​POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL215Y1/​POL224Y1/​POL302Y5 and minimum 14 credits
Exclusion: POLD91H3
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL453H1: Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24S

This course examines the politics of authoritarianism in theory and practice. It covers major theories in authoritarian politics, ranging from selectorate theory, authoritarian institutions, impact of institutions on political outcome, ways of measuring authoritarian state power, democracy and development, to social movement and state repression in authoritarian regime, and political transitions. On empirical application, we will draw on cases from around the world, with some emphasis on Asian authoritarian states.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL FCEs
Exclusion: POL410H1 (Topics in Comparative Politics III: Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective), offered in Winter 2017, Fall 2017, and Fall 2018
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL454H1: Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in City Regions

Hours: 24S

This course surveys two of the key themes related to the process of innovation in a knowledge-based economy: the process by which new knowledge is generated and effectively transferred to those organizations with the potential to commercialize it; and secondly, the paradoxical relationship between knowledge creation and proximity in a modern global economy. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: CSC300H1/​GGR431H1/​HPS202H1/​HPS431H1/​POL218Y5/a POL 300 or 400 level course in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group/POL409H1/​SOC356Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL456Y1: The G8, G20 and Global Governance

Hours: 48S

The development, operation, and participants of the Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Twenty (G20) of institutions, their growth and performance as centres of global governance, and their relationship with the United Nations (UN) and Bretton Woods galaxy in providing public goods in economic, social, environmental and security realms.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)/POL312Y1/​POL343Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL457Y1: Markets, Justice and the Human Good

Hours: 48S

The course offers a philosophical perspective on the advantages and disadvantages of markets as ways of organizing economic activity. It asks in what ways markets and market-like arrangements can contribute to or create obstacles to the achievement of justice and human well-being.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL459Y1: The Military Instrument of Foreign Policy

Hours: 48S

The relationship of military force to politics: Nuclear war and deterrence, conventional war, revolutionary war, terrorism and counter-insurgency are examined from the perspectives of the U.S., Russia and other contemporary military powers.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL460H1: Studies in Modern Political Theory

Hours: 24S

Studies on a modern political thinker or thinkers since Machiavelli.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL461H1: Studies in Civic Republicanism

Hours: 24S

The course focuses on texts in the history of political thought drawn from the tradition of civic republicanism. The texts treated vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL464H1: Urban Policy and Policymaking

Hours: 24S

This course examines the varied drivers and challenges of urban policy and policymaking processes, focusing primarily on the U.S. and Canada but also extending globally. It includes discussion of the policy challenges confronting cities in the contemporary context, theoretical approaches to understanding their origins and solutions, and an exploration of the available solutions.

Prerequisite: POL203Y1/​POL203Y5/POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POL224Y1/​POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL476H1 (Topics: Urban Policy and Policymaking), taken in Winter 2016 and Winter 2017.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL466H1: Topics in International Politics III

Hours: 24S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL467H1: The Politics of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada

Hours: 24S

This course examines Canadian immigration and multiculturalism from theoretical, empirical and applied perspectives. It includes a discussion of normative foundations, an analysis of the components of the policy framework, and an assessment of the impact of immigration and multiculturalism on other aspects of social, cultural and political life.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1
Exclusion: POL490H1 (Topics in Canadian Politics I: Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada), offered in Winter 2014
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL468H1: International Relations of Ethnic Conflict

Hours: 24S

This course explores the internationalization of ethnic conflict and the international drivers of civil war. It covers diaspora politics, contagion and demonstration effects, regional security complexes, separatism and irredentism, and international interventions. Students are expected to write an original social science research paper, and participate in discussions, simulations, and teamwork.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Exclusion: POL466H1 (Topics in International Politics III: International Relations of Ethnic Conflict), offered in Fall 2013, Winter 2015, and Winter 2016; POLD09H3
Recommended Preparation: A 300-level course in International Security is recommended.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL469H1: Ethics and International Relations

Hours: 24S

The course aims to explore the requirements of justice and fairness in international affairs. It is common to theorize international relations in terms of interests and power. But even the most cursory look at what important actors actually do in their international interactions reveals that they use normative language all the time. This has not gone unnoticed, with investigations of ethics in the international arena multiplying in recent years. Drawing on readings from political philosophy, legal theory, and normative international relations theory, the course will take up practical ethical dilemmas encountered in world affairs. The main focus of the course will be on institutions. Examples will be drawn from the issue areas of trade, health, and the environment, among others.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)/POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL472H1: The Comparative Political Economy of Industrial Societies

Hours: 24S

Topics discussed will include the historical origins of advanced capitalist political economies, the 'Varieties of Capitalism' debate, current trajectories of different political economies, labour politics and regulation, the politics of macro-economic policy, the political economy of growth, and Canada's political economy.

Prerequisite: POL207Y1/​POL224Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL474H1: Politics and Policy Analysis

Hours: 24S

Major theories of public policy-making and related approaches to policy analysis are examined from the perspective of political science. Key contributions to the theoretical literature pertaining to leading models are read and discussed. Models of public policy-making are successively applied to analysis of cases of Canadian and comparative policy development.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1/​POL317H1/​POL317Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL475Y1: Post-Modern and Contemporary Thought

Previous Course Number: JPD439Y1
Hours: 48S

The development of post-modern thought, particularly in French social philosophy, is examined. Topics such as the nature of exchange, the impact of technology, virtual reality, and the digital class are explored. Authors include Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio, Gilles Deleuze, Arthur Kroker, Francois Lyotard.

Exclusion: JPD439Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL476H1: Topics in Public Policy

Hours: 24S

The course is designed for advanced students with serious interests in the public policy field. Specific topics covered will vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1/​POL317H1/​POL317Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL476Y1: Topics in Public Policy

Hours: 48S

The course is designed for advanced students with serious interests in the public policy field. Specific topics covered will vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1/​POL317H1/​POL317Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL477H1: Advanced Topics in International Political Economy

Hours: 24S

The course is designed for advanced students with serious interests in the subfield of international political economy. Specific topics covered will vary, but all involve the deep interplay between politics and economics in the contemporary world.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3); ECO100Y/(ECO101H1, ECO102H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL478H1: Topics in Methods

Hours: 24S

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL232H1/​POL242Y1/​POL322H1/​equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL479H1: Topics in Middle East Politics

Hours: 24S

The course examines the contemporary politics of the Middle East and North Africa. It seeks to examine the relative importance of political, socio-economic and ideological factors in the context of such issues as the resilience of authoritarism, the rise of civil society, and the resurgence of Islamic activism. Theoretical discussion is followed by case studies.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3); minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL480H1: Studies in Comparative Political Theory

Hours: 36S

We will critically examine what “comparative political theory” is and what it would mean to genuinely “deparochialize” political theory, that is, to de-center Euro-American thought in the study of political ideas. The course neither presupposes background knowledge of any non-Western thought tradition, nor does it aspire to provide students with sufficient knowledge of particular traditions to ground serious scholarly contributions to this emerging field. To provide that background would require a series of specialized courses in, e.g., East Asian political thought, Indian political thought, Latin American political thought, Indigenous political thought, African political thought, and so on. Rather, the course aims at sharpening our understanding of (a) the purposes served by “deparochializing” political theory; and (b) the various methods by which we can seek to serve these purposes.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL481H1: Geopolitics of Cyberspace

Hours: 24S

The Geopolitics of ICTs course is an intensive examination of the ways in which states and non-state actors are contesting the newly evolving terrain of global digital-electronic-telecommunications. Topics covered include Internet censorship and surveillance, information warfare, computer network attacks, hacktivism, and governance of global communications. The course is organized as a series of intensive modules. One feature of the class will be a "hands-on" analysis of censorship circumvention and network interrogation techniques at the Citizen Lab (http://www.citizenlab.org/).

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Exclusion: POL481Y1/​POL486Y1 (taken in 2008-09)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL484H1: Topics in Political Thought I

Hours: 24S

A seminar on a central problem in political thought. It proceeds through the reading of a small number of major texts. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL484Y1: Topics in Political Thought I

Hours: 48S

A seminar on a central problem in political thought. It proceeds through the reading of a small number of major texts. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL485H1: Topics in Political Thought II

Hours: 24S

A seminar on a central problem in political thought. It proceeds through the reading of a small number of major texts. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL485Y1: Topics in Political Thought II

Hours: 48S

A seminar on a central problem in political thought. It proceeds through the reading of a small number of major texts. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/​POL200Y5/(POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL486H1: Topics in International Politics I

Hours: 24S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL486Y1: Topics in International Politics I

Hours: 48S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL487H1: Topics in International Politics II

Hours: 24S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL487Y1: Topics in International Politics II

Hours: 48S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208Y1/​POL208Y5/(POLB80H3, POLB81H3)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL488H1: Topics in African Politics I

Hours: 24S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)/POL301Y1; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL488Y1: Topics in African Politics I

Hours: 48S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)/POL301Y1; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL489H1: Topics in African Politics II

Hours: 24S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)/POL301Y1; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL489Y1: Topics in African Politics II

Hours: 48S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201Y1/​(POLB90H3, POLB91H3)/POL301Y1; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL490H1: Topics in Canadian Politics I

Hours: 24S

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1; 1.0 other POL credit in Canadian politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL490Y1: Topics in Canadian Politics I

Hours: 48S

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1; 1.0 other POL credit in Canadian politics. See the Department's website for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL491H1: Topics in Canadian Politics II

Hours: 24S

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1; 1.0 other POL credit in Canadian politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL491Y1: Topics in Canadian Politics II

Hours: 48S

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214Y1/​POL214Y5/POLB50Y3/POL224Y1; 1.0 other POL credit in Canadian politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL492H1: Topics in Comparative Politics IV

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL492Y1: Topics in Comparative Politics IV

Hours: 48S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Varies from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL493H1: Topics in Politics I

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of a "big issue" in Political Science.  Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 3.0 POL credits; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL494H1: Topics in Politics II

Hours: 36S

An in-depth examination of a "big issue" in Political Science. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 3.0 POL credits; minimum 14 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL495Y1: Independent Studies

Open only when a Political Science full-time faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Students must find an appropriate supervisor in the Department of Political Science and obtain the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Obtain details and an application form from the Department Undergraduate Office. Application forms can also be downloaded from the Department's website at www.politics.utoronto.ca. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: POL496H1/​POL497H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL496H1: Independent Studies

Open only when a Political Science full-time faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Students must find an appropriate supervisor in the Department of Political Science and obtain the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Obtain details and an application form from the Department Undergraduate Office. Application forms can also be downloaded from the Department's website at www.politics.utoronto.ca. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: POL495Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL497H1: Independent Studies

Open only when a Political Science full-time faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Students must find an appropriate supervisor in the Department of Political Science and obtain the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Obtain details and an application form from the Department Undergraduate Office. Application forms can also be downloaded from the Department's website at www.politics.utoronto.ca. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: POL495Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL498H1: Intensive Course

Content in any given year depends on instructor. Intensive courses are offered by distinguished visitors from around the world. Students in their 4th year are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity to study with one or more outstanding visiting international scholars that the Department brings from time to time. The intensive course usually runs for approximately 3-4 weeks.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL498Y1: Intensive Course

Content in any given year depends on instructor. Intensive courses are offered by distinguished visitors from around the world. Students in their 4th year are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity to study with one or more outstanding visiting international scholars that the Department brings from time to time. The intensive course usually runs for approximately 3-4 weeks.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

POL499Y1: Senior Thesis and Thesis Seminar

A 40 to 60 page (15,000 to 20,000 word) research paper (75% of the final mark) written under the supervision of a political science faculty member and a companion thesis seminar (25% of final mark). The seminar provides a forum for students to periodically present and discuss their on-going research and to examine issues and approaches related to the structure, organization and presentation of the thesis. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4th year status in Specialist or Joint Specialist programs in Political Science; 3.0 GPA in Political Science courses; supervisor's approval; an approved thesis proposal.
Exclusion: POL495Y1/​POL496H1/​POL497H1 (taken in the same session)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

PPG200H1: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis

Hours: 24L

The objectives are: (1) To provide students with a foundation in microeconomic analysis and; (2) To demonstrate how this foundation can be applied to design, predict the effects of and evaluate public policies.

Students will be equipped to understand the main issues on a range of policy topics such as taxation, social insurance, welfare and income support programs.

Prerequisite: ECO100Y1 / ECO101H1&ECO102H1 / ECO105Y1
Exclusion: ECO200Y1, ECO204Y1, ECO206Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL101Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PPG301H1: Introduction to Public Policy

Hours: 24L

The course introduces students to the study of public policy, the policy process and our policy institutions in Canada. The course examines how issues emerge, how important ideas are framed, priorities are established, and agendas are set and managed. It explores how institutions – formal and informal rules which enable and constrain actors – shape policy-making in Canada.

Prerequisite: (ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1/​PPG200H1), (ECO220Y1/​POL242Y1/​SOC202H1/​STA220H1/​STA221H1/​STA248H1/​STA255H1/​STA261H1), POL214Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PPG401H1: The Role of Government

Hours: 24L

This course explores the government’s role in promoting efficiency and equity in both the financing and delivery of public policy goals. It explores the conditions when government involvement is important, the policy levers available to government in promoting social policy, market failures, and conditions for efficiency. It examines the role of government in many of the major areas of social policy such as health care, education, redistribution, the environment, financial regulations and other important issues.

Corequisite: PPG301H1
Recommended Preparation: ECO200Y1/​ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1/​PPG200H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PRT100Y1: Portuguese for Beginners

Hours: 48L/48T

An intensive basic course in spoken and written Portuguese for students who have no knowledge of this language or advanced Spanish. It aims to give students a basic knowledge of reading, listening, spoken and written skills in a dynamic and communicative way. Presentation of cultural aspects of the Portuguese-speaking world.

Prerequisite: No previous knowledge of Portuguese or advanced Spanish.
Exclusion: PRT110Y1, PRT120Y1, PRT219Y1, PRT220Y1, PRT320Y1, PRT420H1, PRT420Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT120Y1: Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

Hours: 48L/24T

Introduction to the Portuguese language for speakers of Spanish. Development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills with an emphasis on communication, and an overview of basic grammatical structures and building of vocabulary. Presentation of cultural aspects of the Portuguese-speaking world.

Prerequisite: Native or advanced knowledge of Spanish (min. SPA320Y1 for non-native speakers of Spanish); no previous knowledge of Portuguese.
Exclusion: PRT100Y1, PRT110Y1, PRT220Y1, PRT320Y1, PRT420Y1, PRT420H1, PRT219Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT219Y1: Academic Portuguese

Hours: 48L/24T

Meets the needs of students who have had exposure to spoken Portuguese in an informal context (living in a Portuguese speaking country, or in a Portuguese speaking family) but little to no exposure to written Portuguese. Besides reviewing English/Portuguese spelling differences, written and spoken registers of Portuguese, and basic aspects of the grammatical system, the course (1) provides students with the essential understanding of Portuguese grammatical system; (2) builds their vocabulary; and (3) trains them to express themselves formally in both spoken and written Portuguese.

Prerequisite: Basic to relatively high ability to speak and understand Portuguese; limited or no formal education in Portuguese.
Exclusion: PRT100Y1, PRT110Y1, PRT120Y1, PRT220Y1, PRT320Y1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT220Y1: Intermediate Portuguese

Hours: 48L/24T

This course will bring together Portuguese grammar and language skills into a useful and practical framework, in order to develop students' skills to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Besides introducing new grammar topics corresponding to the intermediate level, it also includes a grammar review with extra work on vocabulary acquisition. Focuses on comprehension, development of a greater complexity in students' written and oral productions, and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures.

Prerequisite: PRT100Y1
Exclusion: PRT219Y1/​PRT110Y1/​PRT120Y1/​PRT320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT221H1: Portuguese Pronunciation

Hours: 24L

Overview of Portuguese speech sounds (articulation and transcription). The course provides perception and pronunciation training of Portuguese vowels, consonants, stress, intonation, and co-articulation phenomena in connected speech. The main focus will be on European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese, but differences between these two and other Portuguese accents will be discussed as well.

Prerequisite: PRT100Y1
Corequisite: PRT120Y1/​PRT220Y1
Exclusion: PRT219Y1, native speakers of Portuguese
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT250H1: Introduction to Lusophone Culture

Hours: 24L

A survey of historical and cultural trends in the Portuguese-speaking world, from colonial past to the present. (Offered in alternate years; taught in English)

Exclusion: PRT252
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT258H1: Introduction to Lusophone Literature

Previous Course Number: PRT258Y1
Hours: 24L

Introduction to literary studies in Portuguese and information literacy. Representative selection of Lusophone prose, poetry, and drama, with a focus on critical terminology and methods of literary analysis. Required for a program degree.

Prerequisite: First semester PRT220Y1
Exclusion: PRT258Y1
Recommended Preparation: PRT219Y1/​PRT220Y1/​PRT120Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PRT320Y1: Advanced Portuguese

Hours: 48L/24T

Intensive practice in written and oral Portuguese for the advanced student. Selective review of grammar with emphasis on complex language structures.

Prerequisite: PRT120Y1, PRT220Y1 or placement test
Exclusion: PRT219Y1, PRT420H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT322H1: Introduction to Portuguese Linguistics

Hours: 24L

An overview of theoretical and methodological aspects of Portuguese linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Analysis of structural similarities and differences between the two worldwide main Portuguese varieties - Brazilian and European Portuguese.

Prerequisite: PRT219Y1 or PRT220Y1 or PRT120Y1 or Permission of the Department
Corequisite: PRT320Y1
Recommended Preparation: PRT320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT342H1: History of Portuguese Language

Hours: 24L

This interdisciplinary course provides an overview of the evolution of Portuguese language from 15th century to the present. It discusses linguistic change by analyzing texts from a variety of genres in different historical periods and geographical contexts.

Prerequisite: PRT219Y1 or PRT220Y1 or PRT120Y1 or Permission of the Department
Corequisite: PRT320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT350H1: Portuguese Language and Society

Hours: 24L

Explores how factors such as ethnicity, gender, social class and age affect the use of Portuguese language and determine its characteristics. The course overviews mostly the aspects of Brazilian and European Portuguese. (Offered in alternate years.)

Prerequisite: PRT219Y1 or PRT220Y1 or PRT120Y1 or Permission of the Department
Corequisite: PRT320Y1
Recommended Preparation: PRT320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT356H1: Topics in Portuguese Linguistics

Hours: 24S

A course on a specific topic in Portuguese linguistics, designed for advanced students. Course content and instructor are established on a yearly basis.

Prerequisite: PRT219Y1 or PRT220Y1 or PRT120Y1 or Permission of the Department
Corequisite: PRT320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT358H1: Topics in Portuguese Studies

Hours: 24L

In years when this course is offered, topics are described in detail on the departmental webpage. Students can enrol in this course multiple times, as long as the topic of the course is different. For any questions, please check with the department.

Prerequisite: PRT219Y1 or PRT220Y1 or PRT120Y1; PRT258H1; or Permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT364H1: Portuguese Language in the World

Hours: 24L

An overview of the varieties of Portuguese spoken in four continents (Europe, South America, Africa, Asia) and a discussion of the structural similarities and differences between the two most extensively studied varieties: European and Brazilian Portuguese. Analysis of linguistic variation in contemporary Portuguese in terms of phonetics, syntax and lexicon. (Offered in alternate years.)

Prerequisite: PRT219Y1 or PRT120Y1 or PRT220Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: PRT320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT368H1: Brazilian Indigenous Languages

Hours: 24L

Overview of linguistic diversity of Brazil, current practices in the maintenance and revitalization of languages and strategies for empowering indigenous peoples. Linguistic properties of Brazilian languages; introduction to language description by working on small data sets; discussion of the influence of Brazilian indigenous languages on Brazilian Portuguese. Taught in English. (Offered in alternate years.)

Prerequisite: Any 200-level course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PRT398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PRT399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


PRT420H1: Advanced Academic Portuguese

Hours: 24L

A study of advanced aspects of formal Portuguese through reading and extensive writing practice, with an aim at developing skills necessary for academic and professional writing and oral presentations.

Prerequisite: PRT320Y1 or PRT219Y1 or Placement test
Exclusion: PRT420Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT423H1: Community Engaged Learning of Portuguese in Toronto and the GTA

Hours: 24L/12P

This course combines advanced language instruction with the richness and complexity of the Lusophone work experience in Toronto, promoting Community Engaged Learning (CEL) as a vehicle for greater linguistic fluency and cultural understanding. Students are placed with community organizations within the Greater Toronto Area and volunteer for 2 hours per week, furthering their language skills and their cultural knowledge. Class work focuses on developing students' communication skills through exposure to a range of topics, from financial, legal, medical to educational, and to an extensive variety of styles and registers in Portuguese. Therefore, students meet real needs in the community by applying knowledge from their Portuguese courses.

Prerequisite: PRT320Y1
Recommended Preparation: PRT420H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PRT455H1: Lusophone Cinema

Hours: 24L

Explores the films of Portuguese-speaking countries and iconic Angolan, Brazilian, Cape Verdean, Mozambican and Portuguese directors in the context of political and cultural national movements. (Offered in alternate years.)

Prerequisite: PRT258H1
Recommended Preparation: PRT320Y1, PRT420H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT458H1: The Lusophone Short Story

Hours: 24S

Overview of the short story in the particular context of Portuguese-speaking countries. Examination of theories of the genre as they relate to short stories of Portuguese-speaking writers. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: PRT258H1
Recommended Preparation: PRT320Y1, PRT420H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

PRT470H1: Acquisition of Portuguese as a Second Language

Hours: 24S

Invites critical reflection about the acquisition of Portuguese as a second language. Analyzes phonological, morphosyntactic, semantic and lexical aspects in the linguistic performance of bilingual speakers, and of learners of Portuguese as a second language. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: PRT219Y1/​PRT220Y1
Corequisite: PRT320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PRT490H1: Independent Study

Individual study with a member of staff on a topic of common interest including readings, discussion and written assignments. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PRT320Y1 and written approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

PSL190H1: Biomedical Research at the Cutting Edge

Hours: 24L/6S

Explore the thought processes, logic, motivation, techniques, analysis and impact of recent high-profile publications to gain insight into the enterprise of science. Outstanding scientists present recent high-impact papers, and students will examine the research in depth, focusing on the underlying questions, experimental approach, results and significance. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: SBI4U and SCH4U (Grade 12 University Preparation Biology and Chemistry); permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL201Y1: Basic Human Physiology

Hours: 44L/24P

A survey course covering all organ systems intended for students who are not proceeding further in Physiology.

Exclusion: Any 300-level PSL course taken previously or concurrently
Recommended Preparation: 100-level course in BIO or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL280H1: Introduction to Physiologic Adaptations of Marine Mammals

Hours: 24L/14P

Systems approach to physiology of marine mammals in their aquatic environment. Highlights unique features of cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, urinary, and reproductive systems. Introduces relevant physiology, and makes comparisons to human condition and disease.

Prerequisite: (BIO120H1, BIO130H1), CHM136H1/​CHM138H1/​CHM151Y1 or permission of the course coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PSL300H1: Human Physiology I

Hours: 36L/5T

Principles of neurophysiology, endocrinology and reproductive physiology for students enroled in Life Science programs.

Exclusion: PSL201Y1, PSL302Y1
Recommended Preparation: BIO130H1; CHM136H/CHM138H1/​CHM151Y1; and 1 FCE from any of the following: MAT135H1, MAT136H1, MAT137Y1, MAT157Y1, PHY131H1, PHY132H, PHY151H1, PHY152H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL301H1: Human Physiology II

Hours: 36L/4T

Principles of respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal physiology for students enroled in Life Science programs.

Exclusion: PSL201Y1, PSL302Y1
Recommended Preparation: BIO130H1; CHM136H1/​CHM138H1/​CHM151Y1; and 1 FCE from any of the following: MAT135H1, MAT136H1, MAT137Y1, MAT157Y1, PHY131H1, PHY132H, PHY151H1, PHY152H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL304H1: Topics in Cellular, Molecular and Organismic Physiology I

Hours: 32L/16T

Control systems, feedback, networks, and both neonatal and adult cardiovascular and respiratory control are the topics examined in detail using homeostasis as a unifying theme. Tutorials involve computer simulations, case studies and/or experimental design. This course is designed for students in the Physiology Specialist and Biological Physics Specialist Programs, although permission is granted to students in other programs upon approval by the Department.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, MAT100-series
Exclusion: PSL303Y1
Recommended Preparation: PSL372H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL305H1: Topics in Cellular, Molecular and Organismic Physiology II

Hours: 32L/16T

Molecular, cellular and organismic physiology of the central nervous system, gut, pancreas and glucose-sensing tissues; CNS diseases, obesity and diabetes are used as model systems. Tutorials involve computer simulations. This course is designed for students in the Physiology Specialist and Biological Physics Specialist Programs, although permission is granted to students in other programs upon approval by the Department.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, MAT100-series
Exclusion: PSL303Y1
Recommended Preparation: PSL372H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL310H1: Clinical Reasoning

Hours: 24L/12S

Improved clinical reasoning will reduce the current likelihood that most people will suffer at least one medical diagnostic error, errors that contribute to ~10% of patient deaths. Learn to apply strategies of critical thinking and principles of physiology to solve clinical cases. Shadow a healthcare professional. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, PSL300H1, PSL372H1, PSL301H1
Corequisite: PSL301H1
Exclusion: HMB322H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL350H1: Mammalian Molecular Biology

Hours: 18L/12T/6S

Extend molecular biology concepts to current scientific literature in mammalian physiology. Apply these principles to disease and complex behaviours. Discuss bioethical issues raised by these techniques and their application. Benefit from three weeks in small group seminars lead by research professors focusing on current advances in mammalian molecular biology.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1, PSL300H1, BCH210H1
Corequisite: PSL301H1
Exclusion: BCH311H1/​BIO349H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL372H1: Mammalian Physiology Laboratory

Hours: 12L/36P

A laboratory course covering selected topics in physiology.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​(BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255H1, BCH210H1/​BCH242Y1, MAT100-series/PHY100-series, PSL300H1, PSL301H
Corequisite: BCH370H1 (recommended)
Exclusion: CSB348H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL374H1: Advanced Physiology Laboratory

Hours: 12L/36P/12S

A problem-based laboratory course focused on the integration and control of organ systems to understand body functions. Enrollment in this course is restricted to students in the Physiology Specialist and Major Programs although permission is granted to students in other programs upon approval by the Department.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​(BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1, PSL372H1
Exclusion: CSB348H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL378H1: Field Physiology: Marine Mammal Autopsy

Hours: 12L/24T/36P

An opportunity to go outside of the traditional university classroom and actively participate in a marine mammal autopsy. Learn the diversity and adaptive nature of marine mammalian physiology/anatomy as it compares to human. The course is 2 weeks (in May), one week of hands-on tissue dissection, and one week of group discussions of the findings and draft report preparation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO270H1, BIO271H1/​PSL201Y1/​PSL280H1/​PSL300H1, PSL301H1 or permission of the course coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL379H0: Comparative Marine Mammal Physiology in the Field

Hours: 24T/36P

Hands-on monitoring of physiological measures with live dolphins, manatee and sea lions; field observations and applied learning to a physiology project. Two-weeks at the end of April early May: 1st week at marine research center in Mexico, 2nd week of wrap-up discussion and integration of data at U of T. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: BIO220H1/​BIO230H1/​BIO270H1/​BIO271H1/​CSB343H1/​PSL280H1/​PSL201Y1/​PSL300H1/​PSL301H1/​PSY362H1/​any other relevant course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PSL399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


PSL404H1: Regenerative Medicine

Hours: 24L/12T

Regenerative medicine promises to restore body function that has been lost due to disease, damage or age. Students will explore selected molecular, stem cell and tissue engineering developments to better understand how the body normally functions and how cells, tissues, and organs can be repaired or replaced.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Recommended Preparation: PSL350H1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL420H1: Reproduction: Development and Function

Hours: 24L

This course provides an in-depth review of the development and function of the male and female reproductive systems. Topics include sex determination and differentiation, steroidogenesis, gametogenesis, hormonal control of the reproductive axis, the female ovulatory cycle, fertilization and implantation, infertility and assisted reproduction approaches.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL421H1: Pregnancy and Birth: From Implantation to Newborn Life

Hours: 24L

General overview of the integrated physiological events associated with fetal development, pregnancy and birth. The approach emphasizes physiological processes using insights gained from studies of humans, animals, cells and genes. Where appropriate the clinical consequences of aberrant development are reviewed.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Recommended Preparation: PSL420H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL424H1: Cellular and Molecular Basis of Endocrine Disorders

Hours: 24S

Explore how researchers uncover the molecular and cellular basis of endocrine disorders. Learn about experimental design, state-of-the-art research tools, and data interpretation. Topics include disorders in: hormone regulation, secretion and action; circadian rhythms; and sexual development and reproduction. Each week students engage in class discussion related to research seminars delivered by faculty.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1, PSL350H1/​BCH311H1/​CSB349H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL425H1: Integrative Metabolism and its Endocrine Regulation

Hours: 24L

This course integrates the newest findings and experimental approaches from cellular and molecular biology into metabolic function at the tissue, organ and whole body level.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Recommended Preparation: PSL305H1/​PSL303Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL432H1: Theoretical Physiology

Hours: 24L

Theoretical treatment of neurophysiology. Mathematical modeling and analysis of neurophysiological systems.

Prerequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1; APM346H1/​MAT244H1
Recommended Preparation: PHY200-series; PSL201Y1/​PSL300H1/​(BIO270H1, BIO271H1)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL440Y1: Neuroscience: Systems and Behaviour

Hours: 96L

Introduction to systems neuroscience. A review of basic neuroanatomy and physiology followed by in-depth study of selected sensory and motor systems, with an emphasis on clinical applications in the second term. Students with an elementary neuroscience background progress to reading neuroscience literature on their own.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1/​PSY290H1/​CSB332H1 or equivalent
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL445H1: Neuroscience: Cellular and Molecular

Previous Course Number: PSL444Y1
Hours: 36L

Overview of the fundamentals of cellular and molecular aspects of brain function. Course material is updated yearly to reflect the rapid evolution of ideas in Neuroscience.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1, CJH332H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: PSL444Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL446H1: Neural Disorders

Previous Course Number: PSL444Y1
Hours: 36L

Explore topics in neurological disorders and treatments to reinforce and expand your knowledge of cellular and molecular neurophysiology. Course material is updated yearly to reflect the rapid evolution of ideas in this area.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1, CJH332H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: PSL444Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL450H1: Mechanisms of Neural and Endocrinal Secretion

Hours: 24L

Exocytosis and other aspects of secretion mainly in neurons and neuroendocrine cells, but also in pancreatic cells. Topics include synapse anatomy and physiology, synaptic plasma membrane and vesicle proteins, membrane fusion, genetic tools, endocrine secretion, plasticity in neurotransmitter release, diseases arising from secretion defects.

Prerequisite: BCH210H1, PSL300H1/​(BIO240H1, BIO241H1), PSL350H1/​CSB349H1/​BCH311H1/​MGY311Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL452H1: Membrane Physiology

Hours: 24L

Biophysics and molecular biology of ion channels. Topics include equivalent circuits for cells, molecular structure of voltage-gated channels, distribution of channels, relationship between single-channel and whole-cell recording, and regulation of channel function by voltage, phosphorylation, G-proteins and metabolites.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL462H1: Molecular Aspects of Cardiovascular Function

Hours: 36L

Heart anatomy and development, ion channels and contractile proteins involved in cardiac and smooth muscle contraction are studied. Emphasis is on regulation of electrical and contractile function of kinases, metabolism, volume and ions.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL470H1: Cardiovascular Physiology

Hours: 24L

Development of the cardiovascular system from conception to adulthood with particular emphasis on maturational changes, age-related differences and developmental problems from cellular/molecular to whole organ/system.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL472H1: Sleep Physiology and Chronobiology

Hours: 24L

This course covers the physiology underlying sleep and circadian rhythms, and their impact on important physiological processes and health. The integrative nature of the basic physiological processes is emphasized via discussions and clinical presentations. Overall, the aim is to present the full spectrum of integrative physiology from molecules and cells to understanding the sick patient.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL480H1: Diving Physiology of Marine Mammals

Hours: 24L/6T

This course compares and contrasts the physiological and anatomical adaptations exhibited by the different species of marine mammals in relationship to humans, with respect to diving.

Prerequisite: (BIO270H1, BIO271H1)/PSL201Y1/​PSL300H1, PSL301H1; PSL280H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL495H1: Communicate Biomedical Science

Hours: 6L/2T/18S

Research, critique and write a manuscript on a topic of your choice in the scientific literature while guided by classes and assignments that develop advanced science communication skills; and by a mentor expert in your area of clinical or basic physiology.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1; PSL301H1; PSL372H1; 13.5 additional credits; and permission of Department
Exclusion: BCH479H1; HMB490H1; HMB491H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL496Y1: Translational Physiology Research Project

Hours: 144P

Engage in supervised original science research, either basic or clinical, combined with a healthcare placement. Develop skills in defining scientific questions, designing experiments, analyzing data, and communicating your results. Gain insight into the power of translational bench-to-bedside research. Discover your interest in becoming a science researcher. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1, PSL310H1, PSL372H1, permission of Department.
Exclusion: PSL497H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL497H1: Translational Physiology Research Project

Hours: 72P

Engage in original science research, either basic or clinical, combined with a healthcare placement. Develop skills in defining scientific questions, designing experiments, analyzing data, and communicating your results. Gain insight into the power of translational “bench-to-bedside” research. Discover your interest in becoming a science researcher. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: PSL300H1, PSL301H1, PSL310H1, PSL372H1, permission of Department.
Exclusion: PSL496Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL498Y1: Project in Physiology

Hours: 144P

Laboratory research project with reading assignments leading to a final report. By special arrangement with a Physiology staff member after admission to course. PSL498Y1 is recommended for students applying to the Physiology graduate program. Enrollment in this course is restricted to students in the Physiology Specialist and Major Programs, although permission is granted to students in other programs upon approval by the Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (PSL304H1, PSL305H1)/PSL303Y1, PSL372H1, PSL374H1, permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSL499H1: Project in Physiology

Hours: 72P

Laboratory research project with reading assignments leading to a final report. By special arrangement with a Physiology staff member after admission to course. PSL499H1 is recommended for students applying to the Physiology graduate program. Enrollment in this course is restricted to students in the Physiology Specialist and Major Programs, although permission is granted to students in other programs upon approval by the Department. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: (PSL304H1, PSL305H1)/PSL303Y1, PSL372H1, PSL374H1, permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY100H1: Introductory Psychology

Hours: 36L

A brief introductory survey of psychology as both a biological and social science. Topics will include physiological, learning, perceptual, motivational, cognitive, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: PSY100Y5/PSYA01Y3/(PSYA01H3 + PSYA02H3)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY195H1: The Science of Babies

Hours: 24S

Up until roughly four decades ago, infants were seen as cute, clueless creatures. Yet, research from a range of fields has led to a radical consideration of this claim; infants may be cute but they are not clueless! In this class, we will consider and discuss the science of babies. In particular, we will take a second look at long-held beliefs about the nature of infants and their knowledge. We will learn that studying infants’ perception, cognition and behaviour can offer us critical insights into long-standing philosophical questions. This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to infancy, that includes content from psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, as well as biology and anthropology. Upon completion of this class, students will (1) have overview knowledge of aspects of infancy as it relates to perception, cognition and behavior; (2) be able to use exploratory writing to develop arguments and develop their understanding of subject matter; and (3) begin to be able to read and summarize a scientific research paper in Developmental Psychology. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY196H1: Critical Periods, Brain Plasticity and Development

Hours: 24S

This course will ask how changes in the developing brain can influence our understanding of how humans learn. To answer this question, we will learn about how the brain changes and about how learning changes. We will dig into brain plasticity and ask how this influences “critical” or “sensitive” periods for learning: a phenomenon whereby learning can only take place during a particular time in an organism’s life. We will explore learning in a number of different ways including learning in sensory and motor systems and the development of multiple aspects of learning and memory. In all cases, we will ask how changes in the developing brain impact learning outcomes. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY197H1: The Individual and Society

Hours: 24S

How does one develop a sense of individuality? Can individual will and freedom be reconciled with the interests of society? Are we determined by society or culture or do we, in some important sense, determine our own behaviour and futures? In this course, we will use classic and contemporary readings from psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and law to explore general characterizations of the individual and society. Basic questions will be examined in light of these characterizations such as: Is there a universal human nature? Who is a “person”?, and What is the ideal society? We will examine these questions in light of various social issues, such as debates about multiculturalism and democracy, whether children have rights to freedom of speech, and women’s equality in society. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on the different views of the person underlying and informing contrasting perspectives on important social questions. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY198H1: The Psychology of Magic

Hours: 24S

Magicians entertain us with their tricks. What appears as “Magic” is based on fundamental aspects of human psychology: visual and auditory perception, decision making, logic, memory, and verbal abilities. In this class, we will consider and discuss the psychological basis of magic tricks and use magic to explore aspects of psychology. The class will require reading of scientific articles and book chapters as well as watching and analyzing magical tricks. The only prerequisite is a curious and critical mind. The course puts great emphasis on writing and on starting to read primary scientific literature. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY199H1: Psychology and History of Drug Use

Hours: 24S

This seminar will examine the historical and contemporary use of drugs. Students will be introduced to the general psychological and neuroscientific mechanisms by which drugs affect human behavior, and explore highlights of current research on drug effects in animals and humans. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY201H1: Statistics I

Hours: 36L

Fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics, including population and sampling distributions, simple association, probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/​EEB225H1/​GGR270H1/​POL222H1/​SOC202H1/​STA220H1/​STA248H1/​STA288H1
Recommended Preparation: Grade 12 Calculus
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PSY202H1: Statistics II

Hours: 36L

Fundamentals of statistical analysis of experimental and observational data including linear models, the analysis of variance, a priori contrasts, post-hoc tests, power analysis and effect size calculations.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion)
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​STA221H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC300H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PSY203H1: Psychological Research

Hours: 36P

This course provides an introduction to conceiving, designing, and conducting research in psychology. It prepares students to be both consumers and producers of scientific research, and also addresses basic issues related to the work of psychological scientists such as theory development, research ethics, and scientific writing. Students in this course will gain insight into the scientific process as a whole – its advantages, difficulties, and limitations. As such, students will be able to better evaluate the knowledge that psychological science can provide, and integrate that knowledge into a broader worldview.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1
Corequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY210H1: Introduction to Development

Hours: 36L

The developmental approach to the study of behaviour with reference to sensorimotor skills, cognition, socialization, personality, and emotional behaviour.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY210H5/PSYB20H3/PSYB21H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY220H1: Introduction to Social Psychology

Hours: 36L

Contemporary areas of research in social psychology: social perception, attitudes, inter-personal relations, and group processes.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY220H5, PSYB10H3, SOC213H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY230H1: Personality and Its Transformations

Hours: 36L

Theory and research in personality structure and dynamics: the interaction of cultural and biological factors in the development and expression of individual differences.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY230H5/PSYB30H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY240H1: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

Hours: 36L

A critical survey of concepts, theories, and the state of research in the area of psychopathology and therapeutic methods.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY240H5/PSYB32H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY260H1: Learning and Plasticity

Hours: 36L

Concepts, theories, and applications of classical and contemporary learning theories, including classical and operant conditioning. Current theories of the physiological and anatomical basis of learning and memory, including synaptic plasticity, the role of the hippocampus, amygdala, frontal cortex and other brain regions. Theories will be related to a practical understanding and applications such as drug addiction, phobias and other disorders.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1, OR registered in the Cognitive Science program
Exclusion: PSYB38H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY270H1: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Hours: 36L

An introduction to research and theory on the neural and cognitive architecture of attention, memory, language, thinking and reasoning.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1, OR registered in the Cognitive Science program
Exclusion: PSY270H5/PSYB57H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY280H1: Sensation and Perception

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the physiological and psychological basis of perception across the different sensory modalities in humans and lower animals, with an emphasis on vision. Exploring visual perception such as shape and objects, scenes, colour, space, and motion as well as auditory perception of simple and complex sounds, and location. Further topics may include touch, including perception of temperature, pain and body posture, the chemical senses, and cross-modal influences of the senses on one another. In-class demonstrations may supplement the lectures.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1, OR registered in the Cognitive Science program
Exclusion: PSY280H5/PSYB51H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY290H1: Physiological Psychology

Hours: 36L

Provides students with a solid background into the biological basis of behaviour. Animal and human research topics include functional neuroanatomy, neural signalling, sensory and motor control, motivational systems, and hormones, and emotions.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1/​COG250Y1, OR registered in the Cognitive Science program
Exclusion: HMB200H1/​HMB220H1/​PSL300H1/​PSY290H5/PSYB64H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY305H1: The Treatment of Psychological Data

Hours: 36L

This course provides a practical yet intensive introduction to the research pipeline, with a focus on research data management and advanced statistical analysis and inference. Students learn how to find, organize, and analyze data sets in a transparent and reproducible way. Students also learn more about statistical inference, focusing on how the design and analysis of data shape the interpretation of results.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion)
Exclusion: EEB313H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PSY306Y0: Special Topics in Psychology Abroad

Hours: 48L

Special Topics in Psychology for the Summer Abroad Program. Course topics, content, and instructor may vary from one year to another. More information about Psychology course offerings can be obtained from the Professional & International Programs office at Woodsworth College.

Prerequisite: Registration in any psychology and/or social science Major or Specialist, and the completion of at least 8 FCEs.
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY307H1: Special Topics in Psychology

Hours: 36L

A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology.  Content in any given year depends on instructor.  Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1, PSY201H1 (or exclusion), and one further 200-level PSY half-course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY308H1: Special Topics in Psychology

Hours: 36L

A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor.  Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1, PSY201H1 (or exclusion), and one further 200-level PSY half-course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY309H1: Research Specialization: Practicum

Hours: 36P

Research Specialists learn about the research opportunities within our department, and develop skills in the areas of critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation. Students also conduct a pre-thesis research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Students should complete a PSY lab course (PSY3*9H1) prior to taking this course; however, taking the lab course concurrently will be considered in consultation with the instructor. Enrolment is restricted to PSY Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion)
Corequisite: PSY319H1/​PSY329H1/​PSY339H1/​PSY359H1/​PSY369H1/​PSY379H1/​PSY389H1
Exclusion: PSY309H5
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY311H1: Social Development

Hours: 36L

Theory and research in social attachment, aggression, morality, imitation and identification, altruism, and parental discipline, with discussion of methodological issues.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1
Exclusion: PSY311H5/PSYC21H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY312H1: Cognitive Development

Hours: 36L

Examines the developmental of knowledge in fundamental domains such as spatial perception, navigation, object perception, number, language, and theory of mind.  Emphasis is on current experimental findings and how they address centuries-old debates surrounding the origin and nature of human knowledge.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1, and PSY270H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY312H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY313H1: Psychology of Aging

Hours: 36L

Age changes in sensory and perceptual processes, motor skill, learning, memory, and personality. Theory, methodological problems, social, cultural, and environmental influences that shape behaviour and attitudes towards and among the elderly.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1
Exclusion: PSY213H5/PSY313H5/PSYC21H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY316H1: Perceptual Development

Hours: 36L

The course examines human perceptual development during the first 2-3 years of life. Vision and audition are emphasized. Some topics are: pattern and colour vision, depth perception, infant speech perception.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY280H1
Exclusion: PSY316H5
Recommended Preparation: PSY210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY319H1: Developmental Laboratory

Hours: 36P

Provides an overview of developmental psychology methods. The class conducts an original research project, including design, data collection, data analysis, and a written report. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1
Exclusion: PSY319H5/PSYC26H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY320H1: Social Psychology: Attitudes

Hours: 36L

Intensive study of social attitude development, description, measurement, modification, and organization.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSY320H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY321H1: Cross-Cultural Psychology

Hours: 36L

One of the hallmarks of human behaviour is its diversity. Some of the ways in which we differ are thought to be relatively idiosyncratic (e.g., specific aspects of personality), whereas others are fairly systematic. Cultural psychology is one area of research in human behaviour that examines systematic differences resulting from individuals’ cultural backgrounds. This course will introduce you to the consideration of cultural variation in the study of human thought and behaviour.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSY321H5/PSYC14H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY322H1: Intergroup Relations

Hours: 36L

An in-depth examination of theories and research in intergroup relations;
focuses on stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and stigma.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSYC12H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY323H1: Sex Roles and Behaviour

Hours: 36L

The effect of sex-role expectations on how men and women behave and perceive the world: theories of sex-role development, physiological and cultural determinants of sex differences, power relationships between men and women.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1/​PSY220H1/​PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: PSY317H5/PSYD18H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY324H1: Moral Thought and Behaviour

Hours: 36L

Moral values vary considerably across individuals, groups, countries, and cultures. What explains the emergence of these differential moral systems? What psychological processes are involved in moral decisions and actions? How might insights from psychological research shed light on contemporary, ‘hot-button’ moral issues? How are moral decisions similar to – and different from – other types of everyday decisions? What is the role of emotion in moral decision making? As an introduction to the field of moral psychology, this 300-level course will cover research from a range of sub-disciplines within psychology including social-personality psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental psychology. In addition, students will gain exposure to related material in other fields including philosophy, ethology, and economics. Students will gain a firm understanding of the key debates and issues in the study of the moral mind and will gain skills in critical thinking and writing.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion) and PSY220H1, or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: PSYD14H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY326H1: Social Cognition

Hours: 36L

An examination of theory and research on how we make sense of ourselves and our social world. Topics covered include goals, mood, memory, hypothesis testing, counterfactual thinking, stereotypes, and culture.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY328H1: Psychology and the Law

Hours: 36L

This course deals with psychological issues in the law, with particular reference to criminal law. It focuses mainly on research that has been done on pretrial publicity, eyewitness testimony, rules of evidence, and other factors that might affect jury decisions.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSY328H5/PSYC39H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY329H1: Social Psychology Laboratory

Hours: 36P

Illustrates major methodologies within social psychology, such as attitude measurement, observation of small groups, and experiments. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSY329H5
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY330H1: Psychological Measurement

Hours: 36L

This course focuses on the development and evaluation of psychological measures, including the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. We will discuss theoretical and methodological issues in psychological measurement, covering important concepts such as reliability and validity and how these affect the interpretation of test scores and research findings. There will be some discussion of the application of psychological measures to various settings and the ethics of psychological assessment.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion)
Exclusion: PSYC37H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY331H1: Social Psychology of Emotion

Hours: 36L

An in-depth review of the role of emotion in human psychology, with an emphasis on the links between emotion and cognition. Topics include theories of emotion, emotion regulation, emotional expression, and emotional experience, the role of emotion in decision-making, and the relationships between emotion, motivation and behaviour.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSYC18H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY332H1: Organizational Behaviour

Hours: 36L

An analysis of the individual, group, and institutional structures and processes that influence behaviour within organizations. Topics include motivation, leadership, communication, management theory, group processes and team work, supervision, and organizational culture.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1/​PSY230H1
Exclusion: RSM260H1/​IRE260H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PSY333H1: Health Psychology

Hours: 36L

Examines research evidence concerning the impact of psychological factors on physical health and illness.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY336H1: Positive Psychology

Hours: 36L

A review of the field of positive psychology, which is the study of happiness and fulfillment. Topics include personal growth, meaning, hedonic and eudaimonic approaches to well-being, gratitude, awe, flow states, mindfulness and meditation.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1/​PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: PSY324H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY337H1: Advanced Personality Psychology

Hours: 36L

This course covers major topics in personality psychology including prominent theories and current research in the area. Theoretical frameworks are integrated with specific applications in primary sources. Specific topics may include personality structure, personality development, psychodynamic approaches, genetic methodology, and emotion regulation.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: PSYC35H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY339H1: Individual Differences Laboratory

Hours: 36P

Introduction to methods involved in individual differences or personality research. Group and individual projects focus on assessment of individual difference characteristics and on experimentation including such characteristics. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1/​PSY230H1
Exclusion: PSY329H5
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY341H1: Psychopathologies of Childhood

Hours: 36L

This course focuses on cognitive and neuropsychological aspects of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in children from clinical and theoretical perspectives.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1/​PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: PSY341H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY342H1: Cognition and Psychopathology

Hours: 36L

Work in psychological disorders has increasingly used the theories and methodologies of cognitive psychology to guide research. This course will examine accounts of clinical disorders informed by cognitive experimental psychology, with emphasis on recent work in affective disorders.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1/​PSY240H1/​PSY270H1
Exclusion: PSY340H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY343H1: Theories of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy

Hours: 36L

Examines various theories of how personality functioning may become impaired and corresponding psychotherapeutic interventions. Emphasis on empirical assessment of personality dysfunction and therapy effectiveness.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: PSY343H5/PSYC36H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY349H1: Laboratory in Social Psychological Field Methods

Hours: 36P

This laboratory class introduces students to field methods in social psychology used to study social processes as they unfold in daily life and public spaces. Students will get hands on experience to collecting, managing, storing, and communicating data collected through observational and longitudinal methods, including data collection in public spaces around Toronto and online. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion); PSY220H1
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY359H1: Human Neuroimaging Laboratory

Hours: 36P

Introduction to brain imaging methods used in cognitive, developmental, and social neuroscience. Course projects will cover experimental design, imaging techniques, and data analysis. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1, PSY270H1/​PSY280H1, PSY210H1/​PSY220H1/​PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: HMB310H1
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY362H1: Animal Cognition

Hours: 36L

The study of memory, representation, concept learning, and other cognitive processes in non-human animals.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1
Exclusion: PSY362H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY369H1: Psychobiology Laboratory

Previous Course Number: PSY399H1
Hours: 36P

This lab is an introduction to experimental methods in behavioural neuroscience, including neuroanatomical and psychopharmacological methods in rodents. Course projects will cover experimental design, laboratory techniques, data analysis, and scientific writing. Course capacity is limited to 12-15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY290H1/​HMB200H1
Exclusion: HMB310H1/​PSY369H5/PSYC06H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY370H1: Thinking and Reasoning

Hours: 36L

Problem-solving as a model of directed thinking; conceptual behaviour and mental representation; induction, deduction and learning; probabilistic reasoning; creative thinking and complex problem solving.

Prerequisite: PSY270H1/​COG250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY371H1: Higher Cognitive Processes

Hours: 36L

This course covers selected topics pertaining to higher cognitive processes including expertise, consciousness, creativity, and human and artificial intelligence.

Prerequisite: PSY270H1/​PSY370H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY371H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY372H1: Human Memory

Hours: 36L

Current theories and data on human memory: processes involved in encoding, storage, and retrieval.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1/​PSY270H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY372H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY378H1: Engineering Psychology

Hours: 36L

The application of our knowledge of human information processing capabilities to improve human-machine systems design in a number of engineering environments including aviation, computer software, human-computer interaction, and nuclear power plants.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY270H1/​PSY280H1/​COG250Y1
Recommended Preparation: PSY202H1 (or equivalent)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY379H1: Human Memory and Learning Laboratory

Hours: 36P

Examination of issues and methods in human memory research. Students conduct supervised research projects, and read, critique, and write research articles. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1/​PSY270H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSY379H5/PSYC58H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY380H1: Vision Science

Hours: 36L

Integrates psychology, neuroscience, and computer science approaches to the study of vision science. Topics include: history and philosophy of vision science, low-level vision, motion perception, spatial vision, perception of objects and scenes, colour perception, attention and consciousness, and multisensory integration. Demonstrations/in-class experiments supplement lectures and readings. Emphasis on reading and writing scientific articles in vision science.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY280H1
Exclusion: PSYC51H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY389H1: Perception Laboratory

Hours: 36P

Examination of issues and methods in perception research. Students conduct supervised research projects, and read, critique, and write research articles. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY280H1
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY390H1: Behavioural Genetics

Hours: 36L

An examination of how genes contribute to the production of behaviour, either as structural elements or direct participants in behavioural regulation. Covers molecular genetics, natural selection, and genetic methods followed by specific examples of congenic disorders that affect behaviour and studies of normal behaviours in human and animal models.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1/​PSY290H1/​HMB200H1/​HMB265H1
Exclusion: PSY355H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY395H1: Neuroethics

Hours: 36L

An examination of how developments in neurology and neuroscience can be used to inform ethical and legal issues related to free will, responsibility, competence, education, morality, and empathy in healthy people and in people with confirmed or suspected neurological disorders.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1/​PSY270H1/​PSY280H1/​PSY290H1
Recommended Preparation: Review of basic brain functions
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY396H1: Neurochemical Basis of Behaviour

Hours: 36L

The functional relevance of neurotransmitters, with particular emphasis on their role in mediating behaviour.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY290H1/​HMB200H1
Exclusion: PCL200H1/​PCL476H1/​PSYC62H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY397H1: Biological Rhythms

Hours: 36L

Daily, monthly, annual and other rhythms and methods of measuring them. Behavioural and physiological aspects of biological clocks. The importance of rhythms in experimental design, in research on brain function, in affective disorders, and the use animals make of rhythms in migration and other behaviours.

Prerequisite: PSY290H1/​HMB200H1/​PSL300H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


PSY400Y1: Research Specialization: Thesis

An individual thesis done under the direction of a faculty member. Lecture and seminar presentations of proposals in the Fall session. Enrolment is restricted to PSY Research Specialists. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the PSY Research Specialist program, PSY309H1, and one of PSY319H1/​PSY329H1/​PSY339H1/​PSY359H1/​PSY369H1/​PSY379H1/​PSY389H1
Exclusion: PSY400Y5/PSYC98Y3
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY402H1: Psychology Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of specific topics in psychology at the graduate level. These seminars vary from year to year in terms of the number given, the topics, and the restrictions on enrolment. Students must get prior consent from the instructor of the graduate seminar they are interested in taking and submit this consent in writing to the department at which time you will be enrolled for undergraduate credit. Consult the Undergraduate Administrator for more details.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY403H1: Psychology Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of specific topics in psychology at the graduate level. These seminars vary from year to year in terms of the number given, the topics, and the restrictions on enrolment. Students must get prior consent from the instructor of the graduate seminar they are interested in taking and submit this consent in writing to the department at which time you will be enrolled for undergraduate credit. Consult the Undergraduate Administrator for more details.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY404H1: Psychology Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of specific topics in psychology at the graduate level. These seminars vary from year to year in terms of the number given, the topics, and the restrictions on enrolment. Students must get prior consent from the instructor of the graduate seminar they are interested in taking and submit this consent in writing to the department at which time you will be enrolled for undergraduate credit. Consult the Undergraduate Administrator for more details.

Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY405H1: Individual Projects

An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), and appropriate background for the proposed work
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY405Y1: Individual Projects

An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), and appropriate background for the proposed work
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY406H1: Individual Projects

An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), and appropriate background for the proposed work
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY406Y1: Individual Projects

An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), and appropriate background for the proposed work
Distribution Requirements: Science

PSY407H1: Special Topics in Psychology

Hours: 36L

A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor.  Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1, PSY201H1 (or exclusion), and one further 200-level PSY half-course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY408H1: Special Topics in Psychology

Hours: 36L

A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor.  Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1, PSY201H1 (or exclusion), and one further 200-level PSY half-course
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY409H1: Research Specialization: Theoretical Foundations

Hours: 24S

Addresses the central theoretical issues that structure contemporary research in each of the major areas of psychology. The aim is to provide an informal overview of the field as a whole. Enrolment is restricted to PSY Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the PSY Research Specialist program, PSY309H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY410H1: Developmental Psychology Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of a limited topic within developmental psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1
Exclusion: PSY410H5/PSYD20H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY414H1: Moral Development

Hours: 36L

Lecture courses examining cognitive-developmental, psychoanalytic, sociobiological, behaviouristic and cultural-anthropological approaches to moral development. Issues covered include definitions of morality, the relationship between moral judgement and action, gender differences and commonalities, and the role of culture in moral development.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY417H1: Aging and Social Cognition

Hours: 36L

Lecture course examining theory and research on the social cognitive aspect of aging. Topics range from impression formation and causal attributions to perceptions of control and emotions.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSY415H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY420H1: Social Psychology Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of a limited topic within social psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSY420H5/PSYD12H3/PSYD15H3/PSYD16H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY421H1: Person Perception

Hours: 36L

This lecture course discusses how we perceive, categorize, and form impressions of other people, relying on readings from primary sources in the scientific literature.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1, and PSY270H1 or PSY280H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY424H1: Social Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships

Hours: 36L

This lecture course focuses on the social psychology of interpersonal relationships between individuals, especially romantic or close relationships and friendships. It surveys what social psychologists have learned about the development, maintenance, disruption or dissolution of personal relationships, as well as current social psychological theories of interpersonal relationships.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Exclusion: PSY327H5/PSYD11H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY425H1: Self-Consciousness

Hours: 36L

The distinguishing feature of our species is the reflexivity of our consciousness -- the ability to conceive of and interpret ourselves and our experiences. For us, consciousness involves self-consciousness. All our higher symbolic capabilities rest upon this foundation. The aim of this lecture course is to trace out a variety of frames through which we can examine and understand the shared aspects of our subjectivity as self-conscious agents. Using a multidisciplinary approach that draws together ideas and insights from psychology, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and biology, the course is designed to foster articulacy and critical acumen in how we think about reflexive experience.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY426H1: Motivational Theories in Social Psychology

Hours: 36L

With intensive reading and discussion of ‘classic’ and contemporary articles, this advanced lecture course in social psychology focuses on the central issues, methods, and findings in the study of motivation. Topics include self-regulation, achievement, and reward/punishment.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or equivalent), PSY220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY427H1: Media Psychology

Hours: 36L

This lecture course examines how we come to understand ourselves and our world, and learn to feel, judge, and act, through the simulative mediation of personal and mass communication technologies. The aim is to provide students with a deeper understanding of the highly commodified symbolic environment that surrounds them and in which they participate as audience and, increasingly, producer. Although the focus is psychological, the history, sociology, political economy, and technology of various media will be discussed in relation to the changing forms of public and private life in the 21st century.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or equivalent), PSY220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY428H1: Critical Psychology

Hours: 36L

This lecture course examines the place of psychology in broader society and culture. What are the consequences of our research and professional practices for how we understand and govern ourselves and others? What is the extent of our authority and power to describe, define, and explain human behaviour and experience? How do our values direct our activities and interpretations as psychologists? How can we critically evaluate the assumptions, commitments, and shortcomings of our discipline in relation to real or imagined alternatives?

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY430H1: Personality Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of a limited topic within the area of personality. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: PSY430H5/PSYD30H3/PSYD32H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY434H1: Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief

Hours: 36L

This lecture course is based on the book Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. Maps of Meaning lays bare the grammar of mythology, and describes the relevance of that grammar for interpretation of narrative and religion, comprehension of ideological identification, and understanding of the role that individual choice plays in the maintenance, transformation and destiny of social systems.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY435H1: Environmental Psychology

Hours: 36L

This lecture course explores how psychologists can contribute to finding solutions to today's pressing environmental challenges. Topics include persuasion, community-based social marketing, social influence, social capital, and the many ways in which the physical environment affects psychological processes. The course takes a multi-scalar approach to the human-environment relationship, covering individual, community, cultural and global levels of scale, through the lens of complex dynamic systems theories.

Prerequisite: PSY100H1, PSY220H1, OR registered in an Environmental Studies/Science program
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY440H1: Abnormal Psychology Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of a limited topic within abnormal psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY230H1/​PSY240H1
Exclusion: PSY440H5/PSYD33H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY450H1: History of Psychology

Hours: 36L

This lecture course discusses the philosophical predecessors and early development of modern psychology, schools of thought, and shifs in areas of theory and research, as well as history and philosophy of science, in general.

Prerequisite: One full course equivalent at the PSY 200+-level
Exclusion: PSYC85H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

PSY460H1: Learning Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of a limited topic in human or animal learning. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY470H1: Memory Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of a limited topic within the area of memory. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY270H1/​COG250Y1
Exclusion: PSYD50H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY471H1: Cognition Seminar

Hours: 24S

Examination in depth of a limited topic in cognition. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY270H1/​COG250Y1 (may be additional prerequisites based on seminar topic given)
Exclusion: PSY471H5/PSY50H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY473H1: Social Cognitive Neuroscience

Hours: 36L

Social cognitive neuroscience is an emerging interdisciplinary field that seeks to integrate theories of social psychology and cognitive neuroscience to understand behaviour at three fundamentally interrelated levels of analysis (social, cognitive, and neural). Topics such as self-regulation, cooperation, decision-making, emotion, morality, and prejudice will be examined in this lecture course.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY220H1, and PSY270H1/​PSY290H1
Exclusion: PSY353H5/PSYD17H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY326H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY474H1: Computation in Psychology

Hours: 36L

This lecture course surveys computational perspectives on the mind and brain and introduces computational tools for connecting psychological and neural data to theory. Topics may include neural networks, probabilistic models, pattern recognition, and other techniques applicable to psychological research and general analysis. Basic familiarity with programming is recommended but not required.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion)
Exclusion: PSY471H1 (Fall of 2015)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

PSY475H1: Attention and Performance

Hours: 36L

This lecture course discusses visual attention; attentional selection for object recognition, feature integration, and action; attention in action-relevant space; movements of attention; eye-hand coordination, eye and limb movements; action-specific perception and effort-based models of perception; ecological perception and the perception of affordances.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY270H1/​PSY280H1/​COG250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY480H1: Seminar in Perception

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of current issues in perception (e.g. perceptual organization, object and face recognition, motion perception). Emphasis is on the psychological perspective, but integrates physiological and computational perspectives as well. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY280H1
Exclusion: PSY480H5/PSYD51H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY490H1: Brain Activity & Behaviour Seminar

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of current issues in brain and behaviour science (e.g. activity of neurons, sensory, motor, motivational, and higher cortical systems.). Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY202H1 (or exclusion), PSY290H1/​HMB200H1
Exclusion: PSY490H5/PSYD66H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY492H1: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Hours: 36L

Understanding the complexities of how the mammalian nervous system acquires and stores information and how it transforms this information into appropriate behavior is fundamentally important to our understanding of both animal and human behavior. This lecture course explores empirical and theoretical contributions to our understanding of the neural basis of learning and memory.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1/​PSY290H1/​HMB200H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY493H1: Cognitive Neuroscience

Hours: 36L

This is a capstone lecture course surveying research on how the mind arises from the brain. The first objective of the course is to understand how processes in human brains (ranging from the firing of a single neuron to the dynamics of billions) support cognitive abilities (such as recognizing a face, remembering a birthday from childhood, understanding the words in a spoken lecture, or planning a route home from class). The second objective of the course is to understand the methods of contemporary cognitive neuroscience research, to enable students to read primary literature and to understand ongoing debates.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1/​PSY270H1/​PSY290H1/​HMB200H1
Exclusion: PSYC55H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY494H1: Physiology and Psychology of Emotion

Hours: 36L

This lecture course discusses the role of brain and body in the expression and experience of emotion in humans considered through the experimental, physiological, theoretical, and clinical literatures.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY260H1/​PSY270H1/​PSY290H1/​HMB200H1
Exclusion: PSYC18H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY495H1: Sex and the Brain

Hours: 36L

This lecture course explores the scientific literature underlying the concept that female/male, gay/straight, and transgendered behaviours are based on brain differences. Original scientific papers will be read in close detail for design and interpretation of the experiments. The goal is to gain an understanding of the science and psychology underlying sex/gender, popular conceptions of sex, and the sexual brain. Topics include: the making of sex, hormone action, brain-based sexual behaviours, sex and cognition, and sex and sexuality/gender identification.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY290H1/​HMB200H1
Exclusion: PSY354H5/PSY395H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

PSY496H1: Cognitive Dysfunction in Neurological Disorders

Hours: 36L

This lecture course provides an in-depth examination of the cognitive dysfunction found in neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Schizophrenia. The course focuses on how cognitive impairments relate to neuropsychological models of the specific disease (specifically how these models provide insights into the biological mechanisms underlying the cognitive symptoms) and cognition, more broadly.

Prerequisite: PSY201H1 (or exclusion), PSY270H1/​PSY290H1
Exclusion: PSY471H1 (Winter of 2015)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

PSY497H1: Advanced Topics in Biological Rhythms

Hours: 24S

This seminar course discusses circadian rhythms with emphasis on non-photic entrainment and phase shifting of rhythms by behaviour (e.g., social interactions, becoming active). Properties and physiological mechanisms for non-photic effects and comparisons with those for photic effects. Although the emphasis is on basic principles, possible applications will also be discussed. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.

Prerequisite: PSY397H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

RLG100Y1: World Religions

Hours: 48L/24T

An introduction to the history, philosophy, and practice of the major religions of the world, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.

Exclusion: RLG280Y1,RLGA01H3,RLGA02H3. Note: RLGA01H3 and RLGA02H3 taken together are equivalent to RLG100Y1. Note: RLG101H5 is not equivalent to RLG100Y1Y
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG101H1: Introducing Religion

Hours: 24L

An introduction to topics in the study of Religion. Topics will vary by semester and year. Check the department website for upcoming topics.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG102H1: Introducing Religion

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to topics in the study of Religion. Topics will vary by semester and year. Check the department website for upcoming topics.

Exclusion: RLG101H1 or RLG103H1 with the same subtitle
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG103H1: Introducing Religion

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to topics in the study of Religion. Topics will vary by semester and year. Check the department website for upcoming topics.

Exclusion: RLG101H1 or RLG102H1 with the same subtitle
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG196H1: Innocence and Ecstasy

Hours: 24S

Religion can be understood as a set of aspirations that manages and moralizes the most intimate matters of social life, including sexual intercourse, bodily fluids, and mind-altering substances. This course engages fundamental theories of religion to consider an eclectic set of case studies that troubles a clean divide between purity and danger. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG197H1: Enchantment, Disenchantment, Re-Enchantment

Hours: 24L

Modernity is associated with disenchantment, secularisation and progress, and has traditionally been understood as the successor to the enchanted, spiritual, and transcendent worldviews of antiquity and the middle ages. Re-enchantment, a term increasingly encountered in popular and academic contexts alike, demonstrates nostalgia for an enchanted past, a discomfort with the modern narrative, and a desire to recover wonder. This course will examine the history of enchantment through a series of readings taken from literature, philosophy, theology, ranging from Plato to contemporary magical realism. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG198H1: Dystopia: Religion & Gender in Science Fiction

Hours: 24L

This course will examine the “what ifs” and imagined worlds of ideal utopias and oppressive dystopias through the lens of religion and gender in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland. Because science fiction and utopian/dystopian literature expresses what an author sees as possible or hopes is possible, but also fears is possible, we will consider science fiction as a political and social critique. Themes to be covered include fundamentalism, totalitarianism, the relationship between technology and religion, religion and reproductive rights, and the potential relationship between religion, gender and oppression. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG199H1: Religion for Grown-Ups?

Hours: 24L

Kant, the great modern philosopher, famously describes enlightenment as our release from self-incurred immaturity or minority. That is, according to Kant, we don’t want to grow up. Our immaturity is facilitated especially by religion, whose demands for deference to the authority of texts, traditions, and gods often prevent us from taking full responsibility for our thoughts and actions. But need religion play this role? Is there a religion for grown-ups? This course explores those questions by reading autobiographical accounts of philosophers who describe how their study of philosophy either strengthened or strangled their youthful religious convictions. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG200H1: The Study of Religion

Previous Course Number: RLG200Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the discipline of the study of religion. This course surveys methods in the study of religion and the history of the discipline in order to prepare students to be majors or specialists in the study of religion.

Prerequisite: Open to Religion Specialists and Majors
Exclusion: RLG200Y1, RLGB10H3, RLG105H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG201H1: Indigenous Religions

Hours: 24L/12T

A historical and thematic introduction to Indigenous religions.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG202H1: Judaism

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the religious tradition of the Jews, from its ancient roots to its modern crises. Focus on great ideas, thinkers, books, movements, sects, and events in the historical development of Judaism through its four main periods - biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern.

Exclusion: RLG202H5, RLG202Y1
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1/​RLG200H1/​RLG280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG203H1: Christianity

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the Christian religious tradition as it has developed from the 1st century C.E. to the present and has been expressed in teachings, institutions, social attitudes, and the arts.

Exclusion: RLG203H5, RLG203Y1
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1/​RLG200H1/​RLG280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG204H1: Islam

Hours: 24L/24T

The faith and practice of Islam: historical emergence, doctrinal development, and interaction with various world cultures. Note: this course is offered alternatively with NMC283Y1, to which it is equivalent.

Exclusion: NMC185Y1, NMC185H1, NMC283Y, RLG204H5, RLG204Y1
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1/​RLG200H1/​RLG280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG205H1: Hinduism

Hours: 24L/24T

A historical and thematic introduction to the Hindu religious tradition as embedded in the socio-cultural structures of India.

Exclusion: RLG205H5, RLG205Y1
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1/​RLG200H1/​RLG280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG206H1: Buddhism

Hours: 24L/24T

The development, spread, and diversification of Buddhist traditions from southern to northeastern Asia, as well as to the West.

Exclusion: RLG206H5, RLG206Y1
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1/​RLG200H1/​RLG280Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG208H1: Sikhism

Hours: 24L

A historical and thematic introduction to the Sikh religious tradition as embedded in the socio-cultural structures of India.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: RLG207H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG209H1: Justifying Religious Belief

Hours: 24L

A survey course that introduces students to a range of epistemological and ethical issues in the study of religion. The issues include: the justification of religious belief; the coherence of atheism; reason vs. faith; the nature of religious language; religious pluralism, exclusivism, and inclusivism.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG211H1: Psychology of Religion

Hours: 24L/12T

A survey of the psychological approaches to aspects of religion such as religious experience, doctrine, myth and symbols, ethics and human transformation. Attention will be given to phenomenological, psychoanalytic, Jungian, existentialist, and feminist approaches.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG212H1: Anthropology of Religion

Previous Course Number: RLG212Y1
Hours: 24L/24T

Anthropological study of the supernatural in small-scale non-literate societies. A cross-cultural examination of systems of belief and ritual focusing on the relationship between spiritual beings and the cosmos as well as the rights and obligations which arise therefrom. Among the topics covered are: myth and ritual; shamanism and healing; magic, witchcraft and sorcery; divination; ancestor worship.

Exclusion: RLG212Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG213H1: Embarrassment of Scriptures

Hours: 24L/12T

Surveys interpretative traditions related to sacred texts, focusing on reading strategies that range from the literal to the figurative with attention to rationales that transform literal textual meanings and copyists manipulations of texts. May focus on various religious traditions from year to year, targeting a single canonical tradition or comparative analysis. Students will gain insight into literalist, environmentalist, secularist and erotic approaches to texts. Prior exposure to the study of religion is not required; all readings will be in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG214H1: Mythologies and Religion

Hours: 24L

Myths and legends are narrative means for humans to make sense of their environment, the organization of their societies, and their social practices. This course introduces the principal myths and mythological figures of a selection of mythic systems (Near Eastern, Celtic, Nordic, Slavic and Indigenous North American) as way of modelling the world. Such topics as creation, chaos and order, love and death, coming of age, the monstrous, and explanations of evil and misfortune, and the survival and the transformation of mythic and folkloric elements.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG230H1: Religion, Law and Society

Hours: 24L/12T

The course examines various issues, including: Canadian society and secularization; religious pluralism and legal pluralism; the role of religions in public contexts; land and property; marriage and women’s rights; and the place of minority religious communities.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG232H1: Religion and Film

Previous Course Number: RLG390H1
Hours: 24L

The role of film as a mediator of thought and experience concerning religious worldviews. The ways in which movies relate to humanity's quest to understand itself and its place in the universe are considered in this regard, along with the challenge which modernity presents to this task. Of central concern is the capacity of film to address religious issues through visual symbolic forms.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG390H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG233H1: Religion and Popular Culture

Hours: 36L

A course on the interactions, both positive and negative, between religion and popular culture. We look at different media (television, advertising, print) as they represent and engage with different religious traditions, identities, and controversies.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG235H1: Religion, Gender, and Sexuality

Hours: 24L

Examination of gender as a category in the understanding of religious roles, symbols, rituals, deities, and social relations. Survey of varieties of concepts of gender in recent feminist thought, and application of these concepts to religious life and experience. Examples will be drawn from a variety of religious traditions and groups, contemporary and historical.

Prerequisite: See note above for general prerequisites
Exclusion: RLG314H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG239H1: Special Topics

Hours: 24L

Some topic of central interest to students of religion, treated on a once-only basis. For details of this years offering, consult the Departments current undergraduate handbook.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG241H1: Early Christian Writings I

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to early Christian writings, including the 'New Testament,' examined within the historical context of the first two centuries. No familiarity with Christianity or the New Testament is expected.

Exclusion: RLG241H5; RLG341H5; HUMC14H3; RLG241Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG260H1: Introduction to Sanskrit I

Previous Course Number: RLG260Y1
Hours: 48L

The first semester of an introduction to Classical Sanskrit for beginners. Students build grammar and vocabulary, and begin to read texts in Sanskrit. Complete beginners are welcome. Two sections of the course will be offered: an on-campus class meeting and an online section via live webinar participation. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus, or in another authorized exam centre.

Exclusion: RLG260Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG261H1: Introduction to Tibetan I

Previous Course Number: RLG261Y1
Hours: 48L

An introduction to Classical Tibetan language for beginners. Development of basic grammar and vocabulary, with readings of simple texts. Two sections of the course may be offered: an on-campus class meeting and an online section. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus, or in another authorized exam centre.

Exclusion: RLG261Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG262H1: Introduction to Tibetan II

Previous Course Number: RLG261Y1
Hours: 48L

The second semester of an introduction to Classical Tibetan language course for beginners. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary, advancing to reading texts. Two sections of the course may be offered: an on-campus class meeting and an online section. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus, or in another authorized exam centre.

Prerequisite: RLG261H1
Exclusion: RLG261Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG263H1: Introduction to Sanskrit II

Previous Course Number: RLG260Y1
Hours: 48L

The second semester of an introduction to Classical Sanskrit for beginners. Students continue to build grammar and vocabulary, and use that knowledge to read texts in Sanskrit. Two sections of the course will be offered: an on-campus class meeting and an online section via live webinar participation. The final exam will require attendance on the St. George campus, or in another authorized exam centre.

Prerequisite: RLG260H1
Exclusion: RLG260Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG264H1: Introductory Pali I

Hours: 36L

This course offers an opportunity to students interested in Buddhism to read, analyze, and discuss select simple passages from the scriptures of the Theravada canon in their original language. It will cover philosophical, psychological, and narrative texts and their interpretation, as well as provide a first exposure to the Pali Language.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG265H1: Introductory Pali II

Hours: 24L/12T

This course offers an opportunity to students interested in Buddhism and with basic knowledge of Pali to read, analyze, and discuss select simple passages from the scriptures of the Theravada canon in their original language. It will cover philosophical, psychological, and narrative texts and their interpretation.

Prerequisite: RLG264H1 or equivalent capacity to read Pali texts in the original
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG280Y1: World Religions: A Comparative Study

Hours: 48L/24T

An alternative version of the content covered by RLG100Y1, for students in second year or higher who cannot or do not wish to take a further 100-level course. Students attend the RLG100Y1 lectures and tutorials but are expected to produce more substantial and more sophisticated written work, and are required to submit an extra written assignment.

Prerequisite: Completion of 5.5 full course equivalents
Exclusion: RLG100Y1/​RLGA01H3/RLGA02H3
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG290Y1: Special Topics

Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year Please check Department handbook.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG301H1: Religion on the Couch: Freud and Jung on Religion

Hours: 24L

Critical analysis of Freud's main writings on religion, with particular attention paid to the concepts unconscious, Oedipal trauma and its transmission, dreams, symbols, and unconscious communication. Comparisons with Jung include approaches to the unconscious, symbols and archetypes. Jung's theory of synchronicity and Freud's theory of thought-transference, and their implications for different understandings of the unconscious and archaic inheritance, along with their implications for Freud's and Jung's approach to religion will be explored.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG302H1: Dreams, Visions and the Invisible

Previous Course Number: RLG249H1
Hours: 24L

In many cultures, dreaming is understood to open pathways to unseen realities and worlds populated by spirit beings, souls of the dead, noetic powers and avenues to mystical union. Dreams include visions, daydreams, and dissociative, altered states of consciousness. This course examines contributions from a variety of disciplines such as psychoanalytic psychology, anthropology, biblical criticism, neuroscience, and paleo-archaeology to the study of religious experiences. Topics include how human beings negotiate the contents of their minds that result in social and political agreements that distinguish what is deemed as real, thereby constituting acceptable religious experience. The course will also discuss crisis apparitions, alien abduction accounts, spirit possession and existence of life after death as culturally specific religious narratives that seek to articulate and organize dreams and other visionary experiences.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG249H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG303H1: Evil and Suffering

Hours: 24L

The existence of evil poses a problem to theistic beliefs and raises the question as to whether a belief in a deity is incompatible with the existence of evil and human (or other) suffering. This course examines the variety of ways in which religions have dealt with the existence of evil.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG304H1: Language, Symbols, Self

Hours: 24L

Theories of the self that involve the constitutive role of language in its various forms. Problems of socially-conditioned worldviews and sense of self as related to discourse. Myth, symbol, metaphor, and literary arts as vehicles for personality development and self-transformation along religious lines.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG305H1: Material Religion

Hours: 24L

Religions are constituted by material forms, including bodies, shrines, films, icons, and ‘ kitsch’. Anti-material impulses have also prompted many religious impulses, involving forms of iconoclasm that ironically demonstrate the power of objects. What is at stake in studying materiality? How might such a perspective transform our view of religion?

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG306H1: Anthropology of Christianity

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on current debates in the fast-developing field of the anthropology of Christianity. Topics possibly included: the past and present influence of Christianity on anthropological thinking; historical interactions between missionaries and anthropologists; emerging transnational, charismatic Christian networks; the ‘Southernization’ of Christianity; Christianity and competing ideas of ‘the modern’.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG307H1: Museums and Material Religion

Hours: 24L

Museums have long collected and curated religious objects for public audiences, with missionaries as a primary collections source. Multiple visits to the Royal Ontario Museum and other museums will enable students to think critically about how museums received and presented these objects, while engaging with the challenges of museum curation.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG308H1: Migration, Religion and City Spaces

Hours: 24L

Immigrants have transformed cities through religious practices. Explore how transnational migration has affected religious diversity and vitality in metropolitan areas. Through discussion, site visits and analysis, students will examine the ways that immigrants use religion to make home, challenges around the establishment of new religious structures, and policy designed to accommodate new religious practices and communities.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG309H1: Religion and Human Rights

Hours: 24L

The relationship and interaction between religious and ethical norms, social and political ideals, and systems of law. The course concerns the ongoing dialectic between religious and other values, the application of religious ideas to social orders, and questions of religious and human rights.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG309H5, RLG309Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG310H1: Modern Atheism and the Critique of Religion: Hobbes to Kant

Hours: 24L

This course examines select modern thinkers and their critical approaches to the nature and significance of religious beliefs and practices. Hobbes, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant are among the major thinkers studied.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG310Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG311H1: Gender, Body and Sexuality in Asian Traditions

Previous Course Number: RLG236H1
Hours: 24L/12T

A study of women in the religious traditions of South and East Asia, including historical developments, topical issues, and contemporary womens movements.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG236H1
Recommended Preparation: RLG235H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG312H1: Gender, Body and Sexuality in Islam

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the role of women in Muslim societies in past and present. Topics include the status of women in the Quran and Islamic law, veiling, social change, and Islamic feminism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG251H1
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1/​RLG200H1/​RLG204H1/​RLG204Y1/​NMC283Y1/​RLG204H5/RLG235H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG313H1: Gender, Sexuality and Religion in the West

Previous Course Number: RLG237H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course is a comparative study of the significance of gender and sexuality within Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and new religious movements in Europe and the Americas. Topics may include historical, political, social, and legal contexts for changing approaches to gender and sexuality in these religions.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG237H1
Recommended Preparation: RLG235H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG314H1: Pilgrimage as Idea and Practice

Previous Course Number: RLG215H1
Hours: 24L

The study of pilgrimage has become increasingly prominent in anthropology and religious studies in recent decades. Why should this be? This course provides some answers while engaging in a cross cultural survey and analysis of pilgrimage practices. We also explore whether research into pilgrimage has wider theoretical significance.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG316H1: Martyrs, Mystics, and Saints

Hours: 24L/12T

An examination of the variety of ways in which religious traditions construct sanctity, articulate categories of exceptionalism, and how exceptional persons function within social systems. Consideration of gender and social status in definitions of sanctity. Focus varies from year to year, and may focus either on constructions of sanctity in one religious tradition, or comparatively, comparing and contrasting ideas of sainthood and martyrdom in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and/or Buddhism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG317H1: Religious Violence and Nonviolence

Hours: 24L

Religious violence and nonviolence as they emerge in the tension between strict adherence to tradition and individual actions of charismatic figures. The place of violence and nonviolence in selected faith traditions.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG317H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG318H1: Religion and Nature

Previous Course Number: RLG228H1
Hours: 24L

There is a complex relationship between nature, religion and the aesthetic expression of human spirituality. Religion and Nature will explore this relationship across a range of periods, from the antique to the contemporary. Our journeys, both philosophical and literary, will take participants through a range of biomes— desert, countryside, forest, mountains, tundra—and explore how these texts can help to redefine our place both in nature and as part of it.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG228H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG319H1: Death, Dying and Afterlife

Previous Course Number: RLG229H1
Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to various religious approaches to death, the dead, and afterlife. Through considering different ways in which death has been thought about and dealt with, we will also explore different understandings of life and answers to what it means to be human.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG320H1: Judaism and Christianity in the Second Century

Hours: 24L

Judaism and Christianity in the period from 70 C.E. to 200 C.E. The course focuses on the relationship between the two religious groups, stressing the importance of the setting within the Roman Empire.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG241H1/​RLG241Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG322H1: Early Christian Gospels

Hours: 24L

Literary, historical, and rhetorical analyses of selected early Christian gospels. The gospels to be treated will vary, but each year will include a selection from the four canonical gospels and extra-canonical gospels (the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, the Gospel of Peter, the Gospel of Truth, infancy gospels, and fragments of Jewish-Christian gospels).

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG241H1/​RLG241Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG323H1: Jesus of Nazareth

Hours: 24L

An examination of the historical Jesus based on a critical study of the earliest accounts of Jesus, with intensive study of the Gospels to determine what can be said about Jesus activities and teachings.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG323H5
Recommended Preparation: RLG241H1/​RLG241Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG324H1: The Apostle Paul and His Enemies

Hours: 24L

An examination of Paul’s life and thought as seen in the early Christian literature written by him (the seven undisputed letters), about him (the Acts of the Apostles, the Acts of Paul) and in his name (the six disputed NT letters).

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG324H5
Recommended Preparation: RLG241H1/​RLG241Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG326H1: Roots of Early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism

Hours: 24L

Analysis of selected documents of Second Temple Judaism in their historical contexts, as part of the generative matrix for both the early Jesus movement and the emergence of rabbinic Judaism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits including RLG202H1/​RLG202Y1/​RLG203H1/​RLG203Y1
Exclusion: RLG326H5
Recommended Preparation: RLG241H1/​RLG241Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG328H1: The Politics of Belief in Early Christianity

Hours: 24L

This course examines historical processes, negotiations, and strategies involved in the consolidation of discourses and practices of orthodoxy and heresy in Christianity from the second through fifth centuries. Topics include: intellectual, therapeutic, and social models of orthodoxy; methods of discipline; historical events and contexts; the political and social contexts of theological conflict; and the gendered production of the orthodox subject.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG329H1: New Atheism and the Study of Religion

Hours: 24L

A course to look at the rise of a “new atheism” in the late 20th- and early 21st-century. This popular movement has gained traction in late modernity, renewing older arguments about the negative consequences of religion in public life. We shall examine this movement, tracking its rise, fall, and future, as we ponder the implications of New Atheism for the academic study of religion.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG331H1: Creation Narratives and Epistemologies

Hours: 24S

The course will examine the importance of Indigenous cultural knowledge and values as presented in various Indigenous Creation Narratives. Creation Narratives or Cosmological narratives have long been studied as mere mythology. Yet, it is in these very narratives that complex, layered, and nuanced epistemologies emerge. Often, these narratives not only lay the epistemological frameworks of cultural value systems, but they also contain what many refer to as original instructions and purpose for the “Original People”.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCE
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG334H1: Religion, Space and Diaspora

Hours: 24L

This course explores the transformation of religion, space and practices in diasporic settings. How is space adapted to the sensibilities of diasporic subjects, and how are the ritual practices that take place in those spaces transformed? The course examines historical and contemporary examples of the impact of diasporas, exile, and immigration on spatial practices in synagogues, churches, mosques, and temples, and ritual transformations in diaspora.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1; RLG200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG336H1: Religion and its Monsters

Hours: 24L

A course looking at the theories about and responses to the monstrous in global religious traditions and practices.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG337H1: Witchcraft and Magic in Christian Tradition

Hours: 24L/12T

This course considers the history and theory of Western witchcraft, magic, and heresy in the mediaeval and early modern periods. Consideration of relevant anthropological theory, the relationship between constructions of witchcraft, the Enlightenment and the rise of science, and the role of gender in definitions of witchcraft.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG203H1/​RLG203Y1/​RLG203H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG339H1: Religious Ethics: The Jewish Tradition

Previous Course Number: RLG221H1
Hours: 24L

A brief survey of the Jewish biblical and rabbinic traditions; the extension of these teachings and methods of interpretation into the modern period; common and divergent Jewish positions on pressing moral issues today.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG221H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG340H1: Classical Jewish Theology

Hours: 24L

A study of four great figures during critical moments in Jewish history, each of whom represents a turning point: Jeremiah (biblical era), Rabbi Akiva (rabbinic era), Moses Maimonides (medieval era), Franz Rosenzweig (modern era). Belief in God; Torah as law, teaching, tradition, revelation, eternity of Israel, meaning of Jewish suffering, problem of radical evil, history and messianism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG340Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG341H1: Dreaming of Zion: Exile and Return in Jewish Thought

Hours: 24L

An inquiry into the theme of exile and return in Judaism, often called the leading idea of Jewish religious consciousness. Starting from Egyptian slavery and the Babylonian exile, and culminating in the ideas of modern Zionism, the course will examine a cross-section of Jewish thinkers--ancient, medieval, and modern.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG342H1: Judaism in the Early Modern Era

Previous Course Number: RLG342Y1
Hours: 24L

The development and range of modern Jewish religious thought from Spinoza, Mendelssohn and Krochmal, to Cohen, Rosenzweig and Buber. Responses to the challenges of modernity and fundamental alternatives in modern Judaism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG342Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG343H1: Kabbala: A History of Mystical Thought in Judaism

Hours: 24L

A historical study of the Kabbala and the mystical tradition in Judaism, with emphasis on the ideas of Jewish mystical thinkers and movements.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG344H1: Antisemitism

Hours: 24L

Explores how “Jews” have been viewed (often mistakenly and confusedly) in various contexts from pre-Christian antiquity to the contemporary world. Emphasis is on problems involved in defining and explaining antisemitism, especially concerning the difference between religious and racial forms of antisemitism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG345H1: Social Ecology and Judaism

Hours: 24L

The environment and human society studied as systems of organization built for self-preservation. Such topics as vegetarianism and the humane treatment of animals, suicide and euthanasia, sustainability and recycling, explored from the perspective of Judaism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG346H1: Time and Place in Judaism

Hours: 24L

The meaning of holy time and holy place, the physics and metaphysics of time and space within Judaism. Topics include the garden of Eden, the temple, the netherworld, the land of Israel, and exile; the sabbath and the week; the human experience of aging as fulfillment and failing.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG347H1: Judaism in the Late Modern Era

Hours: 24L

Continuing from, but not presupposing, "Judaism in the Early Modern Era,” the course will trace the late modern stages in the development of Jewish thought, and will bring the history of modern Jewish thought to the present.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG342H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG348H1: Philosophical Responses to the Holocaust

Previous Course Number: RLG220H1
Hours: 24L

This course deals with how the momentous experience of the Holocaust, the systematic state-sponsored murder of six million Jews as well as many others, has forced thinkers, both religious and secular, to rethink the human condition.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG220H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG349H1: Special Topics in Judaism

Hours: 24S

Topics in Judaism. Themes vary from year to year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG350H1: The Life of Muhammad

Hours: 24L

This course examines Muhammad's life as reflected in the biographies and historical writings of the Muslims. Students will be introduced to the critical methods used by scholars to investigate Muhammad's life. Issues include: relationship between Muhammad's life and Quran teachings and the veneration of Muhammad.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG204H1/​RLG204H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG351H1: The Quran: An Introduction

Hours: 24L

The revelatory process and the textual formation of the Quran, its pre-eminent orality and its principal themes and linguistic forms; the classical exegetical tradition and some contemporary approaches to its interpretation.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: NMC285H1, NMC285Y1,NMC286H1
Recommended Preparation: RLG204H1/​RLG204H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG352H1: Post-Colonial Islam

Hours: 24L

This course will study Islam in a post-colonial framework. It will introduce students to the work of post-colonial studies, and how critical scholarship has transformed our understanding of monolithic concepts such as modernity, the nation and Islam. It will focus on the particular case of Islam in South Asia and the Middle East by exposing students to the transformative impact of colonialism. It will equip students with the tools to challenge the hegemonic notion of a singular 'tradition' in Islam by tracing its lineages in the post-colony.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: NMC381Y1, RLG250H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG353H1: The Politics of Charity

Previous Course Number: RLG250H1
Hours: 24L

The course examines religious charitable giving, philanthropic foundations, and humanitarian aid and asks: Is charitable giving altruistic or is it always partly self-interested? Could aid perpetuate poverty? What kinds of "strings" come with receiving aid and is there such thing like a free gift?

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG250H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG355H1: Living Islam

Hours: 24S

What is Islam beyond news stories of veiling and terrorism? This course introduces student to studies of contemporary Islam that are based on extensive periods of research with Muslim communities in their own languages using anthropological methods. What do such studies teach us about the varied ways Muslims engage their religious tradition in the modern world? And how can such studies make us think differently about gender, economy, medicine, and secularism?

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG356H1: Islam in China

Hours: 24S

Despite having an estimated Muslim population of 20 million, the place of Islam within the Peoples Republic of China is not widely understood. This course will examine the history of Islam in China from its introduction in the seventh century through the modern period. Emphasis will be placed on the variety of practices within Chinas contemporary Muslim communities. Specific attention will be paid to official state policy toward the Hui and Uygur ethnic minorities, including laws governing pilgrimage, the veil, the formation of Islamic organizations, the reformation of writing systems and so on.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG358H1: Special Topics in Hinduism

Hours: 24L

Topics in Hinduism. Themes vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG359H1: Intermediate Sanskrit I

Hours: 24L

Review of grammar and the development of vocabulary with a focus on reading simple narrative prose and verse.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG360H1: Intermediate Sanskrit II

Hours: 24S

Review of grammar and the further development of vocabulary with a focus on reading simple narrative prose and verse.

Prerequisite: RLG359H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG361H1: Literatures of Hinduism

Hours: 24L

A study of the literatures of Hinduism in India and the diaspora, including issues of identity formation, nostalgic constructions of the "homeland", fictional representations, and the quest for authenticity.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG362H1: Rama of Ayodhya: From Literature to Politics

Hours: 24L

A study of the figure of Rama, from his genesis in the Valmiki Ramayana, to his historical evolution as a cultural and political icon through mediaeval and modern India.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG363H1: Bhakti Hinduism

Hours: 24L

A study of Hindu bhakti traditions through classical and vernacular texts, in conversation with colonial and post-colonial theoretical perspectives on the notion of "bhakti" in Hinduism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG365H1: Modern Hinduism

Hours: 24L

The development of modern Hindu religious thought in the contexts of colonialism, dialogue with the West and the secular Indian state.

Prerequisite: RLG100Y1/​RLG205Y1/​RLG280Y1; see note above for general Prerequisites
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG366H1: Hindu Philosophy

Hours: 24L

A study of different schools, texts, and issues of Hindu philosophy.

Prerequisite: RLG100Y1/​RLG205Y1/​RLG280Y1/​ ;See note above for general Prerequisites
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG368H1: Hindu Ways of Living

Hours: 24L

The course surveys the textual sources of the practices of Yoga, Ayurveda and Hindu traditions such as domestic rituals, rites of passage and community centered religious activity. It critically evaluates the assumption of an unbroken continuity of tradition of these practices from antiquity onwards and comes to consider what they have come to constitute as a result of modernity and globalization.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG369H1: The Mahabharata

Hours: 24L

A study of the great Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG370Y1: Intermediate Tibetan

Hours: 48L

Intermediate level language course focusing on both spoken and literary forms of Tibetan.

Prerequisite: The equivalent of one year of Tibetan language training.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG371H1: Interdependence

Hours: 24L/12P

An exploration of the Buddhist concept of interdependence, or interdependent origination, from doctrinal and contemplative perspectives, as presented in classic Buddhist texts and as used in contemporary environmental and activist movements globally.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG206H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG372H1: Engaging Tibet

Hours: 24L

A course in Tibetan Studies, with a different focus each year. Topics may include Tibetan Buddhist literature, Tibetan Buddhism and medicine, Tibet as a historical entity, the Tibetan diaspora, geographic perceptions of Tibet, or foreign representations of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG206H1/​RLG206H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG373H1: Buddhist Ritual

Hours: 24L

Daily worship, the alms round, life-crisis celebrations, healing rituals, meditation, festivals, pilgrimage, the consecration of artefacts and taking care of the ancestors are among the forms of Buddhist ritual introduced and analyzed in this course. Liturgical manuals, ethnographic descriptions and audiovisual records form the basis for a discussion of the role of ritual as text and event.

Prerequisite: See note above for general prerequisites
Recommended Preparation: RLG206Y1/​RLG206H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG374H1: Buddhist Life Stories

Hours: 24L

This course explores the genres of autobiography and biography in Buddhist literature. The course will begin with theoretical studies on narrative and religious life-writing. We will then consider the development and distinctive features of auto/biographies and hagiographies in the literature of one or more Buddhist cultures, analyzing representative examples of these genres from a range of traditions and historical periods, and considering how these sources have been understood and used in secondary scholarship.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG375H1: Biohacking Breath - Experiential Learning

Hours: 24L/24P

This course explores Buddhist practices of manipulating – or “biohacking” – the breath or “winds” (prāna) of the human body, covering relevant theories of human anatomy and physiology and the religious, philosophical, and medical teachings alongside which these practices developed. Intentional breathing practices in the history of European thought and the role of breathwork in contemporary global biohacking movements will also be studied for comparison and contrast. During experiential lab sessions, basic prānāyāma and other breathing practices will be learned and practiced with the guidance of qualified teacher-practitioners.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG379H1: Religions of the Silk Road

Previous Course Number: RLG245H1
Hours: 24L

An historical introduction to the religious traditions that flourished along the Silk Road, including Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Nestorian Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Islam. Drawing on a variety of sources (textual, archaeological, works of art), the course will focus on the spread and development of these traditions through the medieval period. Issues include cross-cultural exchange, religious syncretism, ethnic identity formation and so on. Emphasis will also be placed on religious and political events in modern Central Asia.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG245H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG383H1: Interpretation and Dialogue

Hours: 24L

Can we understand the beliefs and behaviors of people whose religious and cultural outlooks differ radically from our own? Do we always impose our preconceptions on them? Or are there cognitive, imaginative, and emotional resources that enable us to see people on their own terms? These questions, which beset the practices of anthropologists and historians of religions, are central to the philosophy of the human sciences. This course explores the theoretical issues involved in interpretation and dialogue across cultural and historical divides by reading seminal texts by Dilthey, Collingwood, Heidegger, Quine, Davidson, Winch, MacIntyre, Benedict, Geertz, and Rorty.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG384H1: Pluralism and Toleration

Hours: 24L

This course traces the development of philosophical arguments in favor of toleration or pluralism that emerged first in response to bitter religious conflicts and then out of a growing recognition of the potential benefits of the normative diversity characteristic of modern societies. Typical philosophers to be studied are Bodin, Spinoza, Locke, Bayle, Lessing, Herder, and Mill.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG385H1: Becoming Modern

Hours: 24L

What does it mean to be modern? Words like “modern,” “modernity,” and “modernism” are used to mark a fundamental boundary between our era and all that came before it (or lies outside of it); but most of us are hard-pressed to offer a solid account of what exactly this boundary is. This course examines the relationship between: a fundamental shift in the nature of daily experience; an order-of-magnitude expansion of the power of the State; a dramatic reorganization of religious experience and cultures; and a tremendous growth in the enterprise of Western science and technological production. We trace this reorientation over the last two centuries and examine its consequences using philosophical, literary, theological, and scientific sources, as well as recent scholarly work on the topic.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: RLG231H1/​RLG387H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG386H1: Devotional Literature of Early Modern India

Hours: 24L/12T

This class is an introduction to the devotional literature of early modern India (c. 1500-1800), but more importantly, it is about thinking critically and developing skills in close reading of texts. In addition to learning about historical, religious, and social contexts of various literary traditions in Brajbhasha, students will be expected to demonstrate their ability to analyze and interpret texts by actively participating in class discussions and by writing a well-argued final paper. The focus will be on the what of literary traditions but also on the how and why these traditions made sense to people in the past and are still relevant to us, today.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG387H1: Religion and Science

Previous Course Number: RLG231H1
Hours: 24L

Course explores issues at the intersection of religion and science which may include such topics as evolution and the assessment of its religious significance by different traditions, conceptions of God held by scientists (theism, pantheism, panentheism), ethical issues raised by scientific or technological developments ( cloning or embryonic stem cell research), philosophical analysis of religious and scientific discourses.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG231H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG388H1: Special Topics I

Hours: 24L

Special Topics.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG389H1: Special Topics II

Hours: 24L

Special Topics

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG391H1: Modern Atheism and Critique of Religion: Hegel to Nietzsche

Hours: 24L

Examines select modern thinkers and their critical approaches to the nature and significance of religious beliefs and practices. Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx, and Nietzsche are among the major thinkers studied.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG310Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG392H1: The European Enlightenment and Religion

Hours: 24L

This course explores some of the major thinkers of the European Enlightenment and their philosophical inquiries into the meaning and significance of religion as a set of cultural institutions. Special attention is paid to the analysis of religious concepts and institutions along epistemological, ethical, and political lines.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG393H1: Graphic Religion: Myth and the Spiritual in Graphic Novels

Previous Course Number: RLG234H1
Hours: 24L

Survey of themes connecting religious ideas, symbols, and representations with graphic novels and sequential art. The course will explore techniques of story-telling in mythic and visual representations in religious traditions and explore how these techniques and images are mirrored within popular comic-style (sequential) art.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: RLG234H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG394H1: Religion in the Game of Thrones

Hours: 24L

Religion weaves complex social logics and social rationales imbedded in all levels of culture. This course explores multiple questions of religion as a cultural element, both visible and invisible. Theories of religion as well as questions of gender, authority, and power will be examined. The course culminates in a student project oriented toward an academically oriented “Handbook” for the study of religion in the Game of Thrones.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG397H1: Readings in Early Sikh Texts

Hours: 24L

This class is an introduction to early Sikh texts in their original language and in translation. In addition to learning the grammar of what Christopher Shackle has called 'the sacred language of the Sikhs' and acquiring translation skills, students will be expected to demonstrate their ability to analyze and interpret texts in relation to their contexts of production.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


RLG400Y1: Independent Studies Abroad

Intensive programs of study including site visits and lectures in areas of religious significance abroad. Preparatory work expected, together with paper or assignments upon return.
(Y1 course: 4 weeks minimum; H course: 2 weeks minimum)

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG401H1: Independent Studies Abroad

Intensive programs of study including site visits and lectures in areas of religious significance abroad. Preparatory work expected, together with paper or assignments upon return.
(Y1 course: 4 weeks minimum; H course: 2 weeks minimum)

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG402H1: Independent Studies Abroad

Intensive programs of study including site visits and lectures in areas of religious significance abroad. Preparatory work expected, together with paper or assignments upon return.
(Y1 course: 4 weeks minimum; H course: 2 weeks minimum)

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG404H1: Departmental Capstone-Research

Hours: 24S

An integrative capstone seminar that emphasizes iterative development of a research project, locating a research specialization within its broader disciplinary audience, and communicating the process and results of a research project to non-specialists within the study of religion.Open to Relgion Specialists and Majors only.

Prerequisite: open to 4th year Religion Specialists and Majors
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG405H1: Departmental Capstone-Practical

Hours: 24S

A capstone seminar that emphasizes integration of the study of religion with contemporary public life in the development of a research project, locating a research specialization in relation to non-academic contexts, and communicating the process and results of a research project to non-academic audiences.

Prerequisite: open to 4th year Religion Specialists and Majors
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG406H1: Constructing Religion

Hours: 24S

How have different researchers constructed ‘religion’ as their object of study, and are some frameworks simply incompatible with each other? We discuss – but also provide critical assessments of -- different theoretical and methodological frameworks.

Prerequisite: open to 4th year Religion Specialists and Majors
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG407H1: The World of "World Religion"

Hours: 24S

A seminar examining the development of western discourses of world religions. We shall explore the roots of these discourses and examine their implications in the academic study of religion in North America and in other parts of the world.

Prerequisite: Open to 4th year Religion Specialists and Majors
Recommended Preparation: RLG100Y1; RLG200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG410Y1: Advanced Topics in Religion

Hours: 24S

Advanced Topics in Religion

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG411H1: Advanced Topics in Religion

Hours: 24S

Advanced Topics in Religion

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG412H1: Advanced Topics in Religion

Hours: 24S

Advanced Topics in Religion

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG414H1: Comparing Religions

Hours: 24S

Few methods have been more foundational to the scholarly study of religion, or more subject to searching criticism, than the practice of comparison. This seminar offers an advanced introduction to comparative method through close study of 4-6 recent works, from ritual studies, philosophy of religion, comparative theology and/or ethnography.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG416H1: Topics in Religion and Gender

Hours: 24S

Advanced study in specialized topics focusing on the instersection of religion and gender.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG417H1: Radical Evil

Hours: 24S

Interrogation of the concept of ‘radical evil’ from perspectives of philosophy, critical theory, psychoanalysis and the study of religion.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG418H1: Advanced Topics in the Philosophical Study of Religion

Hours: 24S

A seminar that explores a topic in the philosophical study of religion. Possible topics include: the nature of religious truth; the phenomenology of religion; descriptions of the holy; religion and the meaning of life; God-talk as literal or metaphorical language; naturalizing religious belief.

Prerequisite: RLG209H1; Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG420H1: Religion and Philosophy in the European Enlightenment

Hours: 24S

An advanced study of selected Enlightenment thinkers with a focus on their interpretations of religion. The main thinkers discussed are Spinoza, Hume, and Kant. Issues include the rational critique of traditional religion, the relations among religion, ethics and politics, and the pursuit of universal approaches to religion.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG421H1: The Psychoanalytic Study of Religion

Hours: 24S

Advanced study of key figures past and present in the psychoanalytic study of religion, including Freud and other psychoanalytic interpreters from both Anglo-American and European traditions. Crucial distinctions between psychology of religion and the psychoanalytic study of religion. Permission of instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG422H1: Kant's Theory of Religion

Hours: 24L/12S

An advanced study of Immanuel Kant’s theory of religion, as developed in major writings such as Critique of Practical Reason and Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason. Emphasizes rational ethical criteria as the basis for analyzing the doctrines, symbols, and institutions of historical religions.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG310Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG425H1: Hermeneutics and Religion

Hours: 24S

A study of how principles of textual interpretation and theories of language have been central to modern philosophy of religion. We begin with Schleiermacher, and then move to an in-depth treatment of the 20th century hermeneutical theories of Heidegger, Gadamer, and Ricoeur.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG310Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG426H1: Religion in the Public Sphere Service-Learning Internship

Hours: 24S

For upper-year students, from any discipline. In a 40-hour community service placement, discover first-hand religion’s significance in Toronto and examine how religion manifests in public spaces, institutions, and interactions, while critically reflecting on the experience of working with professionals and their “clients” in settings where religious diversity is at play.

Prerequisite: RPS coordinator's permission required for admission to course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG428H1: Religion and Economy

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to classical and contemporary social scientific work on the relation between religion and economy. It draws on classics such as Marx, Weber, and Mauss, as well as recent anthropological work. Topics may include sacrifice, the gift, commodity fetishism, prosperity gospel, neoliberalism, charity, and development.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG430H1: Advanced Topics in Judaism

Hours: 24S

Advanced Topics in Judaism

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG431H1: Advanced Topics in Judaism

Hours: 24S

Advanced Topics in Judaism

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG432Y1: Advanced Topics in Judaism

Hours: 48S

Advance Topics in Judaism

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG433H1: Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters

Hours: 24S

An introduction to The Guide of the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides, and to some of the basic themes in Jewish philosophical theology and religion. Among topics to be considered through close textual study of the Guide: divine attributes; biblical interpretation; creation versus eternity; prophecy; providence, theodicy, and evil; wisdom and human perfection. Also to be examined are leading modern interpreters of Maimonides.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Exclusion: POL421H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG434H1: Modern Jewish Thought

Hours: 24S

Close study of major themes, texts, and thinkers in modern Jewish thought. Focus put on the historical development of modern Judaism, with special emphasis on the Jewish religious and philosophical responses to the challenges of modernity. Among modern Jewish thinkers to be considered: Spinoza, Cohen, Rosenzweig, Buber, Scholem, Strauss, and Fackenheim.

Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG435H1: The Thought of Leo Strauss

Hours: 24S

The philosophic thought of Leo Strauss approached through his writings on modern Judaism. Primarily addressed will be the mutual relations between philosophy, theology, and politics. Among other topics to be dealt with: origins of modern Judaism, Zionism, liberal democracy, and biblical criticism; meaning of Jerusalem and Athens; cognitive value in the Hebrew Bible.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG441H1: Words and Worship in Christian Cultures

Hours: 24S

How are we to analyze the words that Christians use? And how are such words related to ritual forms? We explore techniques for the analysis of texts, while looking at forms of verbal discourse ranging from prayers, speaking in tongues, and citing the Bible to more informal narratives.

Prerequisite: ANT356H1/​RLG212Y1 and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG443H1: Genealogies of Christianity

Hours: 24S

How do disciplinary commitments shape theoretical and historical accounts of Christianity’s relationship to “modernity”? Through comparative analysis (including topics of science, colonialism, capitalism, and gender) students will develop an historically-grounded critique of the key terms: genealogy, Christianity, and modernity. Based on reading and seminar discussion, the course encourages interdisciplinary exchange.

Prerequisite: 3.0 FCEs in Religion or cognate courses; permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: Religion, history, anthropology, literature courses; writing intensive courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG447H1: Magic and Miracle in Early Christianity

Hours: 24L

Magic, religion, astrology, alchemy, theurgy, miracle, divinationall of these phenomena characterize the context and practice of ancient Christianity. This course examines the constitution of these categories, the role and character of these phenomena in the Graeco-Roman world, and the interaction with and integration of these phenomena by ancient Christianity.

Prerequisite: RLG241Y1;
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG448H1: Pseudepigraphy in Ancient Mediterranean Religion

Hours: 24S

A seminar examining the phenomenon of falsely claimed and/or attributed authorship in religions of the ancient Mediterranean, mainly Christianity and Judaism. The course examines understandings of authorship and other cultural forms that facilitate or inhibit ancient pseudepigraphy, ancient controversies over authorship, as well as specific pseudepigraphical writings.

Prerequisite: Two half FCEs numbered RLG32*; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG449H1: The Synoptic Problem

Hours: 24S

Investigation of the history of solutions to the Synoptic Problem from the eighteenth century to the present paying special attention to the revival of the Griesbach hypothesis and recent advances in the Two-Document hypothesis.

Prerequisite: RLG241Y1 or RLG241H1, and at least one of RLG320H1/​RLG321H1/​RLG322H1/​RLG323H1/​RLG324H1/​RLG325H1/​RLG326H1, and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG451H1: The Parables of Jesus

Hours: 24S

Examination of the parables in the gospels and other early Christian writers, and major trends in the modern analyses of the parables. Special attention will be paid to the social and economic world presupposed by the parables.

Prerequisite: RLG241Y1 or RLG241H1, and at least one of RLG320H1/​RLG321H1/​RLG322H1/​RLG323H1/​RLG324H1/​RLG325H1/​RLG326H1, and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG452H1: The Death of Jesus

Hours: 24S

Examination of the accounts of the passion and death of Jesus in their original historical and literary contexts.

Prerequisite: RLG241Y1 or RLG241H1, and at least one of RLG320H1/​RLG321H1/​RLG322H1/​RLG323H1/​RLG324H1/​RLG325H1/​RLG326H1, and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG453H1: Christianity and Judaism in Colonial Context

Hours: 24S

Sets the study of early Christianity and Second Temple Judaism into relation with postcolonial historiography. Topics include hybridity, armed resistance, the intersection of gender and colonization, diaspora, acculturation, and the production of subaltern forms of knowledge. Comparative material and theories of comparison are also treated.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG454H1: Social History of the Jesus Movement

Hours: 24S

The social setting of the early Jesus movement in Roman Palestine and the cities of the Eastern Empire. Topics will include: rank and legal status; patronalia and clientalia; marriage and divorce; forms of association outside the family; slavery and manumission; loyalty to the empire and forms of resistance.

Prerequisite: RLG241Y1 or RLG241H1, and at least one of RLG320H1/​RLG321H1/​RLG322H1/​RLG323H1/​RLG324H1/​RLG325H1/​RLG326H1, and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG455H1: Heresy and Deviance in Early Christianity

Hours: 24S

A study of the construction of deviance or heresy within the literature of first and second century Christianity: tasks include a survey of sociological theory in its application to deviance in the ancient world and close readings of selected texts from first and second century Christian and pre-Christian communities.

Prerequisite: RLG241Y1 or RLG241H1, and at least one of RLG320H1/​RLG321H1/​RLG322H1/​RLG323H1/​RLG324H1/​RLG325H1/​RLG326H1, and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RLG458H1: Advanced Topics in Islam

Hours: 24S

Advanced study of specialized topics in Islam.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG460H1: Ramayana in Literature, Theology, and Political Imagination

Hours: 24S

This course explores how this conception is the result of a historical process by examining documentable transformations in the reception of the Ramayana. Our focus will be on the shift in the classification of the Ramayana from the inaugural work of Sanskrit literary culture (adi-kavya) in Sanskrit aesthetics to a work of tradition (smrti) in theological commentaries, the differences between the Ramayanas ideal of divine kingship and medieval theistic approaches to Ramas identification with Visnu, the rise of Rama worship, and the use of Ramas divinity in contemporary political discourse.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG205Y1/​RLG205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG462H1: Newar Religion

Hours: 24L/24T

An academic legend recounts that if you ask a Newar whether he is Hindu or Buddhist the answer is yes. The course deals with the problem of how to study religions which coexist and compete with each other creating shifting coordinates of religious identification from the perspective of one specific Nepalese community.

Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG205Y1/​ RLG206Y1/​RLG205H5/RLG206H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG463H1: Tibetan Buddhism

Hours: 24S

Close study of major themes, texts, and thinkers in Tibetan Buddhism. Themes and texts will vary by year; consult the departmental website for this year’s course description.

Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG206Y1/​ RLG206H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG465H1: Readings in Buddhist Texts

Hours: 24S

An advanced study of select Buddhist texts with a focus on issues of translation, interpretation, commentarial approaches, narrative strategies, as well as issues related to the production, circulation, and consumption of these works. Themes and texts will vary by year; consult the departmental website for this year’s course description.

Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Sanskrit/Pali/Tibetan or Chinese; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG466H1: Sravakayana and Theravada Text

Hours: 24S

An advanced study of key texts pertaining to the Theravada and other Sravakayana schools produced in Southern and Southeastern Asia from the early centuries BC till today with a focus on issues of translation, interpretation, commentarial approaches, doctrinal and narrative strategies, as well as issues related to the production, circulation, and consumption of these works. Texts will vary by year; consult the departmental website for this year’s course description.

Prerequisite: Reading knowledge in Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese or a pertinent Asian vernacular literary language
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: Any 200 or 300 level Buddhism course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG467H1: Reading Mahayana Texts

Hours: 24L

An advanced study of key texts pertaining to the Mahayana schools with a focus on issues of translation, interpretation, commentarial approaches, doctrinal and narrative strategies, as well as issues related to the production, circulation, and consumption of these works. Texts will vary by year; consult the departmental website for this year’s course description.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: Any 200- and 300-level Buddhism course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG468H1: Special Topics in Buddhism

Hours: 24L

Advanced study of specialized topics in Buddhist Studies

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG206Y1Y
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG469Y1: Readings in Tibetan

Hours: 48L/24S

Advanced readings in Tibetan literature using Tibetan language. Tibetan language skills required.

Prerequisite: Instructor�s permission required for admission to course
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG470H1: Buddhist Tantra

Hours: 24L

A study of Tantric Buddhism, addressing ritual and scholastic practices, and problems of translation and interpretation. Themes will vary by year; consult the departmental website for this year’s course description.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG471H1: Special Topics in Hinduism

Hours: 24L

Advanced study in specialized topics on Hinduism.

Prerequisite: RLG205Y; Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG474H1: Sanskrit Readings (1)

Hours: 24S

This course will have students read choice pieces of South Asian literature. While tackling a text in Sanskrit from a major literary tradition, Buddhist or Hindu, and discussing its content and context, students will learn strategies for translating and interpreting Sanskrit literature.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Sanskrit
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG478H1: Burmese Religions

Hours: 24L

This course will question the statement that “to be a Burmese is to be a Buddhist” by introducing students to the variegated religious landscapes of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Judaic, and Muslim Burma/Myanmar through an analysis and discussion of historical, art-historical, anthropological, and literary sources.

Prerequisite: No
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: RLG206H1 or RLG206H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RLG479H1: Burmese Buddhist Literature

Hours: 4L/20S

Burma, also known as Myanmar, offers one of the richest literary landscapes in the Buddhist world. This course introduces students to the Buddha’s sermons, to the animal lives of struggling bodhisattvas, to the poetic creativity of Mandalay princesses, to the intricacies of the Buddhist philosophy of mind, to the textual regimes of monastic dress codes, and to cosmographies of Buddhist kingship in the interface of South and Southeast Asian religions. Students will be trained to take a critical look at the fascinating world of Buddhist texts, inflected by the scriptural language of Pali, through a specifically Burmese prism.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: RLG206H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG481H1: Islamic Intellectual Tradition

Hours: 24S

This seminar covers three main areas of the Islamic intellectual tradition: legal, theological and mystical. Each section will be covered by reading an original work translated into English with the aid of secondary literature. The seminar will develop the students’ knowledge of the classical Islamic tradition. Students will choose a research topic and develop and present to the class a synopsis of their research. The seminar culminates in writing a research paper on one aspect of the Islamic religious tradition.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: RLG204H1/​RLG204H5
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RLG490Y1: Independent Research

Hours: 48S

Student-initiated intensive research courses supervised by faculty members of the Department. The student must obtain both a Supervisor's agreement and the Department's approval in order to register. The maximum number of Independent Research courses one may take is two full-course equivalents. Deadline for submitting applications to Department, including Supervisor's approval, is the first week of classes of the session. A full-course may be compressed into a single session or spread through two sessions; a half-course may similarly be done in either one session or across two sessions. These courses are open to majors and specialists only. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG492H1: Independent Research

Hours: 24S

Student-initiated intensive research courses supervised by faculty members of the Department. The student must obtain both a Supervisor's agreement and the Department's approval in order to register. The maximum number of Independent Research courses one may take is two full-course equivalents. Deadline for submitting applications to Department, including Supervisor's approval, is the first week of classes of the session. A full-course may be compressed into a single session or spread through two sessions; a half-course may similarly be done in either one session or across two sessions. These courses are open to majors and specialists only. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RLG493H1: Independent Research

Hours: 24S

Student-initiated intensive research courses supervised by faculty members of the Department. The student must obtain both a Supervisor's agreement and the Department's approval in order to register. The maximum number of Independent Research courses one may take is two full-course equivalents. Deadline for submitting applications to Department, including Supervisor's approval, is the first week of classes of the session. A full-course may be compressed into a single session or spread through two sessions; a half-course may similarly be done in either one session or across two sessions. These courses are open to majors and specialists only. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

RSM100H1: Introduction to Management

Previous Course Number: RSM100Y1
Hours: 24L

Introduction to management and its subdisciplines. Themes include business in a Canadian context, the nature of corporations, corporate governance, organizational behavior, operations, and strategy. Enrolment limited to students entering the University with an expressed interest in studying at Rotman Commerce.

Exclusion: MGT100H1, RSM100Y1

RSM210H1: Special Topics in Management

Hours: 24L

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM211H1: Special Topics in Management

Hours: 24L

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM212H1: Special Topics in Management

Hours: 24L

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM213H1: Special Topics in Management

Hours: 24L

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM219H1: Introduction to Financial Accounting

Hours: 24L/24T

Basic introduction to financial reporting and analysis. Emphasis is on decision-making and interpretation of financial statements and how they can be used to plan a firm’s overall business activities through the use of real-world companies. Coverage includes the use of accounting information to prepare a basic set of financial statements. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Note: This course is normally taken in first year.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM220H1: Intermediate Financial Accounting I

Hours: 24L/24T

Foundations of financial reporting and analysis in Canada.  Financial accounting topics are covered at an intermediate level, including both conceptual and technical aspects. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM221H1: Intermediate Financial Accounting II

Hours: 24L/12T

Covers topics such as income statement and balance sheet topics with an emphasis on quality of earnings. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM220H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM222H1: Management Accounting I

Hours: 24L/24T

Covers the conceptual and analytical foundations of management accounting and the applications of cost accounting information. Costing and control concepts are analyzed to equip students with tools for establishing costing systems, making business decisions, and evaluating management performance. Materials are designed to help students understand strategic cost management principles. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM225H1: Legal Environment of Business I

Hours: 24L

Introduces students to the Canadian legal system as it relates to business entities. The course focuses on general legal concepts, including sources of law and the court structure; business entity law (including corporate law), commercial law (contract) as well as the law of torts. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM100H1/​MGT100H1/​RSM100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM230H1: Financial Markets

Hours: 24L

Introduction to Canadian and international financial markets. This course provides an overview of the major financial institutions, financial markets, financial securities, and an introduction to valuation and trading of securities. Securities discussed include stocks and bonds, as well as some content on derivatives. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Note: This course is normally taken in first year.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM250H1: Principles of Marketing

Hours: 24L

Students receive an introduction to the basic concepts, theories, and methods of contemporary marketing. The course offers a comprehensive framework to develop successful marketing efforts and allows students to create a marketing plan. Specific topics examined: market research, consumer behaviour, segmentation, product policy, pricing, distribution, communications, sales, and direct marketing. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Note: This course is normally taken in first year.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM260H1: Organizational Behaviour

Hours: 24L

Theoretical ideas and practical applications concerning the behaviour of individuals and groups in organizations. We explore relevant topics for management: motivation, personality, perception, decision-making, groups, and negotiation. A fee of $10 will be charged to your student account for a simulation handbook. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM100H1/​MGT100H1/​RSM100Y1
Exclusion: IRE260H1, PSY332H1, WDW260H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM270H1: Operations Management

Hours: 24L

Introduction to the management of business processes that convert inputs (labor, material, equipment) into outputs (goods and services) for internal and external markets. Topics include aggregate planning, inventory processes, supply chain management and service operations management. Presents modern quantitative and computing tools necessary for in-depth operational design and analysis. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM100H1/​MGT100H1/​RSM100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM295Y0: Special Topics

Hours: 24L

The areas of concentration depend on the instructor teaching the course. (Offered only during the summer session through the Summer Abroad Program). Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM301H1: Independent Study

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM302H1: Independent Study

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM303Y1: Independent Study

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70

RSM304Y1: Independent Study

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits, Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM310H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal  for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM311H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM312H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM313H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM314H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM315H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM316H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM317H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM318H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM319H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM320H1: Intermediate Financial Accounting III

Hours: 24L

Covers broader areas in financial reporting, drawing upon regulatory documents and corporate communications. Topics include corporate reporting quality, employee future benefits, employee compensation disclosure and analysis, income tax accounting, narrative reporting. Emphasis on the context of financial reporting including an organization’s ‘tone at the top’ and the adoption of international standards. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM221H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM321H1: Advanced Financial Accounting Topics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course covers accounting issues and practices relating to long-term investments, consolidations, foreign transactions and foreign investments. International accounting issues are also introduced. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM320H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM322H1: Managerial Accounting and Decision Making

Hours: 24L

The course focuses on making managerial decisions based on cost information. The relationship between strategy and costing systems is explored as are the economic characteristics which form the context for business decisions. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM323H1: Auditing I

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to the concepts and theory underlying audit practice. Practical examples are used to help students develop skills in exercising professional judgment. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM221H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM324H1: Canadian Income Taxation I

Hours: 24L/12T

This course emphasises the fundamentals of the Canadian tax system.  Included are topics, such as, residence of corporations and individuals, effective tax rates for corporations and individuals, business income, integration, capital gains and losses, to name a few.    A key objective of this course is to assist students in learning to read, interpret and apply provisions of the Income Tax Act to practical problems and cases. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM220H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM325H1: Legal Environment of Business II

Hours: 24L

This course canvasses several areas of law that impact a business entity. Topics dealt with include agency law, employment law, the Personal Property Security Act and the rights of the secured creditor, bankruptcy law, relevant consumer protection legislation, intellectual property and other specific legal topics. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM225H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM326H1: Data Analytics with Financial Accounting Information

Previous Course Number: RSM311H1 - Analytical Insights using Financial Data
Hours: 24L/12T

Students will learn how to better understand and analyze accounting information through empirical analysis. The course will teach students how to extract information from rich accounting and finance datasets to help provide insights in a wide range of corporate business problems in both equity and debt markets. Different modeling approaches are used to analyze accounting data and disclosure information. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1, ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: RSM311H1 (Special Topics in Management: Analytical Insights using Financial Data), offered in Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM327H1: Business Information Systems

Hours: 24L/12T

This course helps students use, develop, and manage computer-based systems. The first half covers the basic features of hardware, software, communications, and databases. The second half examines how users, businesses, the economy, and society are affected by the development of this technology. No previous background in computing is assumed. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Exclusion: CSC340H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM328H1: Financial Distress and Insolvency

Hours: 24L

This course explores the reasons for financial distress and introduces options for managers, creditors, lenders, and directors of firms in financial distress. The use of financial ratios to predict solvency problems is covered as well as strategies both for restructuring companies having financial difficulties and for negotiation with creditors. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1, RSM222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM329H1: Accounting for Finance Professionals

Previous Course Number: RSM212H1
Hours: 24L/12T

Finance professionals often rely heavily on accounting information obtained from financial statements and other sources of financial reporting. This course builds on the basic foundations provided in RSM219H1, Introduction to Financial Accounting, and provides an intermediate-level discussion of key concepts required to competently read, analyze, interpret, and evaluate financial statement information. Following topics are discussed from the perspectives of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP): revenue recognition, cash flows, inventories, long-lived assets, non-current liabilities, income taxes, and financial statement analysis. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1
Exclusion: RSM212H1 (Special Topics in Management: Accounting for Finance Professionals), offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: RSM332H1 and RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM332H1: Capital Market Theory

Hours: 24L

An introduction to capital market theory explaining how financial securities are priced. Topics covered include the time and risk value of money, the use of discounted cash flow techniques, efficient set theory, asset pricing and market efficiency. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM230H1
Corequisite: ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ACT349H1, ECO358H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM333H1: Introduction to Corporate Finance

Hours: 24L/12T

Application and development of the ideas in RSM332H1 to corporate finance problems such as determining the weighted average cost of capital, project evaluation, corporate financing decisions, working capital management and initial public offerings. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1, RSM332H1
Exclusion: ACT349H1, ECO359H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM336H1: Investments

Previous Course Number: RSM330H1
Hours: 24L

This course provides an introduction to financial theories and analytical tools for making investment decisions and for understanding how prices are determined for stocks and bonds. The course covers a broad range of topics including asset allocation, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, anomalies, and bond portfolio management. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM230H1, RSM332H1
Corequisite: ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: ACT349H1, RSM330H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM340H1: The Opposable Mind: Approaches to Integrative Thinking

Previous Course Number: RSM310H1
Hours: 24L

Beginning with an exploration of integrative thinking and the tools associated with it, this course asks students to apply integrative thinking to complex problems that span traditional disciplines. Throughout the course, students will learn practical tools aimed at helping integrate between models, build new models and create new value. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM100H1/​MGT100H1/​RSM100Y1 Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: RSM310H1 The Opposable Mind -- Approaches to Integrative Thinking
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM341H1: Model-Based Decision Making

Hours: 24L

This course aims to introduce logically disciplined approaches to decision making under uncertainty. Managers are continually barraged with information that may be unreliable. They must choose courses of action in the face of many uncertainties. How can we define and assess the "optimality" of their decisions in a consistent manner? By building upon the answers to these questions, the course will consider the problem of rational choice when the outcome is determined by the actions of, and interactions between, multiple individuals. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 FCEs; ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM350H1: Marketing Management

Previous Course Number: RSM251H1
Hours: 24L

This course employs the case method of instruction to develop the skills required of marketing managers. Students will learn to diagnose marketing problems and develop, present, and defend their recommendations. They will also gain experience analyzing marketing situations, identifying market opportunities, developing marketing strategies, and designing the marketing mix. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1
Exclusion: RSM251H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM352H1: Marketing Research

Hours: 24L

Marketing research is studied from the perspective of the marketing manager. The course focuses on the initiation, design, and interpretation of research as an aid to marketing decision making. Case studies and projects are used to provide students with some practical research experiences. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Corequisite: RSM251H1/​RSM350H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM353H1: Consumer Behaviour

Hours: 24L

Formulating successful marketing strategies requires an understanding of consumers’ cultures, motivations, cognitions, and emotions. Students will learn how to use theoretical perspectives from psychology, economics, anthropology, and other disciplines to generate predictions about consumers, interpret consumer reactions to marketing stimuli, and develop rigorous skills in marketing analysis. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Corequisite: RSM251H1/​RSM350H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM355H1: Managing Customer Value

Previous Course Number: RSM310H1 - Managing Customer Value
Hours: 24L

This course builds on the foundation developed in RSM250H1 (Principles of Marketing) in a competitive simulation environment. While RSM250H1 focuses on the fundamental marketing elements for operationalizing this basic philosophy - segmentation, targeting, positions and 3 of the 4 Ps, this course is designed to advance a participant's understanding of designing and implementing marketing strategies and explore the management of the 4th P (promotion) in greater depth. In particular, participants will make decisions about all 4 Ps simultaneously and manage the interactions between them. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1; Completion of 9.0 FCEs
Exclusion: RSM310H1 (Special Topics in Management: Managing Customer Value), offered in Winter 2019 and Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM361H1: Human Resource Management

Previous Course Number: RSM460H1
Hours: 24L

Human resource management is studied from the perspective of the manager/practitioner. The course focuses on decisions about when and whom to hire, how much to pay, what training to offer, and how to evaluate employees. Class exercises and projects are used to provide students with some practical experience with these topics. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM260H1
Exclusion: RSM460H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM362H1: Leading Across Differences

Hours: 24L

This course makes linkages between a leader's stance and how strong preferences come to life and influence perspectives at the individual and organizational level. There is a deep exploration of one's knowledge system and a particular focus upon uncovering innovative frames around diversity that directly impact organizational strategy. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: RSM315H1 - Leading Across Differences
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM370H1: Supply Chain Management

Previous Course Number: RSM311H1
Hours: 24L

Globalization increasingly intertwines the Canadian and world economies. Understanding how firms can successfully link with worldwide suppliers and markets is central to growth. Supply chain management issues covered include: advanced inventory and production models; supply contracts; the bullwhip effect; vendor-managed inventories; distribution strategies; third-party logistics; product variety; current information technology. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents
Corequisite: RSM270H1
Exclusion: RSM311H1 Supply Chain Management
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM392H1: Strategic Management

Hours: 24L

Introduces core ideas, concepts and models in the area of Strategic Management. Addresses the following questions: Why does firm performance vary across industries, and across firms within a given industry? What types of competitive strategies can managers pursue? When are different types of strategies more or less likely to be successful?  Enrolment is restricted to 3rd or 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1, RSM222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM393H1: Strategic Case Analysis

Hours: 24L

This course provides students with the opportunity to hone the critical skills of effective presentation, decisiveness and business acumen with a focus on learning-by-doing.  Students will analyze and recommend solutions to business problems and develop abilities to present and defend recommendations in an impactful and effective manner. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM392H1. Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: RSM312H1 Case Analysis for Strategic Management
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM394H1: Social Entrepreneurship

Previous Course Number: RSM318H1
Hours: 24L

In this course, students will learn how entrepreneurs create organizations that address social problems using innovative, sustainable approaches. Students will examine a variety of social venture forms and consider how such ventures can be evaluated, managed, and financed. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 FCEs
Exclusion: RSM318H1 (Special Topics in Management: Social Entrepreneurship), offered in Winter 2018; RSM318H1 (Special Topics in Management: Entrepreneurship for Social Ventures), offered in Winter 2015 and Winter 2016
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM395Y0: Special Topics

The areas of concentration depend on the instructor teaching the course. (Offered only during the summer through the Woodsworth Summer Abroad Program). Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM401H1: Independent Study Course

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM402H1: Independent Study Course

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM403Y1: Independent Study Course

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM404Y1: Independent Study Course

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM405H1: The CEO's Toolkit

Hours: 24L

 A highly practical course designed for prospective Executives and the Professionals who will work with them. The course develops simple, powerful tools and strategies required to build, run, fix, change and evolve successful organizations. Lectures and case analysis integrate core management concepts from previous courses. 

Prerequisite: RSM222H1
Corequisite: RSM332H1
Exclusion: RSM415H1 (2016-17)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM410H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM411H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM412H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM413H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM414H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM415H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM416H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM417H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM418H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM419H1: Special Topics in Management

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

RSM420H1: Advanced IT Audit and Data Analytics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is an extension of the study of areas covered in the introductory audit course and will include the application of risk and materiality to more advanced topic areas with a focus on digitized information. Other topics include special reports, future-oriented financial information and prospectuses. The course will incorporate the use of data analytics in auditing and will explore how to analyze financial data in order to assist in audit engagements. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: RSM323H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM422H1: Management Control

Hours: 24L/12T

This course considers the processes and systems, many accounting-based, by which key managers allegedly ensure that resources are acquired and used effectively and efficiently in the accomplishment of an organization’s goals. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM423H1: Auditing II

Hours: 24L

The course focuses on the reasoning and evidence theory underlying audit decision making. Coverage includes professional judgment, statistical auditing, audit of accounting estimates, framework for assurance engagements, and responsibilities to detect fraud. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM323H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM424H1: Canadian Income Taxation II

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of more complex issues of Canadian income tax law and tax planning. Included are topics, such as, computation of taxes, corporate reorganizations, business acquisitions and divestitures, partnerships, joint ventures and trusts, to name a few. The two course sequence (RSM324H1 and RSM424H1) has been designed to provide coverage of the tax content required by the professional accounting bodies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM324H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM425H1: Financial Reporting and Control: Theory and Contemporary Topics

Hours: 24L

This course guides students to learn financial reporting theory and critically evaluate the research findings in accounting. It covers a broad range of topics such as information and measurement perspectives of accounting, agency theory and its implications and the role of network in management control. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM222H1, RSM332H1
Corequisite: RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM426H1: Critical Thinking, Analysis and Decision Making

Hours: 24L/12T

This is a capstone case course stressing the pervasive competencies and critical thinking skills required from Rotman Commerce graduates, professional accountants and advisors. The course integrates the technical and practical knowledge obtained in previous courses by applying this knowledge to case type situations. Aimed at students seeking an accounting designation. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM222H1, RSM323H1, RSM324H1
Corequisite: RSM321H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM427H1: Auditing and Information Systems

Hours: 24L/12T

This course investigates strategies and procedures used to audit computerized accounting systems based upon their special control characteristics. Special attention is devoted to computerized statistical procedures. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM323H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM428H1: Analysis of Banking Financial Institutions and Instruments

Hours: 24L

We analyze the financial statements of banks to learn about the risk and return of bank financial assets and financial liabilities. Topics covered include interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk, fair value accounting, securitizations, derivatives and hedging of the banking firm as reflected through bank financial statements. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1, RSM222H1, RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM429H1: Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

Hours: 24L

This course is of interest to those pursuing a career where one needs to analyze financial statements "intelligently". This obviously includes those interested in finance related professions such as Investment Banking, Research and Investment Management.  Students interested in consulting and marketing will also find this course useful because of its approach that focuses on business analysis with tie-ins to corporate strategy. This is a capstone course for students completing the Financial Reporting and Control stream in the Accounting Specialist. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM219H1, RSM222H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM430H1: Fixed Income Securities

Hours: 24L

Describes important fixed income securities and markets. The course emphasizes traditional bond and term structure concepts crucial to understand the securities traded in these markets. Students are required to work in the Rotman Financial Research & Trading Lab to solve the assigned problems using real time data. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Rotman Commerce: RSM332H1; Actuarial Science: ACT349H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM432H1: Risk Management for Financial Managers

Hours: 24L

This course examines the ways in which risks are quantified and managed by financial institutions. The principal risks considered include market risk, credit risk and operational risk. The course also covers the evolution of bank regulation and the regulatory limits on risk taking. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM433H1: Advanced Corporate Finance

Hours: 24L

Applying fundamental finance ideas developed in RSM332H1 and RSM333H1 to real-life problems. The course will focus on business valuation and financial decisions in practical situations, on the assumption that students are already familiar with basic concepts from previous finance courses. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Rotman Commerce: RSM333H1; Actuarial Science: ACT349H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM434H1: Financial Trading Strategies

Previous Course Number: RSM412H1
Hours: 24L

This course will use finance theory applied with Excel applications to understand potential returns and risks inherent in particular investment/trading strategies. Learning-by-doing will be facilitated by simulation-based Rotman Interactive Trader cases focused on particular risks. This training will be analogous to using a flight simulator for learning to fly. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM332H1
Exclusion: RSM412H1 Financial Trading Strategies
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM435H1: Futures and Options Markets

Hours: 24L

This course covers the analysis of derivative instruments such as forwards, futures, swaps and options. By the end of the course, students will have good knowledge of how these contracts work, how they are used and how they are priced. A fee of $35 will be charged to your student account for software purchase. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1, RSM332H1
Exclusion: ACT370H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM437H1: International Finance

Hours: 24L

International financial markets, exchange rates, forward markets, interest rate parity. International dimensions of investment, including both portfolio and foreign direct investment. International dimensions of corporate finance, including valuation and the cost of capital of foreign investments. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Rotman Commerce: RSM333H1; Actuarial Science: ACT349H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM438H1: Investing for Impact

Hours: 24L

This course is designed to be an introduction to the field of impact investing - investments that seek to generate financial and social environmental returns. In this course, we will examine different models of impact investing in both emerging and developed markets, the life-cycle of impact investments, new financial instruments and more.

Prerequisite: RSM222H1, RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM439H1: Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance

Hours: 24L

The primary objective of the course is to improve students’ ability to understand the concepts and institutions involved in private equity. The course will provide students with skill sets so they can analyze and understand private equity from multiple perspectives: the perspective of the individual/firm seeking and receiving private equity finance; the perspective of the private equity fund; and, the perspective of the limited partners that provide finance for private equity funds. Students will also learn how to build Leverage Buyout (LBO) models. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM333H1
Exclusion: RSM410H1 (Special Topics in Management: Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance), offered in Winter 2015, Winter 2018, and Fall 2018
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM450H1: Marketing and Behavioural Economics

Previous Course Number: RSM418H1
Hours: 24L

What motivates consumers, investors, employees, and managers? In this highly interdisciplinary course, we will examine topics such as the role of emotions in decision-making, “irrational” patterns of how people think about products, money, or investments, and how expectations shape perceptions. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.
Exclusion: RSM418H1 Integrative Thinking: Psychology and Markets
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM452H1: Creativity and Business Innovation

Previous Course Number: RSM414H1- Creativity for Business Innovation
Hours: 12L/2T/12P

Creativity is identified as the most important skill business leaders need at all levels. As humans, we must first embrace and develop our creativity, and then use technology to creatively solve business problems. This course guides individuals to combine their thinking, knowledge and skills in imaginative ways, develop key creative behaviours and build personal and professional creative confidence. Through a combination of active lectures, immersive in-class and in-field activities along with online tutorials, you will engage in creative ways to see business problems and opportunities in new ways and develop solutions unseen and unimagined by others. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1; Completion of 14.0 FCEs
Exclusion: RSM414H1 (Special Topics in Management: Creativity for Business Innovation), offered in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

RSM454H1: Sales and Distribution Strategy

Hours: 24L

Once you have a great product or service to sell, you need the right channel partners and strategies to bring your offering to the end-user. This course discusses what and how many intermediaries to partner with, partner roles and responsibilities, and how to stimulate high performance from channel partners.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM455H1: Pricing

Hours: 24L

Approaches pricing decision as an intersection of economics and psychology. Using product categories as diverse as financial services, healthcare, industrial products and consumer packaged goods, students study dynamic pricing, value pricing, price customization, price bundling and multi-part tariffs, menu costs and price stickiness, sales promotions, and pricing in two-sided markets. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM456H1: Big Data and Marketing Analytics

Previous Course Number: RSM411H1
Hours: 24L

The course is designed to introduce students to tools used in marketing analytics. Companies have been collecting vast databases to aid them in making sound marketing decisions. Examples include retail scanner panel data which keeps track of customers’ purchase histories, loyalty-program data monitoring purchasing under different promotional environments, social network and online shopping history data. The course uses several marketing data sources to illustrate how to use statistical marketing models to evaluate the impacts of marketing-mix, and manage customer lifetime value. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Exclusion: RSM411H1 (Special Topics in Management: Marketing Data, Models and Decisions), offered in Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, and Fall 2014
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM457H1: Strategic Marketing Communication

Hours: 24L

This course covers how marketers communicate with customers - knowledge that is useful to students both as a manager and a consumer. The course will introduce the foundation knowledge of marketing communications as well as new trends in non-traditional media including sponsorships, social media, and digital marketing.

Prerequisite: RSM251H1/​RSM350H1
Exclusion: RSM414H1 (Special Topics in Management: Strategic Marketing Communication), offered in Winter 2014 and Winter 2015
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM458H1: Branding Strategy

Hours: 24L

Students will assume the role of senior marketing managers responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of branding strategies. Brands represent valuable assets that must be created, sustained, leveraged, and defended. This course will use case analysis and a group project to reinforce successful decision making and communication skills. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM251H1/​RSM350H1/​(RSM392H1, RSM250H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM459H1: Business Design

Hours: 24L

What are the principles and practices that drive innovation in organizations? Create breakthrough solutions and businesses? This course teaches students how to identify customer needs, prototype new solutions and design business strategies to create competitive advantage. Students will apply the learning in real time and on real world challenges.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1
Exclusion: RSM412H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM461H1: Managerial Negotiations

Hours: 24L

Students learn to recognize, understand, analyze, and practice essential concepts in negotiations required for understanding more complex relations within and between organizations. The main objective is to learn how to analyze the critical factors of a negotiation situation and then to be able to prescribe a course of action. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. A fee of $50 will be charged to your student account for role play materials. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM260H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM462H1: Managing People in the Context of Globalization

Previous Course Number: RSM410H1
Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the impact of globalization on managing people. Understanding how organizational behaviour and human resource management processes work in the international context is essential for business success. This course helps students to develop a better understanding of how effective people management can create a competitive advantage in the international context. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM260H1
Exclusion: RSM410H1 Managing Human Resources in Context of Globalization
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM463H1: The Socially Intelligent Manager

Previous Course Number: RSM412H1
Hours: 24L

One of the most critical skills in leadership is the ability to manage social relationships. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the science of social intelligence so that you are knowledgeable and confident about how to handle interpersonal issues when you enter the business world. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM260H1
Exclusion: RSM412H1 The Socially Intelligent Manager
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM464H1: Organization Theory and Its Applications

Hours: 24L

Organization theory is an evidence-based approach that allows managers to analyze and design organizations more effectively. Focusing on organizations as social systems, the course emphasizes practical implications in topics that are essential to business success, including strategy implementation, organizational structure and culture, change management, globalization, and the organizational sources of enduring competitive advantage. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM260H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM465H1: Understanding Motivation and Incentives: Theory and Practice

Hours: 24L

This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental principles of incentives and motivation, which are essential tools for managers. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach and you will be exposed to theories on these topics from a variety of different disciplines – behavioral decision-making, economics, organizational behavior, and psychology. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM260H1
Exclusion: RSM410H1 Incentives and Motivation
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

RSM466H1: Environmental and Social Responsibility

Hours: 24L

This course examines how corporations engage in the social economy through corporate social responsibility work and how corporations are increasingly "going green." It will cover current thinking and practice on corporate social responsiblity and emphasize sustainability in business practices while allowing students to give voice to their own values.

Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 9.0 FCEs.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM470H1: Management Science Modeling with Spreadsheets

Hours: 24L

The course presents quantitative methods of modeling business and other systems in order to objectively evaluate available alternatives and select the ‘best’ one with respect to pre-defined criteria. Topics include: Decision Analysis, Linear Programming, Integer Programming, Network Methods, Simulation and Waiting Line Models. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1,STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1,STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

RSM480H1: Business in a Global Economy

Hours: 24L

Application of the analytic framework of international trade, foreign investment and exchange rate economics to management of business. Special topics include the industrial effects of trade liberalization, the role of the World Trade Organization, foreign exchange risk management, competition policy and international taxation. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM481H1: Outsourcing and the Organization of Firms

Hours: 24L

Explores the issue of outsourcing, broadly defined: which activities should a firm do “in house” and which should it take outside? Using a combination of cases and economic analysis, it develops a framework for determining the “best” organizational structure. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM482H1: Game Theory for Business Strategy

Hours: 24L

Applies game-theoretic reasoning to analyze business strategy problems, focusing specifically on pricing, advertising, product positioning, product introduction, and relationships with upstream and downstream firms. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM483H1: Real Estate Markets

Hours: 24L

This course uses economic methods to analyze real estate markets. Topics covered include the determinants of real estate values, the location decisions of households and firms, land use, urban growth and agglomeration, behavioural real estate economics and real options. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1), RSM332H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM484H1: Real Estate Finance and Investment

Previous Course Number: RSM380H1
Hours: 24L

Real estate assets account for about one-third of the value of all capital assets in the world. This course provides an understanding of real estate investment, valuation and liabilities along with the public policy associated with home ownership, using modern finance and economic tools. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: ECO204Y1/​ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/​ECO227Y1/​(STA220H1, STA255H1)/(STA237H1, STA238H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1), RSM332H1
Corequisite: RSM333H1
Exclusion: RSM380H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM490H1: International Strategy

Hours: 24L

Focuses on developing an understanding of the fundamentals of doing business in an international environment. Based on the application of management theory (trade theory, modes of entry, foreign direct investment, theory of the multinational) to the strategic management problems of organizing business in the international arena. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM392H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM491H1: Global Capital Market Strategy

Hours: 24L

This course exposes students to the intersection of global political economy and investment strategies, with particular emphasis on current global economic trends. The last 15 years have seen a dramatic expansion in the geographic scope for private equity investments, and in the risk involved in such investments. RSM491H1 will teach students to think through the issues facing executives, investors and policy makers considering investments. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM332H1
Exclusion: RSM413H1 Globalization and Capital Markets: Political Economy and Investment Strategy
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM492H1: Cooperative Strategy

Previous Course Number: RSM419H1
Hours: 24L

Cooperation to create economic value is a central feature of markets: from sophisticated coordination in strategic alliances to simple acts of agreement between buyers and sellers. This course goes beyond Porter's Five Forces to develop a rigorous understanding of the connections between value creation, competition and firm performance. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: RSM392H1
Exclusion: RSM419H1 Cooperative Strategy
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM493H1: Entrepreneurship

Hours: 24L

Introduces essentials of starting a new business: how to evaluate new opportunities, craft strategy, obtain resources, manage growth, and distribute ownership. Applies concepts from strategic management to challenges facing new/small businesses. Examines the role of entrepreneurs in spurring technological innovation and economic growth, and the effect of government policy on entrepreneurial activity. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM392H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM494H1: Technology Strategy

Hours: 24L

Teaches about technological evolution and how evolutionary stages impact firms’ strategic choices. Important issues in technological evolution are technological discontinuities, standards wars, dominant designs and patenting. Important strategic decisions concern innovation management, product versus process focus and intellectual property strategies. Project oriented coursework based on patent and business data bases. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM392H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM495H1: Management Consulting

Previous Course Number: RSM416H1
Hours: 24L

This course examines the management consultant's role and how the consulting industry serves to enhance effectiveness of client organizations. Future management advisors will learn skills necessary to support successful consulting business models and how to professionally engage clients to assist in generating competitive advantage through design/implementation of innovative approaches. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.

Prerequisite: RSM392H1.
Exclusion: RSM416H1 Management Consulting
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM496H1: Catastrophic Failure in Organizations

Hours: 24L

 Addressing the risk of catastrophic failure is an increasingly important strategic challenge for firms. This course explores why modern organizations are vulnerable to catastrophic failure and how managers and consultants can manage catastrophic risks more effectively. 

Prerequisite: RSM260H1 or RSM270H1 or RSM392H1
Exclusion: RSM418H1 - Catastrophic Failure in Organizations
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

RSM498Y1: Special Topics in Management

Hours: 24L

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Contact Rotman Commerce for details.


SAS114H1: Introduction to South Asian Studies

Previous Course Number: SAS114Y1
Hours: 24L

An interdisciplinary introduction to South Asian Studies emphasizing inquiry and critical analysis, drawing attention to the specificities of individual nations as well as the factors (historical, political, economic and cultural) that define South Asia as a region. Some attention will be paid to the South Asian Diaspora.

Exclusion: NEW114Y1, SAS114Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SAS318H1: Colonialism and Tradition

Hours: 24L

This course analyzes the impact of colonialism in South Asia and the various ways in which tradition intersects with and has reshaped colonialism in postcolonial South Asia. The course will examine the role of religion, education, ethnicity, gender, and caste. Some attention will be paid to postcolonial and indigenous theory.

Prerequisite: At least 6 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SAS114H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SAS390H1: Special Topics in South Asian Studies

Hours: 24L

Course content varies in accordance with the interest of the instructor.

Prerequisite: SAS114H1 and at least 9 FCEs, or permission from the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SDS199H1: Sexuality at the Intersections

Hours: 24L

This First-Year Foundations seminar will explore sexuality at the intersections of race, gender, class, disability, citizenship status, and geography, among other social relations and processes as a foundational practice in Sexual Diversity Studies. In an intimate seminar setting, students will develop reading, writing, and presentation skills necessary for engaging in Sexual Diversity Studies across a wide array of disciplinary traditions. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS255H1: Histories of Sexuality

Previous Course Number: UNI255H1
Hours: 24L/12T

An interdisciplinary examination of sexuality across cultures and periods. How are sexualities represented? How are they suppressed or celebrated? How and why are they labeled as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or perverse? How do sexualities change with race/ethnicity, class, gender, and geographies?

Exclusion: UNI255H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS256H1: Methods in Sexual Diversity Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI256H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines a variety of methodological approaches used in humanities and humanist social sciences concerning sexuality and gendered diversity. Students will explore some of the popular methods in sexuality studies including ethnography, archival research, visual cultural studies, oral history, and media and discourse analysis. 

Exclusion: UNI256H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS279H1: Queer Popular Culture

Previous Course Number: UNI379H1, SDS379H1
Hours: 24L

This introductory course examines the critical relationship between popular culture and queer sexualities in historical and contemporary contexts. The course will draw upon literature from performance studies, media studies, and queer of colour cultural productions. Students will engage with a range of queer public cultures and arts, including drag performance, queer musics, social media networks, and popular media.

Exclusion: SDS379H1, UNI379H1
Recommended Preparation: Introductory course in Sexual Diversity Studies, Women and Gender Studies, or Equity Studies
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SDS345H1: Sex and the Epidemic: Social Work, HIV, and Human Sexuality

Previous Course Number: UNI345H1
Hours: 36L

HIV has forever changed the way human beings understand sexuality. Through a social justice lens, this course examines the nature of community norms, laws, popular media, and the academy to explore how the epidemic has impacted the provision of social services in relation to the diversity of human sexuality.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI345H1
Recommended Preparation: JSU237H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS346H1: Feminist and Queer Approaches to Technology

Previous Course Number: UNI346H1
Hours: 24L

What do electronic technologies mean for feminist and queer identity, activism, sociability, art, and politics? This course considers a range of critical pressure points central to digital studies, including social networking, participatory media, digital archives, databases, new media activism, performance, embodiment, and representations of race, gender, and sexuality in electronic contexts.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI346H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SDS354H1: Theories of Sexuality I: Western Trajectories

Previous Course Number: UNI354H1
Hours: 24L

This course offers a survey of some key texts and narratives that have traversed and structured Western conceptualizations of sexuality from Greek antiquity to the 19th century. We will examine a variety of literary, philosophical and medical sources in light of what they say about past conceptualizations of the body, desire and its pleasures, and we will ask how they resonate with, or radically differ from, our current understandings of bodily norms, passions and transgressions.

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/​SDS256H1/​UNI255H1/​UNI256H1
Exclusion: UNI354H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SDS355H1: Theories of Sexuality

Previous Course Number: UNI355H1
Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to key theories of sexuality and sexual diversity. The main goal is to create a framework for understanding sexuality at its intersections with race, gender, class, disability, citizenship status, and geography among other social relations and processes at an advanced level. Closely tracing sexuality’s intersections, course readings will draw upon critical race theory, postcolonial critique and decolonizing movements, women of colour feminisms, trans studies, and transnational sexuality and gender studies.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Exclusion: UNI355H1
Recommended Preparation: Some coursework in intersectionality of gender or sexuality
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS365H1: Sexuality and Law

Previous Course Number: UNI365H1
Hours: 24L

The course explores the legal regulation of sexuality. How does law understand, constitute and regulate sex, sexuality and sexual diversity? It will consider the role of different types of regulation, including criminal law, family law and constitutional law, and explore issues ranging from sex work and pornography to same sex marriage to transgender discrimination.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI365H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS375H1: Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies A

Previous Course Number: UNI375H1
Hours: 24L

Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. This seminar is intended to expose students in the Sexual Diversity Studies program to topics that may not be covered by permanent university courses.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI375H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

SDS376H1: Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies B

Previous Course Number: UNI376H1
Hours: 24L

Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. This seminar is intended to expose students in the Sexual Diversity Studies program to topics that may not be covered by permanent university courses.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI376H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

SDS377H1: Lesbian Studies: Identity/Theory/Culture

Previous Course Number: UNI377H1
Hours: 24L

This multidisciplinary course examines multiple lesbian identities that have varied in time and place. The course will pose such questions as: What does lesbian mean? Why have changes occurred in meaning? How has the identity of lesbian been culturally represented and politically expressed in various social and political contexts? It will also take up contemporary theoretical, cultural, and political understandings of lesbianism.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI377H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS378H1: Queer Youth Studies in Education

Previous Course Number: UNI378H1
Hours: 24L

Experiences of queer youth are explored in various education settings through academic research, personal essays, and visual and performing arts to investigate how queer youth define themselves, what they are learning, the curriculum and pedagogy used in the learning process and the possibilities of said learning for social change, individual and community well-being.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI378H1; UNI376H1 (2013-2014 session)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS380H1: Sexual Diversity in Transnational Perspective

Hours: 24L

An exploration of LGBTQ rights and changes in social and cultural responses to sexual diversity in varied regional, national, and cultural contexts, potentially including Africa, Latin America, South and East Asia, and Eastern Europe. The role of transnational linkages and networks will also be considered in effecting change.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS381H1: Intro to Trans Studies

Hours: 24L

This course examines current and historical transgender issues by exploring legal and health care issues, politics, mainstream and other media representations (including films, interviews, and other genres), as well as current and historical advocacy and community work in relation to power structures such as the nation-state, race, disability, and sexuality.

Prerequisite: Completion of one 0.5 FCE from SDS, WGS or EQS courses or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: SDS375H1F (Fall 2016)
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SDS382H1: Intro to Queer of Colour Critique

Hours: 24L

This course provides an introduction to the intersections between race, gender and sexuality through an exploration of the political theories, activisms and cultural forms of LGBTQ people of colour. It examines the emergence of queer of colour theory and critiques, and the ways in which the intersections of race, gender and sexuality figure in national, global, economic, & cultural structures.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS
Exclusion: SDS376H1 (Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies B: Intro to Queer of Colour Critique), offered in Winter 2017
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SDS385H1: Queer Indigenous Politics and Cultures

Hours: 24L

This upper level course introduces students to questions of gender, sexuality, two-spirit, and same-sex desire at the intersections of race, indigeneity, and the violences of settler colonialism. Students will engage with work by scholars, activists, and artists in the fields of indigenous and queer studies, decolonizing activism, and cultural production.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in SDS/INS
Exclusion: SDS375H1 (Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies A: Indigeneity & Sexuality), offered in Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: Some coursework in indigenous culture and history in Canada/US
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS425H1: Sexuality & Health

Hours: 24S

How is the idea of “ethics” understood and deployed in research on sexuality and health? What are the ways that discourses of “risk,” “precarity,” and “cure” become regulative frameworks? How do racialization, colonialism and nation-­building participate in the biopolitics of sexuality and health? With these questions in mind, this interdisciplinary course will discuss various scholarly and activist literatures, including Youth Studies, Critical Disability Studies, Environmental Justice scholarship, Sex Education and Public Health Research, Critical Development Studies, and Queer and Feminist Studies to explore the cultural, social and political dimensions of ethics, health, and sexuality historically, and at the present moment.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in SDS/HST
Exclusion: SDS375H1 (Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies A: Sexuality & Health), offered in Winter 2018; SDS455H1 (Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies: Sexuality & Health), offered in Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: Some coursework in health, disability studies, and equity studies
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS455H1: Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI455H1
Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. This seminar is intended to expose students in the Sexual Diversity Studies program to topics that may not be covered by permanent university courses.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI455H1
Recommended Preparation: Coursework in SDS at the 300 level or higher
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

SDS458H1: Research Essay in Sexual Diversity

Previous Course Number: UNI458H1
Hours: 24S

A research essay under the supervision of a faculty member with knowledge of sexual diversity, the proposal and supervisor subject to the approval of the SDS Program Director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/​SDS256H1/​UNI255H1/​UNI256H1
Exclusion: UNI458H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SDS459Y1: Honours Essay in Sexual Diversity

Previous Course Number: UNI459Y1
Hours: 48S

A major research essay prepared over the course of two academic terms (one year); under the supervision of a faculty member with knowledge of sexual diversity; the proposal and supervisor subject to the approval of the SDS Program Director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/​SDS256H1/​UNI255H1/​UNI256H1
Exclusion: UNI459Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SDS460Y1: Advanced Research in Sexual Diversity Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI460H1
Hours: 24S

A capstone for majors and specialists who will work closely with SDS faculty in developing their own research project while participating in this seminar and learning about key debates, methodologies, and ethical issues in conducting research in SDS. Students will learn to write proposals, ethics reviews, grants and other relevant documents. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credits in SDS, 0.5 of which needs to be a 300+ level SDS course
Exclusion: UNI460H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS465H1: Queer Migrations and Refugee Politics

Hours: 24S

This interdisciplinary course will explore the politics of migration and border-crossing from queer, feminist, and trans perspectives. Drawing upon contemporary North American and transnational research, students will engage with critical literatures on citizenship and the state, mobility, belonging, and kinship and how these processes intersect with sexuality in the context of immigration and refugee systems.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in SDS/DTS
Exclusion: SDS455H1 (Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies: Queer Migrations and Refugee Politics), offered in Fall 2018
Recommended Preparation: Some coursework in migration & diaspora studies, or transnationalism
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS470H1: Sexual Representations: Critical Approaches in Porn Studies

Previous Course Number: UNI470H1
Hours: 24S

This course is a critical study of the historical, aesthetic, and cultural formation of the concept of pornography. The course explores the relationship between sexual representation and sex work; works through debates about artistic merit and censorship and how they relate to larger issues of power, capitalism, and technology; and theorizes the relationship between sex and commerce. Readings will include work from feminist, queer, people of colour, and trans theorists in the cutting-edge field of porn studies.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI470H1; UNI475H1, Special Topics: Porn Studies
Recommended Preparation: SDS365H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SDS475H1: The New Queer Visibility

Previous Course Number: UNI475H1
Hours: 24S

This course critically examines the socio-political cultural context that has produced a new queer visibility. It assesses many of the post-Stonewall changes in the North American public sphere and the interelationship between the new queer visibility and the North American and public sphere.

Prerequisite: (SDS255H1/​SDS256H1)/(UNI255H1/​UNI256H1) and SDS355H1/​UNI355H1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: UNI475H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS478H1: Queer Musics

Previous Course Number: UNI478H1
Hours: 24S

This course explores, through queer of colour critique, feminist and queer theories, how sexuality, gender, and race are performed and heard in several popular music styles/genres. Sampling the field with readings, music videos and audio recordings, we examine sexuality, gender and race in music performance and reception currently and historically.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in SDS
Exclusion: UNI478H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SDS485H1: Advanced Seminar in Queer Studies

Hours: 24S

This course will provide an advanced exploration of the historical and contemporary formations and debates of queer studies. This seminar is designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice their skills of research and interpretation at a particularly advanced level. The specific theme of the seminar changes per year. Please see the department website for details.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SDS490Y1: Engaging Our Communities

Hours: 48S

A service learning course with student placements in various LGBT community organizations alongside regular classroom seminars to look at the politics of engagement, active citizenship, mobilization, archiving community histories, accessibility, belonging, activism, and philanthropy.

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/​SDS256H1 (UNI255H1/​UNI256H1) and at least 1 FCE in SDS at the third-year level or permission of the instructor. For Majors and Specialists.
Exclusion: SDS456Y1: Special Topics: Engaging our Communities (2015-16)
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA100H1: Elementary Russian I

Hours: 60P

Basic features of the grammar. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension. Development of reading and writing skills. (May not be taken by students who, in the judgment of the Department, qualify for entry into SLA210H1 or SLA220Y1).

Exclusion: native speakers of Russian
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA101H1: Elementary Russian II

Hours: 60P

Basic features of the grammar. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension. Development of reading and writing skills. (May not be taken by students who, in the judgment of the Department, qualify for entry into SLA210H1 or SLA220Y1).

Prerequisite: SLA100H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: native speakers of Russian
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA103H1: Slavic Civilizations

Hours: 24L

A survey of Slavic civilizations through literature, art, architecture, and film. Key moments in the development of the cultures of Slavic countries are examined in a comparative framework, juxtaposing the varied historical, cultural, linguistic, religious, social, and political developments of the countries involved. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA104H1: Cities of the Mediterranean

Hours: 24L

This course examines the cultural history of Mediterranean ports and cities, with particular emphasis on Croatian cities in dialogue with cities in Italy and Greece, through works of art, architecture, and literature. Readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA105Y1: Elementary Czech

Hours: 96P

Grammar, composition, and conversation. Readings from Czech literature. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the language.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA106H1: Polish for Beginners I

Hours: 24L/24P

The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Polish but no prior knowledge. A communicative based approach will be used throughout the course, where all four skills (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) will be practised, with the main emphasis on speaking. Students will engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression.

Exclusion: SLA106Y1, SLA116H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA107Y1: Elementary Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian

Hours: 96P

Basic phonology, orthography, morphology and syntax of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. Development of the four basic language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension.

Exclusion: native speakers of BCS, SLA257Y1, SLA237Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA108Y1: Elementary Ukrainian

Hours: 96P

Basic vocabulary, simple sentence patterns, essential morphology. Internet language laboratory drills. Intended for students with little or no knowledge of the language.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA109Y1: Elementary Macedonian

Hours: 96P

The basic features of the grammar of the Macedonian literary language. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension. Development of reading and writing skills. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the literary language. (Offered in alternate years).

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA116H1: Polish for Beginners II

Hours: 24L/24P

The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Polish who have already completed SLA106H or who have comparable basic knowledge of Pol. A communicative based approach will be used throughout the course, where all four skills (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) will be practised, with the main emphasis on speaking. Students will engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression.   

Prerequisite: SLA106H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: SLA106Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA121H1: Russian Cultural History in Twelve Images

Hours: 24L

Russian Cultural History in Twelve Images An introductory survey of Russian cultural history through key images, exploring the historical, intellectual, artistic, and mythical significance of these images in Russian cultural identity and in foreign perceptions. Among the images are: Rublev’s “Trinity,” The Bronze Horseman, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and Tatlin’s Tower. Taught in English, readings in English. No prior familiarity with Russian language or culture is expected.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA193H1: Objects of War

Hours: 24L

An object or a thing always has a collective history. It speaks of the political and the social conditions under which it was made. In this course, objects of war – the material culture of conflict – from the 20th and 21st centuries will be critically and historically examined. How do these objects speak of violence, politics, and culture, but also rewrite and influence the arenas within which they circulate? Some objects include: canned food, drones, the journalists’ hotel, helmets, tents. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA194H1: Utopia Interrupted: Late and Post-Soviet Russian Literature

Hours: 24S

Almost 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, what can we understand about its culture and people, and its impact on the popular imagination in the West? To answer these questions, the course introduces students to canonical literary and cinematic works from the post-Stalin era to the present, with particular attention to the literary and cultural peripheries. Some of the topics will include: Gulag, or Return of the Repressed, Counter-Culture, Space Race, Immigration, Gender, Perestroika, and Putin’s Russia. All readings in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA195H1: Literature and Painting in Russia and the West

Hours: 24S

What makes literature ‘visible’? How do the verbal and the visual coexist? This seminar explores the relationship between words and images, texts and pictures through history, in Russia and the West. Special attention will be paid to the figure of the artist. Is it a writer’s alter ego, the incarnation of creativity, or just a character among others? Literary texts (mainly short stories) from Balzac and Gogol to Chekhov and O. Henry, Maugham and Bunin, Nabokov and Camus will be studied along with the paintings of some major 19th-20th century artists. The comparative dimension of the course will help students contextualize Russian literature and think about its relationship with the Western canon. We will also watch some 21st century films about artists (such as Julie Taymor’s Frida [2002], Milos Forman Goya’s Ghosts [2006], and Mike Leigh Mr. Turner [2014]). All texts will be in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA196H1: Russia at War

Hours: 24S

In its long history Russia has fought numerous wars, both defensive and offensive, and these wars have inspired a rich, complex, contradictory poetic response. We examine Russian war narratives starting with the medieval period and ending with the Second World War and including epic poetry, songs, stories, novels, paintings, and films. We will study the depiction of war and the image of the soldier (or warrior) in different genres and time periods, as well as the historical circumstances in which the different works were produced and the respective audiences for which they were intended. All texts will be in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA197H1: The Imaginary Jew

Hours: 24S

The course examines the genesis and evolution of the image of the Jew, central to all European cultures, from the theology and psychology of Christian anti-Judaism to their reflection in folklore, visual, plastic, and verbal arts, and to the survival of the imaginary Jew in secular forms. Special attention is given to the Jews of Slavic and East European imagination. All readings are in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA198H1: The Slavic Grecian Formula: From Ancient Rhapsode to Modern Slav Song

Hours: 24S

Slav singers of heroic tales about war, lust, honour and revenge have made a special contribution to our appreciation of classical literature and mythology. We will compare Slavic epics and African-American rap songs to reveal the connection between Homer's Iliad and Nas's iconic Illmatic, between the mythical image of the pagan goddess Aphrodite and the mystique of Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill, and other iconic singers today. As we read The Iliad closely, we will study songs from the Russian, Bosnian Muslim, Croatian and Serbian traditions. Employing new performance formulaic theory, we will learn that they share much, in melody and message, with the work of today's hip-hop artists, whose roots of rap "flowing" reach back to the beginnings of Western literature and the epic singers of ancient Greece. Students will have the opportunity to interact with a unique online multimedia edition of an epic song by a traditional Slavic singer.

No knowledge of languages other than English is required. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA199H1: Invisible Kingdom, Imaginary Space

Hours: 24S

The Central European Region of Galicia gave rise to a remarkable array of literary representations -- Austrian, Jewish, Polish, and Ukrainian -- animating fantastic creatures, powerful myths, deviant pleasures, and sublime stories. Bruno Schulz created shimmering peacocks, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch seized ecstasy through pain, and Ivan Franko investigated the effects of avarice and social decay.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA200H1: Culture and Politics in Europe

Hours: 24L

Introduction to the issues of the interaction between cultural expression and political life, with a historical focus on 1968 in Central and Eastern Europe. The mutually influential relationship between artistic activity and political dynamics in modern societies is examined through literature, visual arts, drama, music, and film. Taught in English, all materials in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA201H1: Losing It

Hours: 24L

How does one cope with loss, be it a nose, a leg, a pet, a name, a lover, a battle, a fortune, or one’s sanity? Through literary texts from Central and Eastern Europe, we explore the trauma and poetics of losing, and the mechanisms of coping with and compensating for the lost object. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA202H1: Jewish Communities in Slavic Countries

Hours: 24L

Literature about the Jewish community in Slavic countries. How do these Jewish minorities perceive and identify themselves? How are they perceived by others?  Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA203H1: Faking It

Hours: 24L

The role of forgery in cultural, national, and personal identities. A scholar “discovering” an “ancient” manuscript, a noblewoman in disguise joining the army, an impostor conning a provincial town, a writer faking political loyalty. Literary texts from Central and Eastern Europe expose the porous boundaries between authenticity and lies, highlighting the artificiality and vulnerability of social and cultural conventions. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA204Y1: Intermediate Czech

Hours: 96P

Using selected texts of diverse styles, this class surveys Czech grammar and introduces various aspects of syntax, composition and translation. Special attention will be paid to oral practice.

Exclusion: SLA205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA206H1: Intermediate Polish I

Hours: 12L/36P

Students who completed SLA106H and SLA116H or who have comparable basic knowledge of Polish further develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills by revising, consolidating and building on their knowledge. Upon completion, they will be able to communicate in more advanced everyday situations and have substantial familiarity with Polish grammar.

Prerequisite: SLA106Y1 or SLA 106H and SLA116H
Exclusion: SLA206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA207H1: Intermediate Polish II

Hours: 12L/36P

Students with a general interest in Polish who have completed SLA206H1 or who have a comparable level of Polish further develop their speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills by revising, consolidating, and building on their knowledge. Upon completion, they will be able to communicate in more advanced everyday situations and have substantial familiarity with Polish grammar. 

Prerequisite: SLA206H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: SLA206Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA208Y1: Intermediate Ukrainian

Hours: 96P

Study of morphology through grammar drills; oral practice; reading of texts from Ukrainian literature.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA209H1: Intermediate Macedonian

Hours: 48P

This course completes the basics of Macedonian grammar including the wide variety of past tenses, complex sentence structures, and word formation.

Prerequisite: SLA109Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: SLA209Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA210H1: Russian for Heritage Speakers

Hours: 48P

This course is designed for students with Russian background, students raised in homes where Russian is/was spoken, who speak or merely understand basic Russian but are otherwise illiterate in Russian (cannot/have difficulty reading or writing). This course helps heritage learners of Russian develop/maintain writing and reading skills as well as develop cultural literacy. (Online course in 2011-2012).

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA211H0: Russian in Action

Hours: 48P

Emphasis on expansion of vocabulary, developing conversational and listening skills, and intensive practice in real-life situations. Offered as part of Summer Program in Russia. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: SLA101H1 or SLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA212H1: The Russian Novel

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to the Russian novelistic tradition at the height of its creative power. We examine the Russian novel’s universal appeal and influence, and its impact on modern art and thought. Authors may include (depending on instructor) Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Belyi, Nabokov, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn. Taught and read in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA213H1: Reading Macedonia: A Cultural Exploration

Hours: 48P

This course explores Macedonian culture as read through its literature, film, cuisine, music, folklore, architecture, and new media.

Prerequisite: SLA209H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: SLA209Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA214H1: Slavic Languages through Creative Writing

Hours: 24P

A course for students of Czech and Slovak, BCS and Russian. Improve your writing skills in a group of different Slavic language learners. Learn simple creative writing in different genres. This course presents a catalogue of different methods and strategies for individual learners at various stages of writing in a foreign language. Complements rather than substitutes for intermediate and advanced levels of the languages taught.

Prerequisite: SLA105Y1 or SLA107Y1 or (SLA100H1 and SLA101H1)
Corequisite: SLA204Y1 or (SLA257H1 and SLA277H1) or SLA220Y1 or SLA320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA215H1: Czech and Slovak Cultures

Hours: 24L

Some of the most important features of Czech and Slovak cultural history are introduced in a survey of the national myths, traditions and cultural trends. (Offered every three years)

Exclusion: SLA215Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA216H1: Introduction to Polish Culture

Hours: 24L

Major cultural traditions, historical processes, myths, and figures that have shaped and redefined Polish civilization and national identity are problematized and contextualized with the help of works of literature, history, philosophy, political science, music, visual and performing arts. Readings in English (also available in Polish). (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA217H1: Cultural History of the South Slavs

Hours: 24L

Works of literature, history, music, and visual arts are examined in order to explore the complex cultural legacy of the Balkans, an area marked by Byzantine, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian colonial presence. The course will familiarize students with major cultural traditions, myths, and historical flashpoints. Readings in English.

Exclusion: SLA217Y1, SLA227Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA218Y1: Ukrainian Literature and Culture

Hours: 24L/24S

A general survey of Ukrainian culture through an examination of selected literary works and their social, political, historical, philosophical, and aesthetic contexts. The course covers the period from Kyivan Rus to the present. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA220Y1: Intermediate Russian

Hours: 120P

Continuation of development of proficiency in speaking, reading, listening and writing.  Review the basic and learning of new grammatical and syntactical structures, study of word formation and acquisition of active vocabulary. Reading of classical, contemporary, adapted, and non-adapted literary and mass-media texts. Culture and listening through animation.

Prerequisite: SLA101H1
Exclusion: native speakers of Russian, including SLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA221H1: Speak Like a Russian

Hours: 24P

A course on practical phonetics. Get your Russian sounds right. Improve your intonation. Reduce your foreign accent.

Prerequisite: SLA100H1, SLA101H1
Corequisite: SLA220Y1 or SLA320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA222H1: Forging Identities: The Roms of Central and Eastern Europe

Hours: 24S

Both in popular culture and the headlines, Roma (Gypsies) are often depicted as either romantic or negative. Roma and Slavs have interacted for centuries and this course examines the history of that interaction with particular emphasis on linguistic and educational rights. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA224H1: Russian-Jewish Writing

Hours: 24L

This course explores the writings of Russian authors of Jewish origin. Subjects include: assimilation; identity; the existence or non-existence of Russian – Jewish literature. The works studied may vary from year to year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA225H1: Czech and Slovak Cinema

Hours: 24L

Czech and Slovak cinema of the sixties, generally known as the Czechoslovak New Wave, represents the ways the cinematographers viewed the past, examined the present and escaped into the world of fantasy. In addition, we will examine several theoretical, historical and cultural aspects of national culture and international cinematography.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA226H1: Film and Ethics: Polish Cinema

Hours: 24L

The Polish School in cinema, its predecessors and successors, their artistic accomplishments, major theoretical and thematic concerns, and their place on the map of European cinema. Films of Ford, Wajda, Polanski, Konwicki, Borowczyk, Has, Kawalerowicz, Zanussi, Kieslowski, and of the new generation of Polish film makers. Films and discussions in English. (Offered every three years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA227H1: South Slavic Literature

Hours: 24L

A survey of the most significant twentieth-century novels from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia through a chronological selection of literary texts (poems, plays, novels) from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The course places South Slavic literary developments within the broader context of European intellectual history as well as Balkan cultural and political life. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA228H1: 20th Century Ukrainian Fiction in Translation

Hours: 12L/12S

A selection of twentieth century Ukrainian novels and short prose in English translation. From the avant-garde intellectual novel of the 1920s, through socialist realism, to the post-modernist prose of the 1990s. Authors include Pidmohylny, Antonenko-Davydovych, Honchar, Shevchuk, Andrukhovych and Zabuzhko. 

Recommended Preparation: any course in literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA229H1: Writing with Images: Eastern and Central European History Through the Graphic Novel

Hours: 24L

This course examines how East and Central European graphic novelists retell the history of the 20th century in images and words. Our focus is the medium. How do comics effect the relationship between the personal and national? Can graphic novels substitute history textbooks?

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA231H0: Special Topics in Russian Studies

Usually offered during the summer through the Woodsworth Summer Abroad program. Content varies from year to year based on instructor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SLA234H1: Russian and Soviet Cinema

Hours: 12L/24P

A survey of the Russian cinematic tradition from its beginnings through the first decade following the disintegration of the USSR. The course examines the avant-garde cinema and film theory of the 1920s; the totalitarian esthetics of the 1920s-1940s and the ideological uses of film art; the revolution in film theory and practice in the 1950s-1960s; cinema as medium of cultural dissent and as witness to social change. Students also acquire basic skills of film analysis. Taught in English, all films subtitled in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA235H1: After Communism: Literature and Art Post-1989

Previous Course Number: SLA377H1
Hours: 24S

This course examines the era inaugurated by the collapse of the state-socialist regimes in the former Eastern Bloc, marked by political turmoil, major economic restructuring, and social ambivalences. The course investigates topics such as: socialist legacy and nostalgia, mass emigrations and refugee crises, conflicts over national identity and borders, sociocultural anxieties about inclusion in the EU, perspectives on the future of socialist thought and practice in Eastern Europe.

Exclusion: SLA377H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA236H1: Polish Culture in 10 Images

Hours: 8S

We examine the most important aspects of Polish historical experience and cultural identity by looking at ten iconic images from Polish culture. These images may include a historical painting by Matejko, a photo of the Solidarity strikes in 1980, a screenshot from a Wajda film, or a literary passage from a Gombrowicz novel. Apart from serving as an introduction to Polish cultural studies, this course provides students with analytical tools to read diverse cultural texts. This is a blended course combining online modules with four on-site discussion meetings per semester.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA238H1: Literature of the Ukrainian-Canadian Experience

Hours: 24S

A selection of literary texts depicting the experience and perceptions of Ukrainians in Canada from the first immigrants to the present. Texts include works originally written in English, French and Ukrainian, but all readings are in English. Authors include: Kiriak, Kostash, Ryga, Galay, Suknaski, Kulyk Keefer. 

Recommended Preparation: any course in literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA245H1: The Golden Age of Russian Literature

Hours: 24L

A survey of Russian literature from1820-1900. Topics include: Romanticism and Realism; the myth of St. Petersburg; the Russian Empire and its borders; the individual and society; man and nature; the “woman question”; freedom and rationality. Readings may include: Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Goncharov, Tolstoi, Turgenev, Dostoevskii, Saltykov-Shchedrin, Chekhov. Taught and read in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA247H1: (Post) Yugoslav Cinema

Hours: 24L

An overview of the Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav cinematic tradition from the 1960s to the present. Topics include revolution and socialism; cinema as activism; ideology and politics; sex and gender; war and trauma. Taught in English. All films with subtitles.

Exclusion: SLA427H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA248H1: Women and Women's Themes in Ukrainian Literature

Hours: 24S

This course examines the presentation of women and women's themes in works of Ukrainian literature. The subjects covered include: role models, freedom, socialism, nationalism, feminism, and sexuality.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA252H1: Russian Short Fiction

Hours: 12T/24S

An exploration of the elements of the short story through close readings of works by 19th and 20th century writers. Stories in translation by Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Olesha, Babel, and others.  All readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA253H1: Origins of Russia and Ukraine

Previous Course Number: SLA102H1
Hours: 24L

A survey of Ukrainian and Russian civilizations through art, architecture, literature, and religion. Includes the Scythians, whose battle skills and gold fascinated the ancient world; Kyivan Rus’ and its princes, monks and martyrs; rise of the Cossacks; and Peter the Great, founder of the Russian Empire and St. Petersburg. Taught in English, all readings in English. No background knowledge required.

Exclusion: SLA102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA254H1: Stone Books to Sky Books: The Book as Institution, Commerce and Art

Hours: 24L

Evolution of the book and printed media in Central and Eastern Europe: legends (and forgeries) of ancient letters, mediaeval illuminated manuscripts, forbidden and "supernatural" books, hand-written and painted books of modernist and avant-garde artists, books as a way of living and dying. Readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA256H1: Firebirds and Other Wonders: The World of Slavic Folklore

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the comparative study of folk narratives – fairy-tales, legends, epics, from Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Balkans. Topics include the structural and psychological analysis and interpretation of oral folk traditions; the cultural specificity of Slavic folklore; its adaptation and treatment in literature, music, and visual arts. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA257H1: Intermediate Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian I

Hours: 48P

Systematic study of morphology and syntax. Intermediate composition and oral practice. Reading and translation of contemporary and more complex texts in BCS.

Prerequisite: SLA107Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: SLA257Y1, SLA307Y1, SLA316Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA260H1: Constructing Space: A History of Russian Art and Architecture

Hours: 24L

Chronologically organized and covering a period of ten centuries, from the eleventh to the twenty-first, the course has a special focus, the rendering of space and perspective. Beginning with the so-called “reverse perspective” of Russian Icons and the devotional world of churches and cathedrals, continuing with the geometrically organized, rational space of the 18th century and St. Petersburg, and moving on to the distorted reality of the Russian avant-garde and Socialist Realism’s attempt at reproducing reality “as it is,” the course concludes by asking where this oscillating acceptance and rejection of illusion leaves us in the 21st century. Consideration of paintings, buildings, sculptures, selected literary texts and films.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: FAH102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA263H1: Studies in Russian-French Cultural History

Hours: 24L/12T

A survey of Russian-French intellectual, literary, and artistic contacts and mutual influences, from the 18th through the 20th centuries. Topics may include: transnational circulation of genres, styles, aesthetic programs, philosophical concepts, and political ideas; cultural tourism; cultural appropriation and misreading; direct contacts between French and Russian intellectual and artistic elites. Lectures in English. Students taking the course from the French Department will read the texts in French, have tutorials in French, and write assignments in French. All others will read texts in English, have tutorials in English, and write assignments in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA266H1: War and Culture

Hours: 24S

Poland and Europe 1914-1945.  As we commemorate the centenary of the outbrake of WWI, this cataclysmic event that launched the 20th century and was followed by another total war soon after still defines our view of the world and understanding of it. It may be time now to look anew at how various forms of expression, including literature, film, theatre, painting and sculpture produced during the two wars, between them or many decades later deal with the extreme and everyday experiences, with shattered worlds of individuals, ethnicities, and nations.

Prerequisite: SLA216H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA268H1: Cossacks!

Hours: 24S

How are Cossacks depicted in literary and visual works? Were they the agents of a repressive Russian government, the hirelings of Polish kings, the tormentors of Eastern European Jews, the protectors of Europe from the Ottomans, or the liberators of the Ukrainian nation? We read works from the Jewish, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian cultural traditions.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: CCR199H1 (First-Year Seminar: The Cossacks), offered in Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, and Fall 2017
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA277H1: Intermediate Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian II

Hours: 48P

Continuation of SLA257H1.  Systematic study of morphology and syntax.  Intermediate composition and oral practice.  Reading and translation of contemporary texts in BCS.

Prerequisite: SLA257H1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: SLA257Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA280H1: Introduction to Russian Asia: From Central Asia to Siberia

Hours: 24S

Introduction to geography, languages, people, literature, and the history of Russian Asia. Includes readings in history, exile narratives, articles on the linguistic geography of the languages of Russia including Russian, Siberian languages such as Yakut and Tungus, Turkic languages of Central Asia, Korean and Chinese as minority languages, with a special focus on language contact and language politics.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA286H1: Literature and Science

Previous Course Number: SLA486H1
Hours: 24S

Shaped by the experience of two world wars, two totalitarianisms, and several revolutions, continental sci-fi is known for its radical and uncompromising thought experiments and daring aesthetics. Discussing works by Evgenii Zamiatin, Karel Capek, Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, Fritz Lang, HG Wells, Stanislaw Lem, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Jacek Dukaj among others, we examine the consequences of science, technology and social engineering pushing individuals beyond their human limits.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: SLA486H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA300H1: Russian Literature in the Age of Empire

Hours: 24L

Survey of major movements and institutions, familiar and less studied writers and intellectuals of the first half of the nineteenth century. Imperial culture between and within Europe and Asia. Romanticism as literary movement, cultural ideology, and lifestyle. Emergence of literature as profession and public sphere. Literature and nationalism. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA302H1: The Imaginary Jew

Hours: 36S

The course examines the genesis and evolution of the image of the Jew, central to all European cultures, from the theology and psychology of Christian anti-Judaism to their reflection in folklore, visual, plastic, and verbal arts, and to the survival of the imaginary Jew in secular forms. Special attention is given to the Jews of Slavic and East European imagination. All readings are in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA303H1: Literary Imagination and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe

Hours: 24S

An exploration of Central and East European authors writing in different languages but united by Jewish ancestry. We examine the responses of artists and intellectuals of Jewish extraction (Sholem Aleichem, Babel, Bialik, Heine, Kafka, Mandelshtam, Sforim, Zhabotinskii, etc.) to cultural secularization and modernity. Taught in English. Readings in English.

Recommended Preparation: SLA302H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA306H1: Conversations-Inspirations: Everyday Polish

Hours: 48P

Through a series of thematic modules based on everyday communicative situations in contemporary Poland students develop Polish language skills in the four linguistic competencies: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The course is based on a communicative-functional approach to language. It means that even though students are regularly exposed to new grammatical structures, their work focuses primarily on practical, diverse uses of language in real-life situations. 

Prerequisite: SLA206Y1 or SLA207H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA308Y1: Advanced Ukrainian

Hours: 96L

Development of advanced speaking, reading, listening and writing skills on a wide variety of topics. Work on grammar and vocabulary building. Review of morphology and study of syntax. Short compositions. Expressing a written formal argument or opinion.

Prerequisite: SLA208Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: Fluent native speakers of Ukrainian
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA310H1: Russian Literature Between Tradition and Modernity

Hours: 24L

Survey of major movements and institutions, genres, familiar and less studied writers and intellectuals of the second half of the nineteenth century. Imperial culture in the reform era. Realism as literary movement, professionalization of literature and criticism, the novel and serialization, the short story and drama. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA311H1: Gogol

Hours: 12L/12S

Fantastic and grotesque works by the most hilarious, obsessive, and delusional character in Russian literature, who teased, fascinated, and polarized readers. Gogol’s writings are examined through various theoretical approaches. Includes cinematic (Taras Bulba, Viy, Overcoat) and musical (Shostakovich’s “Nose”) re-creations of Gogol’s works. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA312H1: Nabokov

Hours: 24S

A study of Vladimir Nabokov's novels written in Europe and the United States. Special attention is paid to the nature and evolution of Nabokov's aesthetics; the place of his novels in European and American literary traditions; Nabokov's creative uses of exile to artistic, philosophical and ideological ends; the aesthetic and cultural implications of the writers' switch from Russian to English. Novels studied: Defense, Despair, The Gift, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, Lolita, Pnin, Pale Fire. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA314H1: Dostoevsky

Hours: 24L

Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and short works. Dostoevsky's political, psychological, and religious ideas as they shape and are shaped by his literary art. Readings in English. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA317H1: Tolstoy

Hours: 24S

War and Peace or Anna Karenina, and some shorter works. Tolstoy's political, psychological, and religious ideas as they shape and are shaped by his literary art. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA318H1: City of Saints and Sinners: Kyiv through the Centuries

Hours: 24L

Captivating and elusive: the "new Jerusalem," Yehupets, a "Slavic Pompeii" and frontier city. This course examines Kyiv through works of literature, visual arts, architecture, and popular culture that reveal Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish, and Polish versions of the city.  Gogol, Sholem Aleichem, Bulgakov, Vynnychenko, and many others. Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA320Y1: Advanced Russian

Hours: 120P

A survey of Russian culture and history of the 20th century through non-adapted readings and film. Development of advanced speaking, reading, listening and writing skills on a wide variety of topics. Work on grammar and vocabulary building. Subordinate and relative clauses, aspect, verbs of motion, participles and gerunds. Class is conducted primarily in Russian.

Prerequisite: SLA220Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: native speakers of Russian, including SLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA321H1: Conversational Russian

Hours: 36P

Expansion of vocabulary and development of conversational skills. Discussion of a variety of topics (history, culture, art, politics, law, social and economic problems, contemporary events). Class is taught in round-table format.

Prerequisite: SLA220Y1 and permission of instructor
Exclusion: Native speakers of Russian
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA322H1: News from Russia

Hours: 24P

Language, life and the media in contemporary Russia. The course will be based on reading Russian newspapers, listening to Russian media, and discussing contemporary events in Russia.

Prerequisite: SLA220Y1
Exclusion: Heritage and native speakers of Russian
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA323H1: The Mysteries of Russian Revealed

Hours: 12P/12S

This course introduces Russian's sounds, structures, and alternations.  Russian’s tricky morphologic alternations and their historical causes are explored while students master the hidden encoding of forms through study of the writing system, root structures, and variation.

Prerequisite: SLA220Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA328H1: The Culture of Contemporary Ukraine

Hours: 24S

Contemporary Ukraine is an amalgam of various cultural traditions. This course examines its languages, religions, nationalities, literature, cinema, arts, print and broadcast media, regions, education, and social groups. Special attention is given to the factors that influence public perceptions of identity. All readings are in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA330H1: Old Church Slavonic

Previous Course Number: SLA330Y1
Hours: 36S

Structure and history of the first Slavic literary language. Reading and linguistic study of Old Slavonic texts.

Recommended Preparation: Two years of any Slavic language
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA331H1: Modernism and Visual Arts

Hours: 24S

Synthesis of visual arts, music, and literature in the late Russian Empire-early Soviet Union. Baba Yaga's hut and levitating sculptures; symphony in words and the language of stars; from princesses and puppets to the first peeks into the fourth dimension. Kandinsky, Bely, Zamyatin, Malevich, and many others. Taught and read in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA333H1: Animated Film in Europe

Previous Course Number: SLA233H1
Hours: 24L

Trends in the history of European animated film, focusing on Central and Eastern European cinematic traditions. Aesthetics of animated image and peculiarities of animation as an art form. Films are analyzed in their artistic, cultural and political contexts. Taught in English, English subtitles.

Exclusion: SLA233H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA334H1: Film Genre in Russia

An examination of the understanding and practice of film genre in Russian and Soviet cinema. Various genres and generic hybrids – comedy, melodrama, action, war, horror, fantasy, etc. – are studied in the context of critical literature on the problem of film genre and against the backdrop of international cinematic traditions. Taught in English, all films subtitled in English.

Recommended Preparation: CIN105Y1, SLA234H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA335H1: Lifting the Iron Curtain: Czech Culture between 1960 and 1989

Hours: 24L

This class explores the subversive power of literary, cinematic, and theatrical experiments of the 1960s and confronts them with the development of Czech culture during the so-called normalization that lasted until 1989. Topics include literary texts, cinema, and fine arts at home and in exile.  Taught in English, readings in English and in the original.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA336H1: Let's Talk! Advanced Polish

Hours: 48P

Students expand their practical knowledge of Polish by engaging with online media and current issues in culture and society. They enrich their vocabulary, grammatical structures, and use of diverse stylistic registers while fine-tuning reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.

Prerequisite: SLA306H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA337H1: Advanced Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian

Hours: 48P

Morphology, syntax, composition and translation, oral practice. Extensive reading, translation and analysis of contemporary Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian texts representing diverse styles.

Prerequisite: SLA257Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA338H1: Ivan Franko

Hours: 24S

Ivan Franko is one of the most important and innovative figures in the history of Ukrainian literature. This seminar explores a selection of the belletristic writings by this fascinating and prolific poet and novelist in the context of Ukrainian culture and politics in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Taught in English. All readings are in English.

Recommended Preparation: Previous coursework in Ukrainian literature, e.g. SLA218Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA342H1: Theatricality and Spectacle in the History of Russian Culture: From Jesters to Meyerhold

Hours: 24S

We will study Russian public spectacles from the eighteenth century imperial court festivities all the way through the Revolutionary festivals of the 1920s. We will also look at the 2003 celebration of the 300 year anniversary of St. Petersburg and the 2014 Sochi Olympics.  Special emphasis on those figures who influenced twentieth century theatre and film in the West (such as Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Sergei Diagilev).  All readings in English.  No knowledge of Russian required.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA343H1: Studies in Late Soviet Culture

Hours: 24L

A survey of artistic and intellectual life in the USSR from the post-Stalinist “Thaw” period to the collapse of the Soviet empire and its cultural aftermath in the 1990s. Topics include: the recovery of suppressed cultural memory; the fluid boundaries between official and unofficial cultures; internal and external exile; Aesopian language; alternative modes of creation and dissemination (samizdat, tamizdat, unauthorized exhibitions and concerts, etc.); Russian conceptualism and post-modernism. Taught in English, readings in English.

Recommended Preparation: SLA245H1, SLA246H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA345H1: Russian Modernism

Previous Course Number: SLA246H1
Hours: 24L

A history of Russian modernist culture from the 1890s to 1940. Topics include: Russia’s fin-de-siècle art and thought in European context; the aesthetic and philosophical evolution of Russian modernism as a cultural community; modernist experiments in literature; conservative reactions to modernism before and after the communist takeover in Russia; the modernist strategies of survival. Taught and read in English.

Exclusion: SLA246H1
Recommended Preparation: SLA245H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA346H1: Communism and Culture

Hours: 24S

Probes the paradoxes of politics, culture and everyday life by analyzing the complex coexistence of art and literature with changing cultural politics in a totalitarian and post-totalitarian system, with simplistic ideology and political dissent, and with prevailing myths about the West and the East. Readings in English (Polish for majors).

Recommended Preparation: SLA216Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA356H1: What's New? Polish Culture Today

Hours: 24S

The amazing cultural transformations of Poland in the last fifteen years within a changing Europe. The impact of these changes on Poland's social consciousness and perception of identity, history, and nationhood. The most recent literature, fine arts, music, and popular culture. Readings in English (Polish for majors).

Recommended Preparation: SLA216Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA357H1: Literature of Exile and Immigration

Hours: 24S

This course examines novels and short stories by writers from the former Yugoslavia (including Dubravka Ugrešić, Aleksandar Hemon) that thematize exile, migration, and displacement. Alongside literary works, we will read theoretical essays that speak to concepts of home, nation, and language. Taught in English. Readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA358H1: Breaking Away from Empire: Ukrainian Fiction Since Independence

Hours: 24S

This course traces the extraordianry development of Ukrainian prose since the collapse of the Soviet Union. We will explore post-modernist _uphoria, colonial angst, cultural entropy, hooliganism, national identity, gender issues, and other aspects of modern Ukraine. All readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA367H1: Chekhov

Hours: 24S

Selected stories, plays; stylistic, structural, and thematic analysis, literary and historical context, influence in Russia and the West.  Taught in English, all readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA380H1: Language, Politics, Identity

Hours: 24S

In this course we will examine the multi-faceted nature of language policy, language standardization, language contact and conflict. While focus will be on states that arose from the Former Soviet Union and the languages of Central and Southeastern Europe, discussion will open to cover a broad range of language issues, including, for example orthography shifts here in Canada and around the world, including China, Korea, Japan, and India. We will explore issues such as language standards, language rights, language conflict, languages of education, writing systems and linguistic identity.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SLA400H1: Studies in Medieval Russian Literature

Hours: 24S

Explores the development of the types of writing (e.g. chronicles, vitae, epics, tales, poetry) used to capture the cultural, political, religious, and aesthetic experiences of Mediaeval Rus' from the 11th to 17th century. Readings in English. Where appropriate, majors will read some excerpts in the original.

Recommended Preparation: Some reading knowledge of Russian desirable but not required
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA404H1: Russia Across Centuries I

Hours: 24S

A survey of Russian Culture from the tenth century to the early nineteenth century. Topics may vary by year. Includes literature, music, art, architecture, dance, film, history and politics. Taught in Russian, all readings are in Russian. Fosters advanced language skills of conversational fluency, listening comprehension, writing and composition, expanded vocabulary, recognition of stylistic registers, and advanced syntax. Students will read literary and non-literary texts as well as watching contemporary films and television programs.

Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or SLA210H1
Recommended Preparation: SLA410H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA405H1: On the Waves of the Avant-garde and Beyond: Czech Literature of the 20th Century

Previous Course Number: SLA405Y1
Hours: 24S

The experiments of the 1920s serve as a point of departure for studies in Czech culture from the early 20th century to the present artistic innovations. Readings include works by Jaroslav Seifert, Karel Teige, Karel _apek, F. Langer, V. Nezval, M. Kundera, V. Linhartová and others. (Offered every three years). Readings in Czech.

Prerequisite: SLA305H1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: SLA405Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA406H1: Transgressions: Drama, Theatre, Performance

Hours: 24S

Study of drama as a literary and theatrical genre in its thematic and formal diversity in Polish literature from the 16th to the 20th century is combined with investigations of the role of the theatre as cultural institution in different periods of Polish history. Readings in English (in Polish for students in the major program). (Offered every three years)

Exclusion: SLA406Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA410H1: Russian for Heritage Speakers II

Hours: 48P
The course helps advanced heritage learners further to develop their active command of Russian. Special focus on speaking and writing skills, as well as cultural competence. Taught in Russian, all materials in Russian. 
Prerequisite: SLA210H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA412H1: History of Russian

Hours: 24P

Historical phonology, morphology, accentuation of Russian in its East Slavic context. Further topics include dialectology and historical syntax. Readings of a variety of Old Russian-East Slavic texts in the original.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Good reading knowledge of Russian and/or SLA320Y1 (Advanced Russian).
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA413H1: Pushkin

Hours: 24S

Select lyrical poetry, narrative poems, drama, and prose. Topics may include: poet and society; poetry, nation, and empire; Pushkin’s life, death, afterlife, and cultural mythologies; Pushkin in visual arts, music, and film. Readings in Russian.

Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA414H1: Russia Across Centuries II

Hours: 24S

A continuation of SLA404H1. Survey of Russian culture from 1917 to the present. Topics may vary by year. Includes material on literature, music, art, architecture, dance, film, history and politics. Taught in Russian, all readings in Russian. The course fosters advanced language skills of conversational fluency, listening comprehension, writing and composition, expanded vocabulary, recognition of stylistic registers, and advanced syntax. Students will read literary and non-literary texts and watch contemporary films and television programs.

Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or SLA210H1
Recommended Preparation: SLA410H1, SLA404H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA415H1: Studies in Russian Literature of the 18th Century

Hours: 36S

The prose, poetry and dramaturgy of the most prominent literary figures of the eighteenth century, including Karamzin, Lomonosov, Fonvizin, Derzhavin and Krylov; aspects of literature during the reign of Peter I; literature and satirical journalism during the reign of Catherine II. (Taught in Russian)

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA420Y1: Studies in Russian Syntax and Stylistics

Hours: 96P

Syntactic structures and their relation to meaning and style, word order, intonation. Consolidation of morphology, vocabulary building through extensive reading. Translation, composition, and oral practice.

Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: native speakers of Russian, including SLA210H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SLA421H1: Introduction to Russian Poetry and Poetics

Previous Course Number: SLA424Y1
Hours: 36S

A study of the main principles of Russian prosody (meter, rhythm, rhyme, phonetic instrumentation, verse, stanza, genre) in relation to the creation of meaning of a poetic text. The formal aspects of Russian versification are examined in their historical evolution from the 18th century to the present, in both "classical" and "experimental" poetic modes. Taught in Russian, readings in Russian and English.

Prerequisite: SLA320Y1
Exclusion: SLA424Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA422H1: Nineteenth-Century Russian Poetry

Previous Course Number: SLA424Y1
Hours: 36S

A survey of the golden age of Russian poetry with special attention to the evolution of verse forms and poetic genres. In this course students acquire advanced skills in the close reading of poetic forms and in their contextual historical analysis and interpretation. Taught in Russian, readings in Russian and English.

Prerequisite: SLA320Y1
Exclusion: SLA424Y1
Recommended Preparation: SLA421H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA423H1: War and Peace

Hours: 36S

War and Peace in depth, and from various points of view, literary, political, philosophical, historical, and psychological. Various critical approaches; cognate literary works. Students are expected to have read the novel before the course begins. Readings in English.

Recommended Preparation: SLA317H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA425H1: The World Revealed: Cinema, Authenticity, and Theory

Hours: 48L

This seminar will investigate how filmmakers and theorists have related the categories of fact and fiction to the production of films in Russian and (post-) Yugoslav cinemas. At the center of our inquiry will be the history and theory of cinematic authenticity, historical referentiality, and reality effects. Course work includes film viewings outside of class meeting times. Jointly offered with a graduate level course.

Prerequisite: 9.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA426H1: Polish for the 21st Century

Hours: 48P

Polish language course for heritage speakers and advanced students who want to master the language through interactions with broad and diverse cultural materials such as mass and popular culture, contemporary literature, film, and theatre, mass media and the Internet.

Prerequisite: SLA306H1, SLA336H1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA427H1: Polish Culture for the Curious

Hours: 24S

The fourth year seminar whose specific topic is decided depending on the needs of the students and the interests of guest and permanent instructors.

Prerequisite: SLA216Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA428Y1: The Ukrainian Novel

Hours: 48S

Major works by Kulish, Nechui-Levytsky, Myrny, Franko, Kotsiubynsky, Kobylianska, Vynnychenko, Ianovsky, Pidmohylny, Honchar, Andrukhovych, and Zabuzhko. Readings in Ukrainian. (Offered every four years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA429H1: Shevchenko

Hours: 24S

A critical study of Taras Shevchenko. Life, works, and significance. Readings in Ukrainian.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA430H1: Advanced Russian Writing Skills

Hours: 48P

The course will support students in gaining proficiency in presentational mode and in improvement of language competence for communication in academic contexts. Students will elevate their skills to the advanced level. Emphasis is on grammatical structures, syntax, lexicon, content organization, construction of complex presentation and expression of scholarly ideas and critical thought with accuracy and consistency in use of the Russian language. Offered online only.

Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or SLA210H1
Recommended Preparation: Advanced reading, writing, listening ability in Russian.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA433H1: Anna Karenina

Previous Course Number: SLA324H1
Hours: 36S

Anna Karenina in depth, and from various points of view, literary, political, philosophical, historical, and psychological. Various critical approaches; cognate literary works. Students are expected to have read the novel before the course begins. Readings in English.

Exclusion: SLA324H1
Recommended Preparation: SLA317H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA434H1: Dostoevsky in Literary Theory and Criticism

Hours: 24S

Explores Dostoevsky’s works through the lens of Russian and Western novel theory. Theorists include: Viacheslav Ivanov, Georg Lukacs and Mikhail Bakhtin. Topics include: genre, history and modernity; the novelistic narrator; novelistic plot; novelistic narrative; time and space; the generic history and prehistory of the novel; the novel and the self; the novel’s relation to the present; novelistic subgenres including the Bildungsroman; the novel’s simultaneous status as fragment and totality; and the particular and the universal in novelistic representation. Taught in English, readings in either Russian or English.

Recommended Preparation: SLA314H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA436H1: Rebels, Scoffers, and Jesters: Polish Culture from Different Perspectives

Hours: 24S

An advanced course on artistic, political, aesthetic, philosophical, and ideological dissenters who questioned, undermined, and redefined the main traditions in Polish culture from the 18th to the 21st centuries.Readings in English (Polish for majors).

Prerequisite: SLA216Y1
Recommended Preparation: SLA336H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SLA449H1: Russian Thinkers

Hours: 36S

Social and political change, national and spiritual destiny in philosophical, journalistic and critical writings. From Slavophiles and Westernizers to revolutionary and apocalyptic thought.  Reflections on Russia's position between Europe and Asia and on the place of Russia's East Asian neighbors in its history and culture. Taught in English, readings in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SLA463H1: Themes in Russian Realism

Hours: 24L/12S

What is distinctive about Russian realism? The course will examine nineteenth century Russian realist fiction in relation to various theoretical approaches, from Erich Auerbach to Roman Jakobson. We will read contemporary works of criticism and thought from Russia and Europe that may have influenced it.

Prerequisite: The equivalent of one FCE in literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA492H1: Race, Empire, Gender in Eastern Europe and Russia

Hours: 24S

This course examines recent scholarship dedicated to race, empire, and gender in Eastern Europe and Russia. The course will explore theoretical texts (e.g. decolonial criticism, “second world” feminisms), scholarship on particular case studies (e.g. Catherine Baker’s 2018 Race and the Yugoslav Region), and literature and art that speaks to these issues from the perspective of the East European, Russian, and Soviet experience. We will explore oft-sidelined topics, such as ideologies of race and historicizing whiteness as a colonial formation. The aim of the course is to address some of the silences within Slavic studies by foregrounding the complicated political legacies of the region.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SLA498Y1: Independent Studies

A year-long research project (primarily for majors in Slavic POSts) on an approved major topic in a Slavic literature or culture, or Slavic linguistics, supervised by one of the Department’s instructors. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SLA499H1: Independent Studies

A semester-long research project (primarily for majors in Slavic POSts) on an approved major topic in a Slavic literature or culture, or Slavic linguistics, supervised by one of the Department’s instructors. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC120H1: Catholicism in Conversation

Hours: 24L/12T

What is Catholicism, as an idea, as a social movement, as an object of scorn, devotion or delight? What meaning does Catholic tradition have in the contemporary world? This seminar explores these and similar questions through lectures and conversations with diverse scholars—faculty, fellows and friends—of the St. Michael’s College community.

Exclusion: SMC103Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC141Y1: Introduction to the Irish Language

Hours: 48L/24T

This course in Modern Irish Language is designed for learners with no prior knowledge of the language. The course is intended to introduce students to and provide practice in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC155H1: SMC One: The McLuhan Seminar in Creativity and Technology

Hours: 12L/12S

This seminar is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between creativity and technology. Inspired by the innovative thinking of Marshall McLuhan, it explores how the humanities relate to other fields of thought and research in addressing the individual, social and cultural experiences and effects of technological innovation. This course includes a mandatory travel component opportunity to Silicon Valley, California. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (An ancillary fee of $1,000 is required to help cover some of the travel costs.)

Prerequisite: Admission to SMC One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC165H1, SMC188H1, SMC189H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC165H1: SMC One: The Boyle Seminar in Scripts and Stories

Hours: 24L/12S

This seminar introduces students to university-level studies through an interdisciplinary exploration of Celtic influences in the mediaeval world, with a particular focus on early books and historical artifacts as physical objects and bearers of meaning. Students will learn how to read and analyse these books and artifacts to decode their meanings, and, in support of that, take introductory language instruction in Latin or Irish. Subjects discussed will include intercultural encounter and dialogue, research methods with historical sources, and the relationship between the written word and lived experience, then and now. There is a co-curricular travel opportunity to Dublin, Ireland associated with this course which takes place following the Winter term exam period. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (If you choose to go on the trip to Ireland, an ancillary fee of $1,000 is required to help cover some of the travel costs.)

Prerequisite: Admission to SMC One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC188H1, SMC189H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC185H1: SMC One: Seminar in Christianity, Truth and Reconciliation

Hours: 24L/12T

This seminar critically explores the complex relations of Christianity and Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, with a special focus on education. Sample topics include: settler colonialism and treaty relationships; prominent Indigenous Christians, critics and reformers; the residential school system; the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; recent initiatives in ecclesial repentance, dialogue and enculturation. The course includes guest speakers and mandatory co-curricular activities, including travel to residential school site(s) and archives in Ontario during reading week. The costs of these activities are supported by the University of St. Michael’s College. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to SMC One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC165H1, SMC188H1, SMC189H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC188H1: SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Ideas

Previous Course Number: SMC188Y1
Hours: 12L/12S

This seminar is an interdisciplinary exploration of leading scholarly, intellectual and public questions related to ecology, science, literature, and public life. From a variety of perspectives, the seminar considers how religion, and how different kinds of religious experience, figure in the broader context of human affairs. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to SMC One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC165H1, SMC188Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC189H1: SMC One: The Gilson Seminar in Faith and Rome

Previous Course Number: SMC188Y1
Hours: 24L

This course provides an intensive international learning experience in Rome, Italy. It offers contemporary and historical models of integrating faith with reason, and religious practice with intellectual, creative, and public engagement, specifically the roles that the Catholic Church and Vatican play in Rome, in ecology, science, literature, and public life. This course includes a mandatory travel component to Rome, Italy, which takes place following the Winter term exam period. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. (An ancillary fee of $2,000 is required to help cover some of the travel costs.)

Prerequisite: SMC188H1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, Trinity One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One, SMC155H1, SMC165H1, SMC188Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC195H1: God and Money in the Middle Ages

Hours: 24S

This seminar considers the ethical, political, and spiritual questions arising from the existence of wealth and poverty in medieval European culture. With readings from Dante, Chaucer, Thomas Aquinas and others, the course will examine how the interaction of spiritual ideals and material realities shaped cultural developments from late antiquity to the Protestant Reformation. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC196H1: Beauty, Human and Divine

Hours: 24S

What is beauty? A quality of fragile things? Or a manifestation of something transcendent? Is beauty human, divine—or both? This seminar will take up these questions by exploring the great works—and intense debates—inspired by the encounter between Christianity and beauty. We will consider the tensions and paradoxes that arise when artists work with religious subject matter, how Christianity’s central claims expand conventional aesthetics categories, and how secular artists respond to these expressions and developments. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC197H1: The Sistine Chapel: History, Imagery, Usage

Hours: 24S

The Sistine Chapel in Rome is a historical artifact, an artistic monument, and a house of worship—at once recognizable and mystifying. This seminar explores fifteenth-century origins, decoration by some of the most accomplished artists of the Italian renaissance, and continuing use (especially the election of popes). Topics will include: art and patronage, rhetoric and ritual, controversial restoration, and the Sistine Chapel in popular culture—with an emphasis on the close analysis of the major frescoes. The seminar will develop the academic skills needed for the analysis and discussion of texts, paintings, and ritual events. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC198H1: How to Study Video Games

Hours: 36S

Games and play are a fundamental part of human society, and today digital games occupy a central place in popular culture, media industries, and the imaginations of players around the world. This seminar introduces students to the growing academic field of game studies, with an emphasis on close analysis of specific games as cultural objects. Through lectures, discussions, and in-class play sessions, students will build a critical vocabulary and toolbox of techniques for understanding the unique formal, aesthetic, narrative, and thematic properties of games in a variety of platforms and genres, and develop basic academic reading, writing, and research skills. No previous experience or expertise with video games is required to take this course. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC199H1: Intelligence, Artificial and Human

Hours: 24S

What is human intelligence? How close are we to replicating it? How productive/reductive is the brain-computer analogy? What ethical challenges are posed by AI on workers, society, and the environment? Can we put a hold on "progress"? Is Silicon Valley the seat of a new techno-religion? What can they teach us about today's research priorities? What insight (or inspiration) can we get from works of science fiction about the future of human-AI interaction? Through reading discussion, written assignment, and workshops, this seminar will present students with the opportunity to integrate their computer science interests with philosophy, history, and literature. There is an equivalent course offered by the Department of Computer Science. Students may take one or the other but not both. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: CSC199H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC200H1: Christianity and the Arts

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to creative works from throughout the global Christian tradition. The course explores the complex relationships that exist between religious and aesthetic imperatives, between theological and material sources, between beauty and suffering, and between artists and their patrons and audiences.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC203Y1: Christianity and Society Through the Ages

Hours: 48L/24T

This course explores the historical engagement of various Christian traditions with the prevailing political, social, and ethnic cultures in the western world and beyond. Students will also examine the development of Christianity as it confronts changes in the symbolic and intellectual universes from antiquity to post-modernity.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC210H1: The Early Mediaeval Tradition

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the thought and culture of early mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to important monuments of early mediaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run through these disciplines and explore chief expressions of early mediaeval life and thought.

Recommended Preparation: SMC175H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC211H1: The Middle Ages and the Movies

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the ways mediaeval themes have been presented in the cinema over the last century by taking exemplary films from different countries and epochs. The purpose is to explore each on three levels: the mediaeval reality, the subsequent legendary or literary elaboration, and the twentieth-century film rendition, regarded equally as work of art, ideology and economic product.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC212H1: The Later Mediaeval Tradition

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the thought and culture of later mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to important monuments of later mediaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run through these disciplines and explore chief expressions of later mediaeval life and thought.

Recommended Preparation: SMC175H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC213H1: Dante and the Christian Imagination

Hours: 24L

A study of selections from various works by Dante as an expression of the medieval imagination, viewed against the background of medieval Christian doctrine and psychology and in relation to various contemporary approaches to the study of medieval Christian culture.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC215H1: Varieties of Christian Community

Hours: 24S

Christian history has been characterized by an enduring and fruitful search for forms of religious community. This course surveys some communal attempts to express Christianity, monasticism, forms of common life for clerics, the Mendicants, lay confraternities, religious orders, and contemporary lay movements.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC218H1: Christianity and Education

Hours: 24L

An exploration of pedagogy and child development theory, with a particular focus on the way Christians have employed these educational techniques historically. Attention will be given to the diversity of institutions and approaches to curriculum development across Christian history.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC219Y1: Media in Culture and Society

Hours: 48L/24T

Designed to acquaint students with the essential notions of media studies, and to promote a conscious utilization of contemporary media. Starting with the preliminary definitions of media, mass, and communications, the student is invited to consider critically the cultural constructs created by modern media, from print to photography, filming, TV, computer and Internet.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC222H1: Mediaeval Latin Literature

Hours: 48S

This course studies a selection of Mediaeval Latin prose and poetry. Emphasis is on the linguistic differences between Mediaeval Latin and its classical antecedent, especially in regard to vocabulary, grammar and orthography. A review of Latin grammar is part of the course.

Prerequisite: SMC176Y1/​LAT102H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC226H1: King Arthur

Hours: 24L

A survey of the Arthurian legends from the earliest Latin histories through selected Welsh, French and German Romances to the English-language classic, Morte d’Arthur of Malory. Emphasis will be on reading the primary sources (in translation).

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC228H1: Book History and Print Culture

Hours: 36L

An historical introduction to the evolution of printing processes since Gutenberg. Attention is given to topics such as the mechanization of printing, the industrialization of the book chain since the nineteenth century, typography and publishing. Visits to rare book collections are an integral part of the course. Note: this course is not intended as a guide to self-publishing nor as a workshop on book making.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC229H1: Readers and Readerships

Hours: 36L

An introduction to the history of reading in western culture, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. Attention is given to topics such as the causes and effects of different modes of reading (silent or vocalized, intensive or extensive, educational or escapist), book clubs, censorship, and the ways in which readers have influenced cultural production.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC232H1: Christianity and Science

Hours: 24L

This course examines different models of relating Christianity and Science. Beginning with the biblical view on the natural world and moving to the present, the lectures develop a wide range of approaches.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC240H1: The Celts in the Ancient and Medieval World

Previous Course Number: SMC240Y1
Hours: 24L

An introduction to the culture and literature of the Celtic peoples in pre-history and in the Middle Ages.

Prerequisite: None
Exclusion: SMC240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC241H1: The Celts in the Modern World

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the culture and literature of the modern Celtic nations from 1600 to the present.

Exclusion: SMC240Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC242Y1: An Introduction to Scottish Gaelic

Hours: 48L/24T

An introduction to Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Students will master fundamentals of reading, writing, and the basics of grammar and will begin to speak Gaelic. Proverbs, poetry, songs and folktales introduce students to the language, literature and folklore of Gaelic Scotland and immigrant North America. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC243Y1: Modern Welsh

Hours: 48L/24T

An introductory course intended to provide a basic speaking and reading knowledge of Modern Welsh. Open to students with no prior experience of Welsh.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC250H1: Celtic Mythology

Previous Course Number: SMC250Y1
Hours: 24L

This course covers the range of the Celtic mythological record from all the Celtic areas through an examination of the archaeological, inscriptional and textual sources. A critical evaluation is offered of various relevant mythic approaches.

Exclusion: SMC250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC251H1: Intermediate Irish Language I

Hours: 24L/12T

This course builds on SMC141Y1 Introduction to the Irish Language. It will provide further expansion of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Prerequisite: SMC141Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC252H1: Intermediate Irish Language II

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is a continuation of SMC251H1 Intermediate Irish Language I. It will provide further expansion of language skills. We will examine literary texts, both prose and poetry.

Prerequisite: SMC251H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC255H1: Critical Approaches to Media

Hours: 24L/5T

This course provides students the opportunity to explore the concepts of critical information literacy and critical media literacy in order to develop practical techniques for analyzing media messages and understanding implications of information production, distribution and ownership.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC291H1: Broadcast Media and Culture

Hours: 24L/12T

A survey of historical and contemporary developments in radio, television, and the internet, and their impact on culture. Lectures examine technological innovations, commercialization, nationalization of the airwaves, government regulation, censorship, ratings & viewership, broadcasting and popular culture, propaganda, and the evolution of the radio-television personality. Examples from Canadian and international media.

Prerequisite: Priority to BMS Students
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC300H1: Special Topics in Book and Media Studies I

Hours: 24L

Designed to provide for individual half-courses not already covered in the listed range of the Book and Media Studies Program offerings.  Students should check the college website for details.

Prerequisite: Priority to BMS students
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC301H1: Special Topics in Book and Media Studies II

Hours: 24L

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college website for details.

Prerequisite: Priority to BMS students
Exclusion: SMC301H1 (Special Topics in Book and Media Studies II: Seriality) completed in Fall 2016; SMC301H1 (Special Topics in Book and Media Studies II: Seriality and Transmedia) completed in Winter 2018
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC303H1: Global Christianities

Hours: 24L/12T

An advanced introduction to the diverse traditions and movements of contemporary Christianity, with special emphasis on the global South. Sample topics include new ecclesial communities, the rise of Pentecostalism and independent churches, liberation and indigenized theologies, and new forms of martyrdom in the 21st century.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC204H1; SMC207H1; SMC209H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC304H1: Christianity, Law and Society

Hours: 24L

An examination of Canon Law; the process by which it came into being, and its impact on contemporary culture. Premises and techniques of ecclesial law-making are compared to those of other systems of legislation. Specific sections of the Code of Canon Law are examined.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC305H1: Christianity and Popular Culture

Hours: 36L

An examination of both overt and covert representations of Christian ideas in contemporary popular media. We examine the ways in which Christian themes have been appropriated and subverted in mass media, while also examining the innovative ways these themes, such as redemption, sacrifice, vocation, and hope, are presented anew.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/​SMC367H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC306H1: The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Previous Course Number: SMC310H1
Hours: 24L

Introduces students to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994) and its antecedents. After an historical survey of religious instruction in the Church, the students will engage in a close reading of selected sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC310H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC307H1: Scripture in Christian Tradition

Hours: 24L/12T

The formation and content of the Christian Bible; an introduction to the history of its interpretation and of the role it has played and continues to play in Christian life and culture.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC307Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC308H1: Marriage and the Family in the Catholic Tradition

Hours: 24L

A close reading of the Code of Canon Law touching on the themes of marriage and the family; relationship to other fundamental Church statements (e.g. Familiaris Consortio); examination of issues raised by opposition between church teaching and other views.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC309H1: Christianity and Politics

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores developments in the relations between the Catholic Church and the states of Western Europe and America from the Enlightenment to the present. Of particular concern is Catholicism's response to the political theories of the Enlightenment, the secularization of the state and social justice issues.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; HIS241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC311H1: Why the Church

Hours: 24S

The Catholic Church claims to be the continuation of the event of Christ in history, the guarantor of the authenticity of each person's encounter with Christ, and the means by which His memory may be cultivated. The course examines the reasons for these claims and the forms they have taken.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/​SMC327H1/​SMC367H1/​SMC368H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC312H1: Catholicism and Education

Hours: 24S

The Catholic Church has developed a distinctive approach to the pedagogical enterprise. This course explores aspects of this approach by an examination of canonical legislation and other texts published by ecclesiastical authorities and their application in Canada.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC313H1: Catholic Education in Ontario

Hours: 24L

An historical appraisal of the evolution of Catholic schools, universities, and catechetical education in Ontario. Special emphasis is placed on the evolution of Ontario's separate school system.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC314H1: Media Revolutions

Hours: 24L

A deeper examination of key cases in the development of media, such as the invention of movable type, the mechanization of the printing press, standardization of call number systems (Dewey, LC, etc.), the advent of radio, television and internet. Topics vary from year to year, according to the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC315H1: The Newspaper in Canadian Society

Hours: 24L/9T

Through lectures, field trips and encounters with major personalities in the print media industry, this course examines the past, present and future of Canadian newspapers at a time when the survival of the industry is at stake.  Research projects will focus on the enormous influence of newspapers in Canada's formation, how newspapers are adapting to today's on-line, social media and revenue challenges and how the future might lie with the past.

Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC316H1: Social Technology and Networks

Hours: 24L

Social media tools and platforms are deeply embedded in our contemporary lives. But what consequences do they have for how we think, how we feel, how we socialize, how we understand ourselves, and how our networked society and culture functions? Students in this course will explore, examine, and debate these questions with reference to their everyday experiences and current examples.

Prerequisite: Enrolment priority for students enrolled in a Book and Media Studies program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC317H1: Books, Media, and Music

Hours: 24L

Applying the thought of key media theorists (Innis, McLuhan, Habermas, Fiske, etc.) to the historical symbiosis between music and media, students in this course explore communications from oral storytelling to YouTube, as well as examine the relationship between music and other arts.

Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC318H1: Early Television

Hours: 24L

An exploration of early television programming in the light of critical media theory.

Prerequisite: SMC219Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC319H1: Media Ethics

Hours: 24L

Provides students with a theoretical foundation that enables them to identify and analyze ethical issues in mainstream and non-mainstream media.  Traditional principles of journalistic truth-seeking, objectivity, and minimizing harm are revisited in the light of global, interactive media, produced by both citizens and professionals. 

Prerequisite: SMC219Y1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC322H1: Women and Christianity

Hours: 24S

An exploration of what Pope John Paul II, among others, called the "feminine tradition" in Christian life and thought. Possible topics include women's roles in the early church, Marian dogmas and devotions, women mystics and Doctors of the Church, and Christian feminisms and New Feminisms in the contemporary period.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/​SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC323H1: Mediaeval Latin Prose

Hours: 48S

Comprising an immersion in Mediaeval Latin prose texts, this course gives students a deepened acquaintance with the linguistic features of Mediaeval Latin, as well as with its literature, and generic and stylistic conventions. A solid foundation in basic Latin morphology, syntax and vocabulary is assumed.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1/​SMC222H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC324H1: The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores mediaeval biblical commentary and the various approaches taken by the exegetes to uncover the secrets of the sacred page, for instance through the four senses of Scripture: history, allegory, tropology, and anagogy.

Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/​SMC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC326H1: Mediaeval Music: thought and practice

Hours: 24L

An introduction to musical theory and practice in the middle ages: sacred and secular music, monophony and polyphony, performers and patrons, notation and orality.  No prior background in music or ability to read music is required.

Prerequisite: SMC203Y1/​SMC206H1/​SMC210H1/​SMC212H1/​MUS111H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC327H1: Ritual and Worship

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to Christian ritual and worship, in cross-cultural and ecumenical perspective. Biblical roots, historical development and diverse adaptions of Christian worship in Europe, North America and the global South.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC216Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC328H1: Mediaeval Latin Poetry

Hours: 48L

This course studies selections from the rich variety of Mediaeval Latin poetry, rhymed as well as rhythmic, and provides a survey of prosody and metrics. A solid foundation in basic Latin morphology, syntax and vocabulary is assumed.

Prerequisite: SMC222H1/​LAT202H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC330H1: Christ in Christian Tradition

Hours: 24L/12T

Faith in Christ is central to Christianity. This course offers an advanced introduction to classical debates about the person and work of Christ, the modern Quest of the Historical Jesus, and selected feminist, liberationist and indigenized perspectives on Christ from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC330Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC331H1: Advanced Irish Language I

Hours: 24L/12T

An advanced course in the Irish language, this builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies developed in SMC251H1 and SMC252H1 (Intermediate Irish Language I and II).

Prerequisite: SMC251H1 and SMC252H1
Exclusion: SMC333H1 (Special Topics in Celtic Studies I: Advanced Irish Language), offered in Fall 2018
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC332H1: Advanced Irish Language II

Hours: 24L/12T

An advanced course in the Irish language, this builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies developed in SMC331H1 (Advanced Irish Language I).

Prerequisite: SMC331H1
Exclusion: SMC333H1 (Special Topics in Celtic Studies I: Advanced Irish Language), offered in Fall 2018
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC333H1: Special Topics in Celtic Studies I

Hours: 24S

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC334H1: Special Topics in Celtic Studies II

Hours: 24S

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC335Y1: Special Topics in Celtic Studies III

Hours: 48S

Topic varies from year to year, depending on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC337H1: Early Celtic History 450-1000

Hours: 24L

The history of the insular Celtic nation groups from the post-Roman period to the end of the first millennium, the course will trace settlement history and social organization, the making of Celtic nations, the process of Christianization, the impact of the Vikings, and the rise of paramount kings (offered every three years).

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC338H1: The Celtic Nations in the Later Middle Ages 1000-1550

Hours: 24L

Later medieval development of Ireland, Scotland and Wales: development of kingship, trade and urban settlement, arrival and colonizing patterns of the Normans, role of English administration and aggression, resurgence of native elites, development of frontier zones, beginning of the more complete English conquest of Ireland and Wales (offered every three years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC341H1: Global Irish Diaspora

Hours: 24L

Over 70 million people in the world can claim Irish descent. Since the 17th century, Irish people have voluntarily migrated and have been forcibly transported to a variety of global destinations. This course explores the "push and pull" factors that prompted these migrations and focuses on the diasporic communities created by Irish Catholics and Protestants in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Continental Europe, the Caribbean, Argentina, South Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

Recommended Preparation: SMC348H1/​SMC378H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC342Y1: Literature of Three Nations: Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Hours: 48L

This course examines the way in which modern Irish, Scottish and Welsh writers have responded to the pressures of anglicization and modernization, and discusses literary reactions to social, ethnic and gender issues in contemporary culture.
(Offered every three years)

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC343H1: Medieval Celtic Narratives

Previous Course Number: SMC343Y1
Hours: 24L

Course explores the full range of Celtic narratives, mythic, heroic, romantic, and voyage lore from medieval Ireland and Wales.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least 5.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC343Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC344Y1: Celtic Archaeology

Hours: 48L

The archaeology of the Celtic peoples, with special reference to settlement patterns and material culture in Great Britain and Ireland.
(offered every three years) 

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC345H1: Writing Ireland

Hours: 24L

This course looks at some of the major literary figures of Ireland in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, writing in both Irish and English. Authors examined may include W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Seán Ó Riordáin, Seamus Heaney and Claire Keegan. Through a close reading of poetry, prose and critical texts, students will examine how Ireland's past, present and future are variously figured in its greatest modern literature. All Irish-language works will be read in English translation.

Prerequisite: 8 FCE or permission of the instructor.
Recommended Preparation: SMC241H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC346H1: Celtic Folklore

Hours: 24L

This course examines the relationship between folklore and national identity in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with special emphasis on storytelling traditions.

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC347H1: Traditional Music in Ireland and Scotland

Hours: 24L

From Medieval harp playing to the emergence of reels and jigs during the eighteenth century, this course explores the changes and continuities in traditional music, and its place in contemporary culture.

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC348H1: Early Modern Ireland

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on Irish history from the early seventeenth century to the Great Famine of the mid nineteenth century. Topics include the Ulster plantation, Catholic resistance, the Penal Laws, the United Irishmen, the Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation and the Famine.

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC350H1: Celtic Spirituality

Hours: 24L

The religious culture of the early and mediaeval Celtic Church as manifested in the material and written record, and its significance for contemporary religious movements. Texts studied include the Patrician dossier, early monastic Rules and Liturgies, selected hagiographical, homiletic, devotional and lyric texts.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC351H1: The Blasket Island Writings

Hours: 24L

The Blasket Islands lie off the southwest coast of Ireland. This course will examine the important library of books written and orally recorded by the islanders from the 1920s onwards. Special attention will be paid to The Island Man, Peig and Twenty Years a Growing. Texts studied in translation (offered every three years).

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC355H1: Contemporary Celtic Cinema

Hours: 36L

An exploration of contemporary films of Ireland, Scotland and Wales from 1980 to the present, as they relate to representations of Celtic identity and the formation of national cinema.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC356H1: The Continental Celts

Hours: 24L

The course examines the early history of the Celtic peoples in Europe from their first appearance in the material culture of prehistoric Europe to their eventual disappearance as a political power in the first century of Roman conquest (offered every three years; will be offered in 2014-2015).

Recommended Preparation: SMC240Y1/​SMC240H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC358H1: The Mediaeval Book

Hours: 24S

This course examines the most salient aspects of mediaeval manuscript culture. We will study, first, how the parchment for books was folded, pricked, ruled and bound, and second, what scripts were employed in the different codices. We will also examine the various types of books made in the Middle Ages and the challenges they pose to modern scholars.

Recommended Preparation: LAT102H1; SMC210H1/​SMC212H1 or a course in mediaeval history.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC359H1: Mediaeval Theology

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the discipline of theology as taught in the mediaeval schools. Building on a basic knowledge of Christian scriptures and of philosophical argument, this course will offer an organic exposition of mediaeval theology, together with an introduction into the scientific method of theological investigation as practised in the Middle ages.

Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/​SMC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC361H1: Mediaeval Law

Hours: 24S

Mediaeval jurisprudence combines the high technical quality of Roman law with the requirements of Christianity. The seminar provides an overview of the development of mediaeval learned jurisprudence; select texts from Roman and canon law, with their glosses, are read in order to explore more specifically the methods and concerns of mediaeval jurists.

Recommended Preparation: HIS220Y1/​SMC210H1/​SMC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC362H1: International Development, Justice, and Human Dignity

Previous Course Number: SMC362Y1
Hours: 24L

This seminar raises critical questions of social justice and international development from diverse religious and disciplinary perspectives. It is required preparation for the international community-engaged learning course, SMC453H1 Development and Justice Internship.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs and permission of instructor
Exclusion: SMC362Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/​SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC364H1: The Christian Book

Hours: 24L

An interdisciplinary examination of the Bible as artifact and as an index of culture, art, and language. Topics include: the mediaeval giant Bibles, illuminated and illustrated Bibles, the Gutenberg Bible, The King James Bible, the Bible industry, the Bible online, the Bible as sacred object, sacred language and vernacular.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC200H1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1/​SMC367H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC365H1: Christianity, Art, and Architecture

Hours: 24L/12T

An exploration of visual arts and architecture as mediums for expressing Christian faith. The course will examine notable developments in Christian history, the proliferation of new forms in the contemporary period, and important local works, such as the Donovan Collection and/or the rich legacy of church architecture in the GTA.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/​SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC367H1: Christianity, Literature, and Theatre

Previous Course Number: SMC201H1
Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to works of literary and dramatic arts from throughout the global Christian tradition. The course explores the complex relationships that exist between religious, narrative, and performative imperatives; between theological and cultural sources; between authority and experience; and between writers, playwrights, and their readerships and audiences.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC201H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC368H1: Varieties of Christian Experience

Previous Course Number: SMC205H1
Hours: 24L

Exploration of the variety of forms which Christian personal experience has taken in the course of history (martyrdom, mysticism, monasticism, sanctification of ordinary life, etc.) in order to appreciate their variety, complexity, and deep unity.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC205H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC369H1: Christianity and Music

Previous Course Number: SMC206H1
Hours: 24L

The various roles given music in Christian tradition and the impact of Christianity on Western music. Case studies from Gregorian chant to the present illustrate major issues (sacred vs. profane, acceptable styles or instruments, text and music, emotion and rationalism) to provide a critical vocabulary applicable to present works. Some background in music is required.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC206H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC370H1: The Bible and Biology

Hours: 24L/12T

Episodes and issues in the development of biology, genetics and evolutionary theory in relation to Christian understandings of the natural world, the human person, and God. Possible topics include genetic determinism, mind and intelligence, gender, reproductive technologies, cosmology and ecology.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1/​SMC232H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC371H1: Faith and Physics

Hours: 24L

The complex interplay between religious belief, culture, and the emergence of modern physical theory: rise and fall of mechanistic theories, relativity, particle physics and models of the Universe, Big Bang theory and Black Holes, etc.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC372H1: The Catholic Church in Canada

Previous Course Number: SMC320H1
Hours: 24L

An exploration of the historical development of Catholic communities and institutions in all regions of Canada since the 16th century. Emphasis placed on themes of mission, church-state relations, ethnicity, belief and practice, social justice, gender, and secularization.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC320H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC373H1: Medieval Celtic Poetry

Hours: 24L

A comparative study of medieval Irish and Welsh poetry - lyric, courtly, saga, bardic, romantic, erotic, monastic, and comedic - from the late sixth century to the end of the Middle Ages.  All works will be read in translation.

 
Exclusion: SMC411H1 (2013-2014)
Recommended Preparation: SMC240Y1/​SMC240H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC374H1: The Celtic Book

Hours: 24L

A study of the production of manuscripts, books and tracts that played a crucial role in the historical evolution of a national culture or cultures in the Celtic world.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC375H1: The Contemporary Irish Novel

Hours: 24L

This course examines the Irish novel after Joyce. Particular attention is paid to writers such as Molly Keane, Edna O’Brien, Anne Enright, John Banville, Patrick McCabe and Roddy Doyle

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC376H1: Irish Canadian Literature

Hours: 24L

This course examines the ways their Irish background and Canadian experiences influenced Irish writers in Canada, and discusses their impact on Canadian literature.  Figures to be studied include nineteenth-century writers such as Isabella Valancy Crawford and Thomas D’Arcy McGee, and more recent writers such as Brian Moore and Emma Donoghue.

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC377H1: The Celts in Cape Breton

Hours: 24L

An examination of the ways in which Scottish, Irish, Newfoundlander, and other Celtic immigrants shaped the culture of Cape Breton and by extension Canada, with particular reference to language, literature, music and folklore.

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC378H1: Ireland Since the Famine

Hours: 24L

This course examines the relationship between nationalism and unionism in post-Famine Ireland, with particular emphasis on the debates over Home Rule, the Irish Revolution and Civil War of 1916-23, the effects of partition, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC379H1: Major Christian Thinkers

Previous Course Number: SMC208Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

An advanced introduction to the Christian intellectual tradition through a study of key figures from several different historical periods and cultural contexts. Selected authors discuss a range of religious, intellectual and social issues, from foundational Christian beliefs to the challenges of modern, post-modern and secular cultures.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC208Y1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC380H1: St. Michael's College Independent Studies

An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael's College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least ten full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael's College Principal's Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael's College Principal's Office for approval; at least one month before the beginning of the semester.

SMC381Y1: St. Michael's College Independent Studies

An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael's College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least ten full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael's College Principal's Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael's College Principal's Office for approval; at least one month before the beginning of the semester.

SMC382H1: Literature and the Christian Child

Previous Course Number: SMC217H1
Hours: 24L/12T

An exploration of connections between a child's moral development and literature in Christian traditions. We examine literary, historical and philosophical developments appropriate to the child's imagination. The course will include the study of poems, catechetical materials, novels and other texts written for children.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC217H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC383H1: God and Geometry

Previous Course Number: SMC233H1
Hours: 24L

This course engages controversial issues in the natural sciences of importance to Christian faith, with particular emphases on their ancient and the medieval origins and enactments. Examples include: Harmony vs. Chaos, Creation vs. Evolution, Free Will vs. Determinism, Reason vs. Revelation, Miraculous vs. Natural Causation.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC233H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC232H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC384H1: Music and Liturgy

Previous Course Number: SMC363H1
Hours: 24L

An exploration of the place of music in Christian worship, with a focus on contemporary Eucharist. Examination of the development of liturgico-musical principles and their practical implementation. Topics may include styles and repertoires, singing liturgical texts, hymnody and other forms of congregational singing, choirs and cantors, the use of instruments.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC363H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC215H1; SMC369H1; SMC327H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC385H1: Multicultural Toronto by the Numbers

Hours: 24L/24T

An introduction to research methods in the Humanities focusing on quantification, the use of routinely generated records, forensic analysis, and data collection and analysis. Critique of these methods. The course focuses on multiculturalism and ethnicity in Toronto. Students will reconstruct the life of immigrant, religious, and occupational groups in the city by use of municipal assessment records, the censuses of 1901 and 1911, church records, newspapers, maps, city directories, and online databases.

Prerequisite: Students must be registered in major or specialist programs in SMC/SLA/FRE/GER/ITA.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC386H1: Book and Media Internship

Hours: 48P

Credit is offered to a student doing an internship with a media organization formally recognized as a partner of St. Michael's College and the Book and Media Studies Program. A faculty supervisor assesses and assigns the necessary written component cognate to the internship.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Coordinator and Principal
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC387H1: Advertising and Media

Hours: 24L

An introduction to advertising and its use in global media.  Emphasis is placed on the creative and manipulative character of contemporary advertising, the specialized messaging employed in public life and politics, and the growth of modern agencies for marketing and product promotion.

Prerequisite: SMC219Y1
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC388Y1: Independent Study in Book and Media Studies

An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a full-time faculty member affiliated with the Book and Media Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1;SMC229H1; enrolment in the Major program; approval of Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC390Y1: Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture

A concluding course in Christianity and Culture, providing an opportunity to synthesize insights acquired during the course of the program (enrolment subject to availability of a supervisor). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs and written approval of Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC391H1: Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture

Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCEs and written approval of Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC392H1: Media Identities

Hours: 24L

An exploration of media’s relation to constructions and representations of identity and power across race, gender and class in private and social spheres. Applies a social justice framework to media technologies and industries as mechanisms for socio-political influence on identity and potential vehicles for restoration and evolution of identity.

Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC395Y1: Independent Study in Celtic Studies

A research project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Approval of Instructor and Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC396H1: Independent Study in Celtic Studies

A research project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Approval of Instructor and Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC397H1: Religion, Media and Culture

Hours: 24L

An overview of how religious groups use print and broadcast media to advance their theological, political, social, and economic views. An encounter with Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and South Asian faith groups and their use of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet. Emphasis on North American religious media, with reference to broadcasting elsewhere.

Prerequisite: Priority to BMS Students
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC398H1: Independent Study in Book and Media Studies

An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a full-time faculty member affiliated with the Book and Media Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1; enrolment in the Major program; approval of Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


SMC406H1: Mediaeval Seminar II

Hours: 12T/24S

A fourth-year seminar on a topic to be determined annually.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/​SMC212H1 or other medieval courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC407Y1: Mediaeval Seminar I

Hours: 24T/48S

A fourth-year seminar on a topic to be determined annually.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/​SMC212H1 or other mediaeval courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC411H1: Advanced Topics in Celtic Studies I

Hours: 24S

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC412H1: Advanced Topics in Celtic Studies II

Hours: 24S

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor. Students should check the college web site for details.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC413H1: The Irish in Canada

Hours: 24S

This course explores the history of Irish migration and settlement in Canada with a special emphasis on political, social, economic and religious themes.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC416H1: Irish Nationalism in Canada

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of the Fenian underground in Canada during the 1860s, using primary sources to examine such issues as ethno-religious conflict, the relationship between Catholicism and Irish nationalism, and the efforts of the secret police force to infiltrate and undermine the Fenian Brotherhood.  Special attention is paid to the ways in which the state responded to the threat posed by Irish revolutionaries who supported an Irish-American invasion of Canada as a means to hit back at the British Empire and pave the way for Irish independence.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC430H1: Advanced Topics in Book and Media Studies I

Hours: 24S

A course/seminar on a topic to be determined annually.

Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC431H1: Advanced Topics in Book and Media Studies II

Hours: 24S

A course/seminar on a topic to be determined annually.

Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1; SMC228H1; SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC433Y1: Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture

An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Christianity and Culture faculty member. The student, in consultation with the faculty member, may choose either a one-term (H) or a two-term (Y) project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCEs; permission of Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC434H1: Independent Studies in Christianity and Culture

An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a Christianity and Culture faculty member. The student, in consultation with the faculty member, may choose either a one-term (H) or a two-term (Y) project. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCEs; permission of Program Director
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC435H1: Independent Studies in Mediaeval Studies

An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a member of faculty affiliated with the Mediaeval Studies Program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Ten full courses
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC436H1: Advanced Latin Seminar

Hours: 24S

This seminar is devoted to the in-depth study of one or a number of related Mediaeval Latin text(s) in their linguistic, historical, and intellectual context. Readings in the original Latin will be discussed and commented upon by students.

Prerequisite: SMC323H1/​SMC328H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC210H1/​SMC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC440H1: Middle Welsh

Previous Course Number: SMC440Y1
Hours: 24L

Middle Welsh, the native Celtic language of medieval Wales, was for centuries the language in which the Welsh celebrated their medieval princes and ancestral heroes, was the medium for the preservation of native British legend and Welsh law, and was the vehicle for the earliest narratives of Arthur. Students will be introduced to reading and translating Middle Welsh, and by the course’s end will have read one complete text of Middle Welsh literature in the original. Students will learn Welsh specifically but will also learn the characteristic linguistic features of a Celtic language. No prior knowledge of Welsh or any other Celtic language is assumed.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Exclusion: SMC440Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC441Y1: Old and Middle Irish

Hours: 48L

An introduction to Old and Middle Irish language and literature from the 7th to the 11th century.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC444H1: The Great Irish Famine in an International Context

Hours: 24S

An examination of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1851, in its economic, political, social, demographic and religious dimensions and issues of collective and created memory.  By use of manuscript and routinely generated records students will explore mass migration from Ireland to Britain, the Americas, and the Antipodes.

Recommended Preparation: SMC348H1/​SMC378H1/​HIS263Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC445H1: Directed Research in Middle Welsh

Previous Course Number: SMC440Y1
Hours: 24S

In this course the student will gain practical experience assisting the instructor on an original research project in Middle Welsh. The course is designed to follow on SMC440H1 and will involve transcribing and translating a Middle Welsh text from a facsimile of a Middle Welsh manuscript. The student will gain experience in reading and transcribing from a medieval manuscript, in preparing original translations from a medieval Welsh text and in working with the principal scholarly aids used by professional researchers in the field.

Prerequisite: SMC440H1; permission of instructor
Exclusion: SMC440Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC451Y1: Senior Essay in Celtic Studies

A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic must be completed by the student before registration.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC456H1: Indian Christianity

Hours: 24S

An advanced study of the historical development, major theological writings and contemporary ethnographic studies of diverse Christian traditions in South Asia. Topics to be covered include the legacy of Thomas Christianity, Hindu-Christian dialogue, the Christian ashram movement, liturgical inculturation and religious hybridity.

Prerequisite: Completion 8.0 FCEs
Recommended Preparation: SMC203Y1; SMC303H1; RLG203H1 and/or RLG205H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC457H1: Directed Research

Hours: 24S

Based on a professor's research project currently in progress, this course will enable an undergraduate student to play a useful role in the project while receiving hands-on training in research. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC462H1: Contemporary Issues in Media and Music

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores the digital revolution in music—innovation in production and distribution, mobile devices and changing patterns of listening, and the role of digital media in teaching and learning (secondary orality)—as well as elements of resistance, e.g., the rise of small performance venues, and the revival of vinyl.  

Recommended Preparation: SMC317H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC463H1: Media in Education

Hours: 24S

A senior seminar which examines various theories of education to create critical discourse on the role of media in the classroom.

Prerequisite: SMC219Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC464H1: Church, Ethics, and Media

Hours: 24S

This advanced seminar explores the Catholic Church's use of and reflection on the media of social communication since Vatican II.  It brings the key Vatican teaching documents into dialogue with contemporary media ethical theory, and roots the discussion in specific issues and case studies.

Prerequisite: SMC103Y1/​SMC203Y1/​SMC219Y1/​SMC291H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC465H1: McLuhan

Hours: 24S

An advanced seminar on McLuhan's theory of technology, perception, and social media.

Prerequisite: SMC219Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC466H1: Media and Cultural Industries in Canada (formerly Public Broadcasting in Canada)

Hours: 24S

This research seminar focuses on Canadian media and cultural industries and the institutions that shape them. Industries, institutions, and issues to be discussed may include film, television, music, radio, digital games, publishing, social media, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, cultural policy and regulation, public and private funding structures, changing conceptions of Canadian content, the influence of American media, digitization, and media labour organizing.

Prerequisite: Enrolment priority for students enrolled Book and Media Studies Major POSt
Recommended Preparation: SMC291H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SMC467H1: What is Information?

Hours: 24S

What is information? – The relativistic nature of information. Information as a process, a verb and not a noun. Role of information in the digital age. Information overload and how to deal with it. Shannon information and the relationship of information to meaning.

Prerequisite: 8.0 FCE completed
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC470H1: Media Manipulation and History

Hours: 24S

This course assesses way in which governments, political parties, news agencies and other groups and institutions use media to shape particular messages or describe current events. Each week the seminar will focus on a major historical event, the manner in which it was reported and interpreted, and principal challenges to that interpretation. A wide variety of media will be analyzed including: books, newspapers, film, radio, television, and the internet. Events such as the War on Terror, the Great War, the Dreyfus Affair, the Irish Famine, and the “Red Scare” are among some of the topics that will be discussed. Students will prepare unique assignments akin to the work done by communications officers.

Exclusion: SMC430H1S (2015-2016)
Recommended Preparation: SMC219Y1/​SMC228H1/​SMC229H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SMC471H1: Internship

Arranged by each student in consultation with faculty, the internship enables teacher candidates to integrate, extend and deepen their learning experiences in a way not otherwise available in the program. Those wishing to take this course must have their program approved by the Program Director. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Christianity and Culture CTEP Major
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

SMC472H1: Research Seminar in Christianity and Culture

Previous Course Number: SMC472Y1
Hours: 24S

The seminar provides majors in their final year of study with the opportunity to pursue advanced research projects in Christianity and Culture.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 FCEs
Exclusion: SMC472Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SMC480H1: St. Michael's College Independent Studies

An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael's College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least fifteen full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael's College Principal's Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael's College Principal's Office for approval at least one month before the beginning of the semester.

SMC481Y1: St. Michael's College Independent Studies

An opportunity for students to pursue an independent course of study not otherwise available in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Principal of St. Michael's College. Normally restricted to students who have completed at least fifteen full courses with a CGPA of at least 2.5. Application forms are available in the St. Michael's College Principal's Office. A completed application signed by the student and by the supervising instructor must be submitted to the St. Michael's College Principal's Office for approval at least one month before the beginning of the semester.

SMC490Y1: Senior Essay in Mediaeval Studies

Hours: 24S

A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. The project will be accompanied by a research seminar component. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and program coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC100H1: Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives

Hours: 24L/12T

This course will challenge your views on a wide range of issues that affect us all. It will also excite your interest in a unique sociological way of understanding your world. We will analyze the globalization of culture, emerging patterns of class, race, and gender inequality in Canada and internationally, criminal and deviant behaviour, and so on. You will learn to understand these and other pressing social issues by analyzing the way the social world is organized. These topics are further taken up in the sequel to this course, SOC150: Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries.

Exclusion: SOC101Y1, SOC102H1, SOC103H1, SOCA01H3, SOCA02H3; SOC100H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC150H1: Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries

Hours: 24L/12T

In the sequel to SOC100H1: Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives, this course will explore in more depth the topic of social inequality and the contemporary debates that animate sociology. We may like to think of ourselves as perfectly free but powerful social forces open up some opportunities and close off others, constraining our freedom and helping to make us what we are. By examining the operation of these social forces, sociology can help us know ourselves. The course is also about skills-building, skills useful not only for success at U of T, but beyond the walls of the university.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1 or SOC102H or SOC103H
Exclusion: SOC101Y, (SOC102H + SOC103H), SOC200H1, SOC200Y1, SOCB05H3, SOC221H5, SOC200Y5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC196H1: Global Cities and Urban Refugees: Connecting South and North

Hours: 24L

The majority of refugees and asylum seekers today live in cities, above all, in the Global South. This course will introduce and critically assess key theories and concepts on forced migration in relation to cities from a global perspective. By drawing on a wide range of literature and case studies from around the world, the course will explore and compare cities across the Global South and North around questions of law, governance, and politics related to urban refugees and asylum seekers. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC197H1: Future “Agents” & Social Relations: Considering Sociology in a World of Robots, Cyborgs, Bioengineered Agents & Tools

Previous Course Number: SII199H1S-L0391
Hours: 24L

Some people are worried that we risk becoming less human if we allow ourselves or others to engage is widespread self-transformation through the insertion of some kinds of devices into human bodies (e.g., computers, becoming cyborgs) or as a result of interventions such as genetic engineering , etc. Others are concerned that the use of some technologies, or barriers to their use, will increase global inequalities. In this course we will read, talk, and write about these and related issues. We will take a sociological approach, which means that we will attend to contextual forces that shape practices, and material flows, and the meaning of objects. Students will present their final paper in class. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC198H1: The Social Networks of Students

Hours: 24L

This course is a First-Year Foundation Seminar and provides an opportunity for exploration of different topics and themes. Social networks are the webs of connections between people, the mesh that weaves people into communities and societies. In this course, you will learn about social networks by examining the ones around you: what do student's social networks look like? How do they change from high school, to university, and beyond? You will learn, first hand, how researchers study social networks, and how we work to understand their association with important outcomes like academic achievement, graduation, job-finding, and more. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC199Y1: How We Use Time in Everyday Life

Hours: 48S

This seminar examines how people use time in their everyday lives: the content, the interpersonal and structural circumstances, and the implications. The seminar will include an examination of seminal writings about people's use of time and hands-on practice in the strategies and techniques of analyzing available data, including the formulation of questions and approaches to answering them. Students will acquire an appreciation not only of the concept of time and how it helps explain important issues in the social sciences but also of how they use time in their daily lives and how time-use analysis can help them better understand many situations. Several skills will be developed in this seminar, including reading, writing, expressing points of view, and asking and answering research questions by using numerical data and computers to organize, analyze, and show results clearly. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC201H1: Classical Sociological Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to the history, nature, and role of sociological theory, through an examination of the works of key classical theorists such as Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, and others. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1, or a combination of SOC102H1+SOC103H1, SOC102H1+SOC150H1, SOC103H1+SOC150H1, or SOC100H1+SOC150H1
Exclusion: SOC203H1; SOC231H5; SOCB42H3
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC202H1: Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/18T

Introduction in quantitative social science research from descriptive statistics to hypothesis testing using various strategies for the analysis of bivariate relationships. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1, or a combination of SOC102H1+SOC103H1, SOC102H1+SOC150H1, SOC103H1+SOC150H1, or SOC100H1+SOC150H1
Exclusion: SOC200Y5, SOC222H5, ECO220Y1, ECO227Y1, GGR270H1, PSY201H1, STA220H1, STA248H1, POL222H1, POL232H1, POL242Y1, POL322H1, STA288H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC204H1: Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to the methods and issues of qualitative research, the theories, methods for data collection and analysis, and the personal and ethical issues relating to qualitative research. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1, or a combination of SOC102H1+SOC103H1, SOC102H1+SOC150H1, SOC103H1+SOC150H1, or SOC100H1+SOC150H1
Exclusion: SOC302H1; SOCC23H3; SOC387H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC205H1: Urban Sociology

Hours: 24L

This course reviews theories of urban genesis and urban form; the interrelationship of urbanization, industrialization and modernization, issues in urban living (housing, transportation, urban-renewal, poverty, unemployment, etc.); urban social networks (ethnic and cultural heterogeneity, neighbourhood, community and other voluntary associations).

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC207H1: Sociology of Work & Occupations

Hours: 24L

The nature and meaning of work in relation to changes in the position of the professions, unions and government, of women and minority groups, and in industrial societies more generally. Career choice and strategies, occupational mobility, and individual satisfaction at work.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC227H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC208H1: Introduction to Social Policy

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the concepts, history and development of social policy in economically developed welfare states. It examines the problems and concepts of the policy process, exploring the political, economic, and institutional frameworks that structure public choices about social policy in Canada, and compare systems of social policy around the world.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC297H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Introduction to Social Policy), offered in Winter 2017; SOC240H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC209H1: Sexuality and Modernity

Hours: 24L

This course examines questions related to sexuality, with a special focus on the social construction of sexual identity, practice, community and desire. To do so, we proceed self consciously with a critical analysis of the modern study of sexuality, and the ways in which sexual science, as a kind of social practice, has affected the construction and regulation of sexual orientation.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC395H1 (taken in Winter 2015, Winter 2016), SOC387H1 (taken in Fall 2016, Fall 2017), SOC386H1 (taken in Winter 2018)
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC210H1: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Hours: 24L

The course explores the concepts of race and ethnicity and major theories to understand race and ethnic relations.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y or SOC102H or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC210Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC212H1: Sociology of Crime & Deviance

Hours: 24L

This course provides an overview of the study of crime and deviance. We critically examine how scholars have gone about studying crime and deviance (the methods they use and the statistics they employ) as well as the major sociological explanations for crime and deviance. We also consider the empirical evidence as it relates to the validity of these explanations and some of the policy fallout from different theoretical approaches.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC211H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC213H1: Sociological Social Psychology

Hours: 24L

This course provides an introduction to the systematic study of the influence of individuals, groups, and society on individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviours from a sociological perspective. The course emphasizes interaction among individuals, between an individual and a group, or among groups, all situated within particular social contexts. One core emphasis involves the ways that individual-level processes contribute to explaining social inequality in social groups and organizations. Topics include identity processes, social cognitions, attitudes, emotions, status processes, power relations, legitimacy, and justice.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 OR SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: PSY220H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC214H1: Sociology of the Family

Hours: 24L

This course examines diverse family patterns, to show the economic, political and cultural factors that influence families. A brief social history of family paves the way for an examination of the various family patterns common in Canada today. Special attention is paid to the gender relations at the heart of family.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOCB49H3; SOC244H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC218H1: Asian Communities in Canada

Hours: 24L

The course will explore the structures and processes of Asian communities in Canada. Historical development of various Asian communities will be explored.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC342Y1/​SOC394Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC220H1: Social Stratification

Hours: 24L

This course is concerned with the causes and consequences of economic inequality. More specifically, it explores how achieved and ascribed characteristics are related to social class and related economic outcomes. Although some of the material will be comparative and pertain to modern Democracies generally, emphasis will be on Canadian society.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC240H1: Sociology of Law

Previous Course Number: SOC293H1
Hours: 24L

This course asks students to think critically about the role of law in society, and to develop a sociological understanding of law and legal institutions. The course will include theoretical approaches to understanding the role of law and legal authority, and the constitutive ways in which law affects, shapes, and is negotiated in everyday life. In addition, attention will be paid to the legal profession, including empirical research on lawyers, legal careers, and their relationship to fields of practice, with an emphasis on the relationship between the structure of the legal profession and law as a democratic institution.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC293H1 (Topics: Sociology of Law), offered in Summer 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019; SOC396H1 (Topics: Sociology of Law), offered in Winter 2013
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC243H1: Sociology of Health and Illness

Hours: 24L

This course examines (1) the social causes of illness and disease, (2) the experience of illness, and social processes that shape both of these issues, including medicalization. It focuses on population health, the relation between agency and structure, and macro-micro connections. Professional health care is discussed to the extent that it provides context for analyses of illness patterns and experiences.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC239H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC246H1: Sociology of Aging

Hours: 24L

This course deals with population aging, cohort effects, inter-generational relations, historical variation in effects of social environment on aging, how health and family relationships vary with age, and social policies related to aging. The whole life course is considered, but the emphasis on adulthood and old age.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC334H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC249H1: Sociology of Migration

Hours: 24L

This course examines contemporary migration flows, types and causes of migration, theories of migration, immigration policies, and migrant integration with emphasis on Canada.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC307Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC250Y1: Sociology of Religion

Hours: 48L

This course will examine religious beliefs, practices, and experiences from a historical-sociological and comparative perspective. Classical and contemporary theories will be reviewed and applied to investigate such topics as: the social origins of religions; the formation of religious communities; heresies, schisms and the making of orthodoxies; secularization and fundamentalism; cults and new religious movements; religious regulation of the body and person; and the variable linkages of religion to politics, war, art and science.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: RLG210Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC251H1: Contemporary Sociological Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

A selective introduction to major contemporary thinkers and approaches whose ideas have achieved wide influence, as well as an on-going inquiry into the nature and role of sociological analysis. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1 or SOC203H1
Exclusion: SOC376H1; SOC232H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC252H1: Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/24T

Provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the logic of multivariate analysis by applying various strategies for the analysis of complex multivariate data. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC202H1
Exclusion: SOC300H1, ECO220Y1, PSY202H1, STA221H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC254H1: Intermediate Qualitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An in-depth examination of key methods of qualitative research, and an opportunity to design and conduct qualitative research that draws from key debates, methodologies, and methods in the field. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC204H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC256H1: Lives and Societies

Hours: 24L

Characteristics of very different kinds of societies, from hunters and gatherers to modern postindustrial countries, and how these affect features of individual lives including: life stages, their status, and transitions between them; the variety of possible life courses; rates of birth and death, and their implications for people, their kin, and their societies.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC260H1: Introduction to Political Sociology

Hours: 24L

An introduction to key topics in political sociology such as social movements, electoral alignments, parties as organizations, the welfare state, revolution, policymaking, state formation, nationalism and imperialism.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOCB30H3; SOC335H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC265H1: Gender and Society

Hours: 24L

This course first explores how sociologists conceptualize gender and study gender. Then, it explores the varied nature of gender relations, with a focus on the social organization of gender today.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOCB22H3; SOC275H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC270H1: Introduction to Social Networks

Previous Course Number: SOC355H1
Hours: 24L

This course covers the fundamentals of the social network perspective, including a short introduction to social network theory and a survey of major findings in social network research. We will study how patterns of relations between social actors develop and how they affect outcomes such as health, status attainment, and inequality. Students will write a proposal to conduct research from a social network perspective.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC355H1, SOC294H1 (Topics: Introduction to Social Networks) offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC280H1: Sociology of Culture

Hours: 24L

The course examines the social origins of culture, the cultural patterns found in various groups and institutions, and the influence culture has on important aspects of society.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC281H1; SOC202H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC282H1: Introduction to Social Problems

Hours: 24L

Examines a variety of widely discussed social problems, including poverty, crime, substance abuse, sexism, climate change and urban sprawl, using sociological theories to understand the causes of these problems. Will also examine the “social construction” of these social problems and factors that influence public attention and concern.

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC293H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC294H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC295H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC296H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC297H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC298H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or SOC102H1 or SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC303H1: Family Demography

Hours: 24L

Uses empirical sociological studies to describe and analyze the political, social and economic implications of diverse family relationships and living arrangements. Examines the social and economic consequences of inconsistencies between public definitions of family and the realities of family life. Introduces students to the statistical analysis of the demographic features of families using census data.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC320H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC214H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC304H1: Status and Class Mobility

Hours: 24L

Shows how getting ahead or becoming downwardly mobile are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC321H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC306H1: Economic Sociology

Hours: 24L

This course offers a sociological account of economic phenomena. It examines the sociological perspectives on production, consumption, exchange and distribution, economic crises, and other economic matters. In addition to exploring economic behavior in the corporate and financial worlds, the course also examines behavior in households, markets for intimacy, and illegal markets.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC386H1F (2016/2017), SOC323H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC308H1: Global Inequality

Hours: 24L

This course examines the social processes that characterize stratification and social inequality across the globe, by looking at whether global inequality is growing, shrinking or stagnant and the impact of globalization on global inequality, with particular emphasis on examining disparities over time in education, income/wealth and health.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level OR SOC220H1
Exclusion: SOC395H1S (2016/2017), SOC345H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC309H1: HIV and AIDS: Social Policies and Programs

Hours: 24L

Explores and discusses specific theories of action. Applies theories to various factors associated with AIDS/HIV. Examines political, scientific, health, social, economic, and cultural environments. This course forces students to examine the hidden theoretical assumptions surrounding AIDS/HIV.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC309Y1, SOC324H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC310H1: Sociology of Atrocities

Previous Course Number: SOC397H1
Hours: 24L

This course focuses on the sociology of atrocities. We focus on the range of social actors and processes involved when atrocities occur, how we identify, name, and respond to atrocities (such as genocide or crimes against humanity), the behavior of bystanders and intervenors, cultural trauma and the effects of atrocities, and processes of commemoration. We investigate the collective and social dynamics to try and explain the role of individuals, groups, and institutional actors in committing atrocities, including the role of group identities, bureaucracies, collective decision-making, shared repertoires, legacies of hate, and peer networks. We study the role of other actors – in particular legal institutions, but also humanitarian bodies, journalists, and others – in identifying, naming and sometimes responding to these atrocities, along with sociological evidence about how they do so and the efficacy of any such response.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC330H1; SOC395H1F (13/14); SOC397H1 (Selected Topics in Sociological Research: International Criminal Justice & Atrocities), offered in Winter 2015 and Winter 2016
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC311H1: Immigration and Race Relations in Canada

Hours: 24L

Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC336H1, SOC347H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC312H1: Population and Society

Hours: 24L

This introductory course examines Canada's population in a global context, covering a broad range of population issues and perspectives. Topics include (a) demographic data and methods, (b) population composition in terms of age, sex, and nuptiality, (c) demographic processes of fertility, mortality, internal and international migration, (d) the relationship between population change and urbanization, and (e) the role of social policy on population change. For all course topics, the instructor will examine historical and cross-national trends and review proposed explanations.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC312Y1, SOC325H1, SOC356H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC200H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC313H1: Social Control

Hours: 24L

This course examines how society has gone about controlling specific types of deviants (e.g., gang members, sex and drug offenders) and acts of deviance (e.g., organized crime, the deviance of social control agents). In examining these individuals and acts, attention is also directed to why they are defined as deviant and sanctioned, and why some types of deviance are less likely to be detected and sanctioned than others. Finally, consideration is also given to a range of sanctions that have been used to control deviance and the empirical evidence on their effectiveness.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC326H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC315H1: Domestic Violence

Hours: 24L

This course will provide an overview of the different forms of domestic criminal violence, concentrating primarily on intimate partner violence and child abuse. We will focus on the methodological problems in assessing the nature and extent of these types of violence, the risk factors and correlates of both offending and victimization and the theoretical explanations that have been offered for these crimes. We also consider the social and legal responses to intimate partner violence and child abuse.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC328H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC316H1: Sociology of Health Care

Hours: 24L

Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be change.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC244H1; SOC333H5; SOC346H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC319H1: Immigration and Employment

Previous Course Number: SOC439H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the labour market and employment situation of immigrants emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context. Topics include immigrant human capital, declining immigrant earnings, immigrant skill-underutilization, impact of the knowledge economy, racial discrimination, labour market structure and unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship and experiences of the Canadian-born second generation. This is a program-only course and is restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC370H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC320H1: Family Demography

Hours: 24L/12T

Uses empirical sociological studies to describe and analyze the political, social and economic implications of diverse family relationships and living arrangements. Examines the social and economic consequences of inconsistencies between public definitions of family and the realities of family life. Introduces students to the statistical analysis of the demographic features of families using census data. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC303H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC214H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC321H1: Status and Class Mobility

Hours: 24L/12T

Shows how getting ahead or becoming downwardly mobile are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC304H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC323H1: Economic Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

This course offers a sociological account of economic phenomena. It examines the sociological perspectives on production, consumption, exchange and distribution, economic crises, and other economic matters. In addition to exploring economic behavior in the corporate and financial worlds, the course also examines behavior in households, markets for intimacy, and illegal markets. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC306H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC324H1: HIV and AIDS: Social Policies and Programs

Hours: 24L/12T

Explores and discusses specific theories of action. Applies theories to various factors associated with AIDS/HIV. Examines political, scientific, health, social, economic, and cultural environments. This course forces students to examine the hidden theoretical assumptions surrounding AIDS/HIV. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC309H1; SOC309Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC325H1: Population and Society

Hours: 24L/12T

This introductory course examines Canada's population in a global context, covering a broad range of population issues and perspectives. Topics include (a) demographic data and methods, (b) population composition in terms of age, sex, and nuptiality, (c) demographic processes of fertility, mortality, internal and international migration, (d) the relationship between population change and urbanization, and (e) the role of social policy on population change. For all course topics, the instructor will examine historical and cross-national trends and review proposed explanations. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC312H1; SOC356H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC326H1: Social Control

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines how society has gone about controlling specific types of deviants (e.g., gang members, sex and drug offenders) and acts of deviance (e.g., organized crime, the deviance of social control agents). In examining these individuals and acts, attention is also directed to why they are defined as deviant and sanctioned, and why some types of deviance are less likely to be detected and sanctioned than others. Finally, consideration is also given to a range of sanctions that have been used to control deviance and the empirical evidence on their effectiveness. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC313H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC328H1: Domestic Violence

Hours: 24L/12T

This course will provide an overview of the different forms of domestic criminal violence, concentrating primarily on intimate partner violence and child abuse. We will focus on the methodological problems in assessing the nature and extent of these types of violence, the risk factors and correlates of both offending and victimization and the theoretical explanations that have been offered for these crimes. We also consider the social and legal responses to intimate partner violence and child abuse. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC315H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC329H1: Social Movements

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to the sociological study of collective action. Students will explore how movements in a variety of historical and global contexts endeavor to produce social change. In this process, we will examine political and cultural opportunities and obstacles, organizational dynamics, resources, collective action frames, strategies and tactics. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC279H1; SOC360H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC330H1: Sociology of Atrocities

Previous Course Number: SOC397H1
Hours: 24L/12T

This course focuses on the sociology of atrocities. We focus on the range of social actors and processes involved when atrocities occur, how we identify, name, and respond to atrocities (such as genocide or crimes against humanity), the behavior of bystanders and intervenors, cultural trauma and the effects of atrocities, and processes of commemoration. We investigate the collective and social dynamics to try and explain the role of individuals, groups, and institutional actors in committing atrocities, including the role of group identities, bureaucracies, collective decision-making, shared repertoires, legacies of hate, and peer networks. We study the role of other actors – in particular legal institutions, but also humanitarian bodies, journalists, and others – in identifying, naming and sometimes responding to these atrocities, along with sociological evidence about how they do so and the efficacy of any such response. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC310H1; SOC395H1F (13/14); SOC397H1 (Selected Topics in Sociological Research: International Criminal Justice & Atrocities), offered in Winter 2015 and Winter 2016
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC331H1: Sociology of Technology

Hours: 24L/12T

This course invites students to critically examine the interplay between technology and society. We will discuss how our interactions with technologies, including computers and the Internet, ICTs, social media, and other digital technologies, have become central for our understanding of contemporary social life. This course provides an overview of the sociology of technology, encompassed by various topics in which technology intersects with other areas of sociological inquiry, such as social stratification, community and networks, criminology and social control, work and labour, health and aging, and many others. This is a program-only course and is restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC356H1; SOC356Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC332H1: Lives in Canada

Hours: 24L/12T

The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC357H1; SOC257H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC220H1 or SOC281H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC333H1: Quality of Institutions and Lives

Hours: 24L/12T

Theory and research on quality of life encompass studies of subjective dimensions of individual wellbeing, such as happiness, and studies that focus on objective indicators of the quality of institutions and settings, such as child mortality rates. Quality-of-life theories range from (sometimes utopian) classical sociological theories with a historical and political slant to recent interdisciplinary theories that integrate sociological, psychological, and philosophical approaches. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC362H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC334H1: Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Hours: 24L/12T

An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC363H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC335H1: Urban Health

Hours: 24L/12T

Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC364H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC336H1: Transnational Asia

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores how transnational flows of capital, labor, ideas, and culture are reconstituting the ways in which we organize our political, economic, and cultural life by particularly focusing on Asia, the region that has been at the center of this global transformation. How has the notion of the "transnational" evolved and invited critical reevaluations? What has been the place of Asian countries in this global process and what political, economic, social, and cultural changes do they experience? By examining these questions, this course aims to enhance our understanding of contemporary Asian societies closely tied with each other and the rest of the world. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC372H1; SOC351H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Winter 2019; SOC395H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC337H1: Gender Relations

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the dynamics of gender in daily life – in sexuality and intimate relations, in parenting and families, and in paid work and workplace organizations, as well as in popular culture. It examines the social construction of gender in individuals and in social organizations, in order to understand gender inequality. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC365H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC265H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC338H1: Sociology of Women and Work

Hours: 24L/12T

This course focuses on women's paid and unpaid work and the relationship between the two. It analyzes the gender gap in earnings, the sexual segregation of the labour force, the restructuring of paid work, sexual harassment, paid domestic work, and the division of housework and child care. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC366H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC339H1: Race, Class, and Gender

Hours: 24L/12T

In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC367H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC340H1: Comparative Political Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

The study of comparative (historical and cross-national) variation in outcomes that are the subject of research by political sociologists. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC371H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC260H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC342H1: The Sociology of Women and International Migration

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines the international migration of women in postindustrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy considerations. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC383H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC343H1: Neighbourhoods & Communities in Canada

Hours: 24L/12T

Uses recent and historical data to demonstrate the changing social characteristics of local neighbourhoods and larger communities, as these have been affected by industrialization, immigration and other factors and as they affect the life chances of their residents. Provides students with active learning experiences through research activities using Census data. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC384H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC202H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC344H1: Sociology of Everyday Life

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores the phenomenological and organizational foundation of everyday experience. It focuses on the structure and social interactions that shape everyday life, and explains the social order that makes everyday life seem smooth and relatively effortless. The course offers experience in qualitative research and writing. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC388H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC345H1: Global Inequality

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the social processes that characterize stratification and social inequality across the globe, by looking at whether global inequality is growing, shrinking or stagnant and the impact of globalization on global inequality, with particular emphasis on examining disparities over time in education, income/wealth and health. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC308H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC346H1: Sociology of Health Care

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be changed. Topics also include the social forces that influence the relationship between healthcare providers and consumers. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC316H1; SOC244H1; SOC333H5
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC347H1: Immigration and Race Relations in Canada

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC311H1; SOC336H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC348H1: Culture and Inequality

Hours: 24L/12T

How location in socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, and generational groups shapes individual cultural repertories; how culture affects individual positions in stratification hierarchies; and the role of culture in group boundaries and struggles. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC281H1; SOC381H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC349H1: Deconstructing 'Muslim American' - Race, Nationalism, and Religion

Hours: 24L/12T

Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Muslim Americans have been once again been cast as both threatening “outsiders” as well as examples of what makes the United States a “nation of immigrants.” What do these contestations teach us about how race, nationalism, and globalization shape immigrant identities? This course examines a range of topics, from everyday boundary-making to ongoing global politics pertaining to different Muslim groups in the United States, often drawing comparisons with Muslims in other Western countries. Course materials include theoretical overviews, research articles, survey reports, book chapters, newspapers, films, and T.V. shows. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 & 1.0 FCE from SOC251H1/​SOC252H1/​SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC373H1; SOC394H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Deconstructing "Muslim American" - Race, Nationalism and Religion), offered in Winter 2019; SOC352H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Deconstructing "Muslim American" - Race, Nationalism and Religion), offered in Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC350H1: New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 plus two of the following (1.0 FCE): SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC351H1: New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 plus two of the following (1.0 FCE): SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC352H1: New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 plus two of the following (1.0 FCE): SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC353H1: New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 plus two of the following (1.0 FCE): SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC354H1: New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 plus two of the following (1.0 FCE): SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC356H1: Sociology of Technology

Hours: 24L

This course invites students to critically examine the interplay between technology and society. We will discuss how our interactions with technologies, including computers and the Internet, ICTs, social media, and other digital technologies, have become central for our understanding of contemporary social life. This course provides an overview of the sociology of technology, encompassed by various topics in which technology intersects with other areas of sociological inquiry, such as social stratification, community and networks, criminology and social control, work and labour, health and aging, and many others.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC331H1; SOC356Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC357H1: Lives in Canada

Hours: 24L

The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC257H1, SOC332H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC220H1 or SOC281H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC360H1: Social Movements

Hours: 24L

This course examines the sociological study of collective action. Students will explore how movements in a variety of historical and global contexts endeavor to produce social change. In this process, we will examine political and cultural opportunities and obstacles, organizational dynamics, resources, collective action frames, strategies and tactics.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC279H1; SOC329H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC362H1: Quality of Institutions and Lives

Hours: 24L

Theory and research on quality of life encompass studies of subjective dimensions of individual wellbeing, such as happiness, and studies that focus on objective indicators of the quality of institutions and settings, such as child mortality rates. Quality-of-life theories range from (sometimes utopian) classical sociological theories with a historical and political slant to recent interdisciplinary theories that integrate sociological, psychological, and philosophical approaches.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC333H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC363H1: Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Hours: 24L

An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC334H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC364H1: Urban Health

Hours: 24L

Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC335H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC365H1: Gender Relations

Hours: 24L

This course examines the dynamics of gender in daily life – in sexuality and intimate relations, in parenting and families, and in paid work and workplace organizations, as well as in popular culture. It examines the social construction of gender in individuals and in social organizations, in order to understand gender inequality.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC337H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC265H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC366H1: Sociology of Women and Work

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on women's paid and unpaid work and the relationship between the two. It analyzes the gender gap in earnings, the sexual segregation of the labour force, the restructuring of paid work, sexual harassment, paid domestic work, and the division of housework and child care.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC338H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC367H1: Race, Class, and Gender

Hours: 24L

In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC339H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC370H1: Immigration and Employment

Previous Course Number: SOC439H1
Hours: 24L

This course examines the labour market and employment situation of immigrants emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context. Topics include immigrant human capital, declining immigrant earnings, immigrant skill-underutilization, impact of the knowledge economy, racial discrimination, labour market structure and unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship and experiences of the Canadian-born second generation.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC319H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC317Y1 or SOC336H1 or SOC366H1 or SOC383H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC371H1: Comparative Political Sociology

Hours: 24L

The study of comparative (historical and cross-national) variation in outcomes that are the subject of research by political sociologists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC340H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC260H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC372H1: Transnational Asia

Previous Course Number: SOC395H1
Hours: 24L

This course approaches Asia from a transnational perspective to enhance our understanding of the complexities involved in Asia’s contemporary transformations. By departing from traditional nation-state-oriented analyses, this class explores how Asia shapes and is shaped by trans-Pacific politics, war and colonial legacies, global capitalism, labor migration, international norms of citizenship, urban development, and flows of ideas and popular culture. By closely examining Asia’s transnational interconnectedness, we question the prevalent notion of Asia and regional studies and highlight the contradictions and challenges Asia faces in its political, economic, social, and cultural spheres. This critical approach is expected to offer a deeper investigation of Asia in and of itself while critiquing dominant assumptions and frameworks found in existing approaches to Asia.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC336H1; SOC351H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Winter 2019; SOC395H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC373H1: Deconstructing 'Muslim American' - Race, Nationalism, and Religion

Previous Course Number: SOC352H1
Hours: 24L/12T

Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Muslim Americans have once again been cast as both threatening “outsiders” as well as examples of what makes the United States a “nation of immigrants.” What do these contestations teach us about how race, nationalism, and globalization shape immigrant identities? Taking Muslim Americans as a case study, this course will examine a range of topics, from everyday boundary-making to ongoing global politics pertaining to different Muslim groups in the United States, often drawing comparison with Muslims in other Western countries. More broadly, the course aims to unpack how various global and local/national forces shape the contours, dimensions, and meanings attached to an identity category. To that end, the course begins with some prominent sociological theories, such as intersectionality, double-consciousness, and Orientalism. We will apply these theoretical lenses to analyze issues of race, globalization, cultural citizenship, media representation, and political integration in Muslim American and immigrant experiences.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC349H1; SOC394H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Deconstructing "Muslim American" - Race, Nationalism and Religion), offered in Winter 2019; SOC352H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Deconstructing "Muslim American" - Race, Nationalism and Religion), offered in Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC381H1: Culture and Inequality

Hours: 24L

How location in socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, and generational groups shapes individual cultural repertories; how culture affects individual positions in stratification hierarchies; and the role of culture in group boundaries and struggles.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC281H1; SOC348H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC383H1: The Sociology of Women and International Migration

Hours: 24L

Examines the international migration of women in postindustrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy considerations.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC342H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC384H1: Neighbourhoods & Communities in Canada

Hours: 24L

Uses recent and historical data to demonstrate the changing social characteristics of local neighbourhoods and larger communities, as these have been affected by industrialization, immigration and other factors and as they affect the life chances of their residents. Provides students with active learning experiences through research activities using Census data.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC343H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC202H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC386H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC387H1: New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC388H1: Sociology of Everyday Life

Hours: 24L

This course explores the phenomenological and organizational foundation of everyday experience. It focuses on the structure and social interactions that shape everyday life, and explains the social order that makes everyday life seem smooth and relatively effortless. The course offers experience in qualitative research and writing.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC344H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC390Y1: Independent Research

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 10.0 courses towards their degree, plus a SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 300-level Independent Research.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC391H1: Independent Research

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 10.0 courses towards their degree, plus a SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 300-level Independent Research.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC392H1: Independent Research

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 10.0 courses towards their degree, plus a SOC course at the 300+ level, to be eligible for 300-level Independent Research.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC393H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC393Y0: Selected Topics in Sociological Research


SOC394H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC395H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC396H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC397H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 200+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of one SOC course at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of one SOC course at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


SOC408H1: Advanced Studies in Organizations

Previous Course Number: SOC489H1
Hours: 24L

This course covers central issues in the field of organizational sociology. It explores different perspectives on why complex organizations look and operate the way that they do, and examines the social consequences of their behavior. The first part of the course focuses on the evolution of the modern firm. We will trace the history of different models of management and strategy, and evaluate their relative efficacy. The second part of the course examines how organizations shape, and are shaped by, their environments. The third part of the course will explore how organizational behavior influences social inequality, and how social inequality shapes the way that modern organizations function. We will make use of both social scientific analyses and Harvard Business School case studies. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC489H1 (Topics: Sociology of Organizations), offered in Fall 2017 and Fall 2019
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC409H1: Sexuality and Research Design

Previous Course Number: SOC485H1
Hours: 24L

Research designs are much like jigsaw puzzles, but harder:
they require scholars to carefully connect a variety of distinct yet intricately linked pieces
into a thematically consistent, practical and defensible whole. Few tasks in the research process are as commonplace and as riddled with difficulty. This semester length course will provide a forum for students to compose a research design on the topic of sexuality using qualitative approaches that include in-depth interview and ethnography. Throughout the course, students will read a variety of works that describe the goals, procedures, and underlying logic of research design. These works will draw from articles and chapters on methodological problems and issues, and also from actual studies that use in-depth interview and ethnography in sexuality studies. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC485H1 (Topics: Sexuality of Research Design), offered in Fall 2017, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, SOC497H1 (Topics: Sexuality of Research Design), offered in Fall 2016
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC412H1: Medicalization of Deviance

Hours: 24L

This course examines the sociological implications associated with the growing dominance of psychiatry over designating and managing the margins of ‘normality’ and ‘deviance.’ It covers the evolution of the DSM and rise of deinstitutionalization, the importance of stigma and symbolic interactionist understandings of psychiatric diagnoses, and the methods of social control used to mitigate risk and reduce social deviance within the psychiatric and criminal justice systems. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the social implications of mental health labels. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Recommended Preparation: SOC313H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC413H1: Sociology of Punishment

Hours: 24L

This course considers the history of penology, theories of penal development and current trends. Particular attention will be paid to cross-national variations in punishment and what these reveal about the relevance of particular theories and the importance of culture in understanding historical developments in punishment. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Exclusion: WDW340H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC313H1 or SOC315H1 or SOC212H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC422H1: Advanced Studies in Political Sociology

Hours: 24L

This fourth year course will provide an advanced treatment of selected topics in political Sociology. Specific topics to be covered are the relationship between political systems and cleavage voting, the relationship between social class and attitudes and voting, the post-materialist thesis, social capital and civic participation, gender politics, the various varieties, causes and effects of welfare states, and social movements. The course will have both a Canadian and international focus. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC427H1: Families and Health

Hours: 24L

Examines the competing theoretical, policy and therapeutic responses to a variety of family health problems, including addictions, chronic physical illnesses, and mental illness, as well as the effects of illness on family life and family coping. The links between theory and practice provide the basis for discussion of knowledge transfer. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Recommended Preparation: SOC314H1 or SOC363H1 or SOC364H1 or SOC478H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC448H1: Sociology & Emotions

Hours: 24L

From social cohesion to intergroup violence, emotional processes influence social outcomes. Moral aspects of experience in particular are linked to emotions such as shame and pride. Students in this course will review major theories of, and a variety of empirical approaches to, the link between social and emotional processes. They will be encouraged to extend ideas and analyses in the published literature to new topics. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level (preferably selected from the Recommended Preparation list for this course)
Recommended Preparation: SOC313H1 or SOC355H1 or SOC362H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC455H1: Researching from a Social Network Perspective

Hours: 24L

The course will cover methods for analyzing social network data and familiarize students with software created for working with these data. Each student will complete an empirical research project. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Recommended Preparation: SOC357H1 or SOC388H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC460H1: Global Inequalities and Contentious Politics

Previous Course Number: SOC495H1
Hours: 24L

Global Inequality and Contentious Politics: This is a seminar course designed to understand global inequalities and contentious politics. Inequality has been one of the primary subjects in sociological inquiries and its scope naturally expands to a global dimension as our societies are increasingly shaped by international connections. This seminar focuses on understanding various manifestations of global inequalities intersected by international hierarchy, race, gender, and class. Yet, these divisions and injustices are neither static nor unchallenged as people react to these realities via divergent methods. This class will read major theoretical approaches to social movements and examine contentious mobilizations taking place in different geographies around the world to reshape the global order ridden with disparities. Empirical cases of contentious activism include anti-globalization protest, the Occupy movement, campaigns for migrant care workers, resistance against American military bases, and the Me Too movement. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC494H1 (Topics: Global Inequalities and Contentious Politics), offered in Winter 2019, SOC495H1 (Topics: Global Inequalities and Contentious Politics), offered in Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC463H1: Mental Health and Education

Previous Course Number: SOC493H1
Hours: 24L

In this course, we examine institutions of higher education as unique social contexts within which student mental health unfolds. In doing so, we will address mediating and moderating factors, which characterize the unique and varied socio-emotional experiences of students attending post-secondary. As such, we will distinguish and clarify social approaches to studying mental health – focusing on mentorship, funding, social support, academic demands and healthcare resources – from mental illness as characterized in medical disciplines. Students will be expected to read thoroughly and apply insights from the course to authentic mental health concerns facing institutions of higher education today. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC493H1 (Topics: Mental Health and Education), offered in Fall 2018 and Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC465H1: Advanced Studies in Gender

Hours: 24L

This course explores major questions about the nature of gender and gender inequality. The course requires a careful review of key theoretical and empirical work addressing one of these questions and the completion of a research project. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level.
Recommended Preparation: SOC214H1 or SOC366H1 or SOC367H1 or SOC365H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC478H1: Social Context of Public Policy

Hours: 24L

This course explores how policy processes and frameworks need to be evaluated in light of the social context in which they are developed. Factors to be considered include the interplay between public values and expectations and public policy; the implications of cultural diversity and demographic change, and understandings of ethical principles of conduct in public organizations. A related goal is to help students learn how to use empirical research to answer highly contested issues in policy circles and in public life. These objectives are pursued by introducing students to major trends in inequality in Canada, assessing these trends within a comparative context, reflecting on their normative implications, and examining alternative policy responses to these developments. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level.
Recommended Preparation: SOC303H1 or SOC304H1 or SOC314H1 or SOC363H1 or SOC364H1 or SOC365H1 or SOC371H1 or SOC383H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC479H1: Advanced Studies in Social Movements

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on current debates and research findings in the study of social movements. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level (preferably selected from the Recommended Preparation list for this course)
Exclusion: SOCC04H3
Recommended Preparation: SOC371H1 or SOC478H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC481H1: Culture and Social Networks

Hours: 24L

Relationships between various forms of culture and the networks connecting both individual people and organizations creating culture. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level (preferably selected from the Recommended Preparation list for this course)
Recommended Preparation: SOC355H1 or SOC382H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC483H1: Culture and Cognition

Hours: 24L

This course examines the social foundations of thinking and action, with a focus on how individuals think and act through shared cognitive schemas that are embedded in larger social structures. The course is organized around a wide-ranging array of classical and contemporary theories that help explain the various factors that shape culture and cognition. There is a research component to put this analytical understanding into practice. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC483Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC484H1: Children of Immigrants

Hours: 24L

Nearly one-quarter of Canada’s population are immigrant offspring, defined as those who immigrate as children or those who are Canadian born with foreign born parents. This course examines sociological perspectives, language and bilingualism, racial and ethnic identities, family structure and relationships, marriage, education and labour market experiences of immigrant offspring. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists .

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level (preferably selected from the Recommended Preparation list for this course)
Recommended Preparation: SOC303H1 or SOC304H1 or SOC305H1 or SOC314H1 or SOC383H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC485H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC486H1: Advanced Topics in Urban Sociology

Hours: 24L

This course offers real world observation and abundant examples that speak to the strengths and limitations of particular theory, data, and methods for studying urban problems. Students undertake a supervised research project that involves identifying, observing and reflecting on real phenomena in the urban environment. Restricted to 4th-year sociology specialists and majors.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Recommended Preparation: SOC312H1 or SOC364H1 or SOC384H1 or SOC205H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC488H1: Mental Health over the Life Course

Hours: 24L

This course is a research-based exploration of mental health at all stages of life, from birth to death. It emphasizes the long-term consequences for mental health of childhood adversities and disadvantage, major life transitions, and turning points in the life course. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC489H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC490Y1: Independent Research

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 15.0 courses towards their degree, plus a SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 400-level Independent Research.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC491H1: Independent Research

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 15.0 courses towards their degree, plus a SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 400-level Independent Research.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC492H1: Independent Research

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 15.0 courses towards their degree, plus a SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 400-level Independent Research.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC493H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC494H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC495H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC496H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC497H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC498H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC499H1: New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300+ level
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SPA100Y1: Spanish for Beginners

Hours: 48L/48T

Introduction to the Spanish language for beginning students; overview of basic grammatical structures, development of vocabulary and oral and written expression. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: No previous knowledge of Spanish, or placement test results.
Exclusion: SPA120Y1, SPA219Y1, SPA319Y1, SPA220Y1, SPA320Y1, SPA420H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA120Y1: Accelerated Spanish Through Community Engaged Learning

Hours: 96L

This course is a combination of SPA100Y1 and SPA220Y1 into one year. It is designed for students with prior knowledge of Spanish, but whose level is not appropriate to enroll in SPA220Y1. The focus is on the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and cultural aspects through community service learning with the local Spanish-speaking community of Toronto. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: High School Spanish; informal knowledge of Spanish
Exclusion: Native and Heritage Speakers, SPA219Y1, SPA100Y1 and SPA220Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA195H1: Barcelona

Hours: 24L

A deep dive into the modern experience of one of the world´s most compelling cities, this course considers Barcelona from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes study of its architecture, foodways, politics and response to mass tourism. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA196H1: Class and Work in the Americas

Hours: 24L

This course examines economic and social inequalities in the contemporary Americas. We look at the ways in which class divisions are represented in academic studies, literature, film, and television. From Mexican maquiladoras to indigenous reservations, we consider the global poor and how recent changes in the character of work (automation, outsourcing, free trade zones) have had an impact on class divisions, especially for younger members of society. Can a renewed understanding of class and work help us to negotiate power, privilege, and inequality in this century? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA197H1: Cervantes and Imperial Spain

Hours: 24L

During the lifetime of Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish monarchy governed an empire that extended across the globe, from its traditional lands in Europe to colonies in the Philippines and the Americas. We will examine the advantages and cost of imperial rule through reading Cervantes's Exemplary Stories (1613), and diverse collection of short fictional texts. Discussions will centre on such questions as the social impact of imperial wealth, the relationship between external wars and the ideal of peaceful rule, and contact with non-European cultures. Students will be introduced to the University of Toronto´s outstanding resources for studying the literatures and cultures of early modern Europe. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA198H1: A Brief History of Love in the Western World

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the ways in which the foremost thinkers in the history of the Western world (Plato, Ovid, St. Augustine, Ficino, Ebreo) conceived the idea of love; how did the notions of sexuality and gender play into that idea, and how did these notions carry on – or not – into our present understanding of love, sexuality and gender. While the background readings pertain to the general Western cultural heritage, the literary texts through which we will observe particular applications of the theories of love were produced by some of the outstanding 16th and 17th century Spanish authors (for ex. Rodríguez de Montalvo; Jorge de Montemayor; Miguel de Cervantes; Tirso de Molina, María de Zayas, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz). All the readings will be in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA199H1: More than Nachos and Tequila: Mexican History and Culture

Hours: 24L

This course aims at studying the rich history of Mexico from an interdisciplinary perspective. We will cover a wide range of issues, such as identity, modernity race, immigration, gender, sexuality, globalization, and iconic figures. The issue of identity as construed from the inside, but also from the outside and particularly from the English-speaking world (i.e. current US presidential views on the wall), will be widely examined. Course materials will range from chronicles of conquest to modern reflections and representations by historians, philosophers, filmmakers, musicians, writers and artist, among others. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA219Y1: Academic Spanish

Hours: 48L/24T

For native (heritage) speakers who have had exposure to spoken Spanish in an informal context (i.e, living in a Spanish-speaking country; or with a Spanish-speaking family), but little to no exposure to written Spanish. The students' ability to speak and understand Spanish may range from basic to relatively high fluency, but they cannot write and/or read Spanish. The course reviews English/Spanish spelling differences; written and spoken registers of Spanish, and basic aspects of the grammatical system. Provides students with the essential understanding of Spanish grammatical system; builds their vocabulary; and trains them to express themselves formally.

Prerequisite: Basic to relatively high native ability to speak and understand Spanish; limited or no formal education in Spanish.
Exclusion: SPA100Y1, SPA120Y1, SPA220Y1, SPA320Y1, SPA319Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA220Y1: Intermediate Spanish

Hours: 48L/48T

Intermediate Spanish for non-native speakers. Intensive grammar review of the structures of Spanish integrated with an introduction to reading authentic Spanish material, with practice designed to build vocabulary and to improve oral and written expression.

Prerequisite: SPA100Y1 or placement test.
Exclusion: SPA120Y1, SPA219Y1, SPA319Y1, SPA320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA221H1: Spanish Pronunciation

Hours: 24L

A practical introduction to articulatory phonetics, Spanish sound patterns, phonetics, phonology; the basic concepts of phonetic description and transcription; the study of Spanish vowel and consonant systems, stress and intonation.

Prerequisite: SPA100Y1
Corequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1
Exclusion: SPA219Y1; native speakers of Spanish; SPA321H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA254H1: Cervantes and Modern Fiction

Hours: 24L

Critical reading of Don Quixote as a canonical text for the novel and other narrative forms, including historical metafiction, the short story, and fictional autobiography. Comparative discussion of Quixotic fictions by modern authors, such as Machado de Assis, Borges, Nabokov, García Márquez, Junot Díaz. Lectures and readings in English.

Prerequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA255Y0: Introduction to the Hispanic World

Hours: 48L

A survey of Hispanic Culture, with attention to central issues in history, politics, and popular traditions. Course will be taught in English.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA258H1: Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies

Hours: 36L

Introduction to university literary studies in Spanish and information literacy. Representative selection of Spanish and Spanish American prose, poetry, and drama, with focus on critical terminology and methods of literary analysis. Required for a program degree.

Prerequisite: First semester SPA220Y1
Corequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA259H1: Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies

Hours: 24L

Forms of cultural expression in Spain, Latin America and Spanish-speaking North America, with study of representative media, including literature, journalism, film, visual art, and the urban environment. Introduction to methods of cultural analysis. (Offered in alternate years).

Prerequisite: Minimum 1st semester of SPA220Y1
Corequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SPA320Y1: Advanced Spanish

Hours: 48L/48T

Advanced Spanish for non-natives. Selective review of grammar with emphasis on the complex sentence; intensive practice in written and oral expression to improve proficiency.

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or placement test.
Exclusion: SPA219Y1/​SPA319Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA322H1: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

Hours: 24L/12T

The basic concepts and analytic tools of linguistics applied to the study of Spanish, with a focus on the Spanish phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems. Theoretical discussion and practical exercises in analytic techniques.

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1; or instructor's permission
Recommended Preparation: SPA221H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA323H1: Business Spanish

Previous Course Number: SPA323Y1
Hours: 24L/12T

An advanced level business Spanish course covering topics on international relations, politics, legal and culture. This course aims to enhance written and oral expression in Spanish through content focusing on the language that is used in official, diplomatic, and financial situations. Through the analysis of case studies, newspapers and videos, students will be introduced to the business cultures and intercultural communication of the Spanish-speaking world.

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or proof of comparable Spanish level
Corequisite: SPA320Y1, SPA219Y1 or proof of comparable Spanish level
Exclusion: SPA323Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA324H1: Spanish Bilingualism

Hours: 24L

Spanish bilingualism from three different perspectives: linguistic, sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic. Analysis of typical language contact phenomena with materials from Spanish. Case studies of Spanish in contact and discussion of the psychological consequences of bilingualism. Introduction to survey methods in sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics, and basic techniques for conducting language interviews. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA221H1/​SPA322H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA326H1: Latin American Varieties of Spanish Through the Media

Hours: 36L

This course aims at exposing students to different varieties of Latin American Spanish. Lexical, morpho-syntactic and phonological variation will be discussed and theoretical descriptions will be illustrated by using samples from contemporary cinema and television. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA221H1/​SPA320Y1/​SPA322H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA327H1: Catalan

Previous Course Number: SPA327Y
Hours: 24L

Study of Catalan language through an overview of grammatical structures and exercises in proficiency skills, complemented by readings in Catalan history and society to attain interdisciplinary cultural literacy. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or any other 200 level Romance Language.
Exclusion: SPA325Y1/​SPA325H1, SPA327Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA341H1: Modernist Movements in Spain

Hours: 24L

Literary and artistic movements in Spain from 1890 to 1940, with special attention to the convergence and mutual mediation of politics and art. Materials to be studied include novels, poetry, the urban environment, graphic art, literary journals and manifestos, and some early Hispanic film. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SPA345H1: Spanish Cinema

Hours: 24L

Analysis of the development of Spanish Cinema within its social and political contexts. Directors studied include Buñuel, Bardem, Erice, Saura, Almodóvar and Bigas Luna. (Offered every three years).

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA348H1: Galdos and the Realist Novel

Hours: 24L

Representative fiction by Galdós, the principal Spanish novelist of the nineteenth century. Detailed study of such texts as Marianela, Doña Perfecta, La desheredada, Realidad, La incognita, in relation to modernity of realist fiction and contemporary issues in politics, social relations and individual psychology. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA352H1: Court and Country in Early Modern Spain

Hours: 24L

Representative texts (such as ballads, popular and courtly lyric; chivalry, pastoral and picaresque prose, theater) from the early modern period, studied in relation to the history and society of imperial Spain. Discussion of literary texts as codes of social conduct; issues of urbanization, court culture, social order and disorder, and cultural discourses of identity and difference. Reading from modern authors (Sender, Borges) to illustrate the continuity of court and country in the Hispanic tradition. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA354H1: Parody and Comedy in Early Modern Spanish Literature

Hours: 24L

Parody and comedy as interrelated literary forms that create humour through conventional character types, the play of language, self-conscious imitation, and the relationship of parodic works to canonical intertexts. Considerations of humour as a response to social anxieties in early modern Spain. Analysis of poems, plays and short prose narratives by representative authors; Garcilaso, Góngora, Quevedo, Tirso de Molina, Cervantes.

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA368H1: Spanish and the Empire: Migration in Language and Literature

Hours: 24L

This interdisciplinary approach considers broad cultural consequences resulting from the contact of Spanish with the American indigenous languages. Current cultural and linguistic theories on language contact are used to analyze sixteenth to eighteenth-century Spanish texts, and invite reflection on language, power, and the emergence of new cultural expressions. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA375H1: Latin American Cinema

Hours: 12L/12T

This online course examines the social, political, and cultural contexts of recent Latin American cinema. Topics include: military dictatorship and its aftermath, race and indigeneity; poverty, precarity, and inequality; gender and sexuality; and memory and trauma. The representation of these themes in Latin American cinema of the 21st century has contributed to an increase in its transnational and cosmopolitan reception. Focus is given to Argentina and Mexico, though films from other countries will be included. Taught in English.

Recommended Preparation: INI115Y/INI212Y/SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA381H1: Nation, Identity and Modernity in Spanish-America

Hours: 24L

Analysis of poetry, short stories, essays, and graphic art in the context of nation-building and the question of identity during the nineteenth century. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA382H1: Spanish American Women in Art, Film, and Literature

Hours: 24L

Study of different creative expressions by women in Spanish America from the colonial period to the present; analysis of selected works of visual art, film, essays, poetry, and fiction. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA384H1: Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America

Hours: 24L

Study of representative works of major artistic and literary movements in 20th and 21st century Spanish America: avant-garde poetry, theatre of the absurd, surrealist art, neo-realism, postmodernism. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA385H1: Literature and Social Change in Spanish America

Hours: 24L

Detailed study of key moments and texts in Spanish American culture from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on such topics as the creation of new nations, indigenismo, Caribbean anti-slavery literature, and the Mexican and Cuban Revolutions. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Exclusion: SPA487H1
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA386H1: Literary Landscapes of the Mexican Revolution

Hours: 24L

Examines cultural production, including short stories, novels, films and paintings surrounding the socio-political transformations of the revolutionary period. Readings and discussion emphasize general concepts of the landscape, as a visual and spatial mode of interpreting relationships between human subjects, and between these subjects and the territory they occupy. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA387H1: Latin American Performative Expression

Hours: 24L

Considers continuities and divisions between word and action, art and politics, in short works of fiction, theatre, film and performance projects. Includes work from twentieth-century and contemporary Mexico as well as Latin American cultural production from Canada and the United States.

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Exclusion: SPA467H1 (Topics: Latin American Performative Practices), offered in Fall 2009, Winter 2018
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA389H1: Central American Literature: Narratives of War

Hours: 24L

The 70s and 80s represent a period of armed struggle, civil war, and revolution in most of Central America. Through the study of specific novels, short stories, and films, this course analyzes the representation of violence, and the political repression generated by military conflicts. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1 or SPA220Y1 or SPA219Y1 or Permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SPA398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SPA399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


SPA420H1: Advanced Grammar

Hours: 36L

Linguistic analysis with the objective of improving students' command of Spanish grammar. Advanced review of traditional grammatical topics, including the verbal and pronominal systems, and Spanish copulas and embedded clauses. This course assumes familiarity with the grammatical terminology introduced in SPA320Y1.

Prerequisite: SPA219Y1 or SPA320Y1, or placement test.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA421H1: The Structure of Spanish

Hours: 36L

Study of Spanish morphology and syntax: syntactic categories in Spanish, the structure and interpretation of simple and complex sentences. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA420H1, or permission of department
Recommended Preparation: SPA322H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA422H1: Sociolinguistics of Spanish

Hours: 24L

Study of linguistic variation across the Spanish-speaking world; central issues in phonological, morphological, and syntactic variation, analyzed from a geographical as well as from a social point of view. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA322H1 or permission of the department
Recommended Preparation: SPA420H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA423H1: Spanish Phonology

Hours: 24L/12T

Theoretical and experimental approaches to Spanish phonology. Topics include: Spanish phonemic inventory, sound patterns, suprasegmentals (stress and intonation), synchronic and diachronic variation. Methods of data collection and analysis in the discipline, with practical applications. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA322H1 or permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA420H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA425H1: History of the Spanish Language

Hours: 24L

Have you ever doubted where Spanish came from? Or how did it become the language we know today? This course presents a detailed study of the external and internal history of the Spanish language in which this evolution occurred. Special attention will be paid to the linguistic progress of the language from its Latin roots to Modern Spanish and to the socio-cultural, historical, political and literary influence that have affected its linguistic evolution. The main features of the Spanish language evolution will be put in practice through a close reading of representative Medieval, Renaissance and dialectal texts.

Prerequisite: SPA320Y1 or SPA219Y1 or permission of instructor
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA435H1: Fictions of Contemporary Spain

Hours: 24L

Study of major currents in narrative fiction during the last twenty years, a period of return to democratic government, the relaxing of censorship and the opening up of Spanish culture. Analysis of works from several generations of male and female writers. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA439H1: Topics in Spanish Studies

Hours: 24S

A course on specific topics in Spanish studies, designed for advanced students. Course content and instructor are established on a yearly basis.

Prerequisite: SPA220Y1/​SPA219Y1
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA450H1: Literature and Society in Medieval Iberia

Hours: 24S

Study of medieval social topics such as witchcraft, violence, love, marriage, childhood, maternity, crimes and punishment. Analysis of such texts as Poema del Mio Cid; the Romancero, Milagros de Nuestra Señora, Libro de buen amor, Don Juan Manuel and Celestina, from the perspective of iconography and social history. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Corequisite: SPA320Y1
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1/​SPA352H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA454H1: Cervantes: Don Quixote

Hours: 36L

Detailed study of Don Quixote as a foundational text in the European literary tradition, with attention to the conventions, genres, and literary techniques that inform the text.

Prerequisite: SPA258H1; SPA219Y1 or SPA320Y1 or permission of the department
Exclusion: SPA350Y1
Recommended Preparation: SPA352H1; Another 300-series half course in Spanish
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA456H1: Transatlantic Hispanic Baroque: Crisis and Disenchantment

Hours: 24L

Study of the seventeenth-century Transatlantic Hispanic world that, after the epoch of discovery and expansion in the sixteenth century, faces economic and political downfall, accompanied by a social and spiritual crisis that results in the culture baroque. Through analysis of literary texts by such authors as Cervantes, Góngora, Quevedo, Sor Juana, Sigüenza, Gracián Zayas and Calderón, we will discuss the meanings of the term "baroque", and of the phenomena that capture its zeitgeist.

Prerequisite: SPA320Y1; at least one other 300-level course in SPA
Recommended Preparation: SPA352H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA467H1: Topics in Spanish-American Literature and Culture

Hours: 24L

A course on a specific topic in Spanish American culture, designed for advanced students. Course content and instructor are established on a yearly basis.

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1/​SPA259H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA475H1: 21st Century Latin American Culture

Hours: 24L

Contemporary Argentine and Mexican authors and visual artists will be tudied through their work, online visibility, and also the institutional and discursive structures that facilitate and shape their production. In-class Skype discussions with some of the artists. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1/​SPA259H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SPA480H1: Icons and Iconography in Latin American Culture

Hours: 24L

Production, circulation and meaning of icons through Latin American literary and cultural contexts. Readings are selected from the period of independence to the present, and focus on the transformative ideological charge of cultural objects across geographic space and history. Focuses on political and socio-economic tensions between popular and elite spheres of cultural production, and on the risks and limits of iconographic representation. (Offered every three years)    

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1/​SPA259H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA482H1: 20th-Century Spanish American Narrative

Hours: 24L

Detailed study of the major movements in Spanish-American narrative, including magic realism, fantastic literature, womens writing, and testimonial literature, through analysis of representative novels and short stories. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1/​SPA259H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA486H1: Contemporary Caribbean Literatures and Identities

Hours: 24L

Literature studied as a socio-political space for the articulation of new concepts of cultural identity; examination of cultural change and aesthetic innovation in selected poetic, dramatic, and narrative texts from different national traditions (Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico). (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1/​SPA259H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA488H1: Central America Postwar Narrative

Hours: 24L

The end of civil and military conflicts in the last decade of the 20th century reshapes the political landscape of Central America. Through selected readings of novels and short stories from representative writers, issues of immigration, displacement, and globalization are discussed to understand these changes in the region. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1/​SPA259H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA489H1: Latin American Transculturations

Hours: 36L

This course integrates a series of contemporary debates in Latin American cultural studies with analysis of its transdisciplinary history and global permutations. Key topics of investigation within these debates may include indigeneity; coloniality, transculturation, and subalternity; empire, nation, and globalism; revolution, state discourse, and the popular; gender and sexuality; and the production of race.

Prerequisite: SPA258H1; SPA219Y1/​SPA320Y1
Recommended Preparation: Another 300-series half-course in literature
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA490H1: Independent Study

Individual study with a member of staff on a topic of common interest including readings, discussion and written assignments. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish, and written approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SPA491H1: Independent Study

Individual study with a member of staff on a topic of common interest including readings, discussion and written assignments. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least one 300-series half-course in Spanish, and written approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

STA130H1: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning and Data Science

Hours: 24L/24P

This course, intended for students considering a program in Statistical Sciences, discusses the crucial role played by statistical reasoning in solving challenging problems from natural science, social science, technology, health care, and public policy, using a combination of logical thinking, mathematics, computer simulation, and oral and written discussion and analysis.

Corequisite: MAT135H1/​MAT136H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1. Strongly recommended: CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC148H1
Exclusion: Any of STA220H1/​ STA255H1/​ STA238H1/​ STA248H1/​ STA261H1/​ ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ STAB22H3/ STA220H5/ STAB57H3/ STA258H5/ STA260H5/ ECO220Y5/ ECO227Y5/ STAA57H3 taken previously or concurrently
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA197H1: Thinking Better with Statistics

Hours: 24S

This course explores how our statistical intuitions and ways of thinking can let us down. There’s no need to be a math whiz to be a better statistical thinker. Everyone can become a more critical consumer of claims presented in media, advertisements and by politicians—especially those relevant to our own health and wealth. This course uses real-world examples and tours common and avoidable statistical traps and tricks. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA198H1: Probabilities Everywhere

Hours: 24S

This course examines the meaning and mathematics of probabilities, and how they arise in our everyday lives. Specific topics may include: the nature of coincidences, the concept of luck, games involving dice and cards, long run averages in casinos, margins of error in polls, the interpretation of medical studies, crime statistics, decision making, pseudorandomness, and Monte Carlo algorithms. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Grade 12 Mathematics
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA199H1: Statistical Evidence: Truth or Myth?

Hours: 24S

This course explores the impact Statistics has made and continues to make on everyday life through science, law, and the modern methods for information processing. Statistical principles will be illustrated using examples from real life including business, romance and health. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA201H1: Why Numbers Matter

Hours: 36L

This course teaches non-science students the importance of quantitative reasoning to many different areas. It explores a variety of applications to such diverse subjects as economics, gambling, politics, poetry, graphics, music, medicine, demographics, sports, secret codes, and more, using only basic high school level mathematics combined with logical thinking.

Exclusion: MAT133Y1/​MAT135H1/​MAT136H1/​MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1/​(MATA32H3, MATA33H3)/(MATA30H3, MATA36H3)/(MATA31H3, MATA37H3)/MAT133Y5/MAT135Y5/MAT137Y5/MAT157Y5. This course is not open to first-year students, nor to students enrolled in any science Major or Specialist program.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA220H1: The Practice of Statistics I

Hours: 36L

An introductory course in statistical concepts and methods, emphasizing exploratory data analysis for univariate and bivariate data, sampling and experimental designs, basic probability models, estimation and tests of hypothesis in one-sample and comparative two-sample studies. A statistical computing package is used but no prior computing experience is assumed. Note: STA220H1does not count as a distribution requirement course.

Prerequisite: Grade 12 Mathematics and one University course in the physical, social, or life sciences
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ GGR270H1/​ PSY201H1/​ SOC300Y1/​ STA261H1/​ STA238H1/​ STA248H1/​ STA288H1/​ EEB225H1/​ STAB22H3/ STAB57H3/ STA215H5/ STA220H5/ ECO220Y5/ ECO227Y5/ STA258H5/ STA260H5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA221H1: The Practice of Statistics II

Hours: 36L/12T

Continuation of STA220H1 (or similar course), emphasizing major methods of data analysis such as analysis of variance for one factor and multiple factor designs, regression models, categorical and non-parametric methods (Note: STA221H1 does not count as a distribution requirement course).

Prerequisite: STA220H1/​STA288H1/​PSY201H1/​GGR270H1/​EEB225H1/​STAB22H3/STA220H5
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ GGR270Y1/​ PSY202H1/​ SOC300H1/​ SOC202H1/​ SOC252H1/​ STA261H1/​ STA248H1/​ STAB27H3/ STA221H5/ ECO220Y5/ ECO227Y5/ STAB57H3/ STA258H5/ STA260H5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA237H1: Probability, Statistics and Data Analysis I

Hours: 36L/12T

An introduction to probability using simulation and mathematical frameworks, with emphasis on the probability needed for more advanced study in statistical practice. Topics covered include probability spaces, random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, probability mass, density, and distribution functions, expectation and variance, independence, conditional probability, the law of large numbers, the central limit theorem, sampling distributions. Computer simulation will be taught and used extensively for calculations and to guide the theoretical development.

Prerequisite: (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1/​(MATA30H3, MATA36H3)/(MATA31H3, MATA37H3)/MAT135Y5/MAT137Y5/MAT157Y5
Exclusion: STA247H1, STA255H1, STA257H1, ECO227Y1, STAB52H3, STA256H5, ECO227Y5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA238H1: Probability, Statistics and Data Analysis II

Hours: 36L/12T

An introduction to statistical inference and practice. Statistical models and parameters, estimators of parameters and their statistical properties, methods of estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, likelihood function, the linear model. Use of statistical computation for data analysis and simulation.

Prerequisite: STA237H1/​STA247H1/​STA257H1/​STAB52H3/STA256H5
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ GGR270H1/​ PSY201H1/​ SOC300H1/​ SOC202H1/​ SOC252H1/​ STA220H1/​ STA221H1/​ STA255H1/​ STA248H1/​STA261H1/​ STA288H1/​ EEB225H1/​ STAB22H3/ STAB27H3/ STAB57H3/ STA220H5/ STA221H5/ STA258H5/ STA260H5/ ECO220Y5/ ECO227Y5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA247H1: Probability with Computer Applications

Hours: 36L/12T

Introduction to the theory of probability, with emphasis on applications in computer science. The topics covered include random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, expectation and variance, independence, conditional probability, normal, exponential, binomial, and Poisson distributions, the central limit theorem, sampling distributions, estimation and testing, applications to the analysis of algorithms, and simulating systems such as queues (Note: STA247H1 does not count as a distribution requirement course).

Prerequisite: (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1/​(MATA30H3, MATA36H3)/(MATA31H3, MATA37H3)/MAT135Y5/MAT137Y5/MAT157Y5; CSC148H1/​CSCA48H3/CSC148H5
Exclusion: ECO227Y1/​STA255H1/​STA237H1/​STA257H1/​STAB52H3/STA256H5/ECO227Y5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA248H1: Statistics for Computer Scientists

Hours: 36L/12T

A survey of statistical methodology with emphasis on data analysis and applications. The topics covered include descriptive statistics, data collection and the design of experiments, univariate and multivariate design, tests of significance and confidence intervals, power, multiple regression and the analysis of variance, and count data. Students learn to use a statistical computer package as part of the course (Note: STA248H1 does not count as a distribution requirement course).

Prerequisite: STA237H1/​STA247H1/​STA257H1/​STA256H5/STAB52H3; CSC148H1/​CSCA48H3/CSC148H5
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ GGR270H1/​ PSY201H1/​ SOC300H1/​ SOC202H1/​ SOC252H1/​ STA220H1/​ STA221H1/​ STA255H1/​ STA238H1/​ STA261H1/​ STA288H1/​ EEB225H1/​ STAB22H3/ STAB27H3/ STAB57H3/ STA220H5/ STA221H5/ STA258H5/ STA260H5/ ECO220Y5/ ECO227Y5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA255H1: Statistical Theory

Hours: 36L/12T

This courses deals with the mathematical aspects of some of the topics discussed in STA220H1. Topics include discrete and continuous probability distributions, conditional probability, expectation, sampling distributions, estimation and testing, the linear model (Note: STA255H1 does not count as a distribution requirement course).

Prerequisite: STA220H1/​STA221H1/​ECO220Y1 (note: ECO220Y1 may be taken as a co-requisite)/STAB22H3/STA220H5/ECO220Y5; MAT133Y1 (70%)/(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1/​(MATA32H3 (70%), MATA33H3 (70%))/(MATA30H3, MATA36H3)/(MATA31H3, MATA37H3)/MAT133Y5 (70%)/MAT135Y5/MAT137Y5/MAT157Y5
Exclusion: ECO227Y1/​STA237H1/​STA238H1/​STA257H1/​STA261H1/​STA247H1/​STA248H1/​STAB52H3/STAB57H3/STA256H5/STA260H5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA257H1: Probability and Statistics I

Hours: 36L/12T

A mathematically rigorous introduction to probability, with applications chosen to introduce concepts of statistical inference. Probability and expectation, discrete and continuous random variables and vectors, distribution and density functions, the law of large numbers. The binomial, geometric, Poisson, and normal distributions. The Central Limit Theorem. (Note: STA257H1 does not count as a distribution requirement course).

Prerequisite: (MAT135H1 (70%), MAT136H1(70%))/MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1 (MAT137Y1/​MAT157Y1 is strongly recommended)/MATA36H3(70%)/MATA37H3/MAT135Y5(70%)/MAT137Y5/MAT157Y5
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1 (MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1 is strongly recommended)/MATB41H3/MAT232H5/MAT233H5; MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5
Exclusion: ECO227Y1, STA237H1, STA247H1, MAT377H1, STAB52H3, STA256H5, ECO227Y5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA261H1: Probability and Statistics II

Hours: 36L/12T

A rigourous introduction to the theory of statistical inference and to statistical practice. Statistical models, parameters, and samples. Estimators for parameters, sampling distributions for estimators, and the properties of consistency, bias, and variance. The likelihood function and the maximum likelihood estimator. Hypothesis tests and confidence regions. Examples illustrating statistical theory and its limitations. Introduction to the use of a computer environment for statistical analysis. (Note: STA261H1 does not count as a distribution requirement course).

Prerequisite: STA257H1/​STAB52H3/STA256H5
Corequisite: MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1/​MATB42H3/MAT236H5; MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5
Exclusion: ECO227Y1/​STA238H1/​STA248H1/​STAB57H3/STA260H5/ECO227Y5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA288H1: Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences

Hours: 36L/18P

Introduction to statistics and its connection to all stages of the scientific inquiry process. Issues around data collection, analysis and interpretation are emphasized to inform study design and critical assessment of published research. Statistical software is used to conduct descriptive and inferential statistics to address basic life sciences research questions.

Prerequisite: BIO230H1/​BIO255H1
Exclusion: STA220H1, PSY201H1, GGR270H1, ECO220Y1, ECO227Y1, SOC202H1, EEB225H1, HMB325H1, STA238H1, STA248H1, STA261H1, PCL376H1, STA215H5, STA220H5, STAB22H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

STA302H1: Methods of Data Analysis I

Hours: 36L

Introduction to data analysis with a focus on regression. Initial Examination of data. Correlation. Simple and multiple regression models using least squares. Inference for regression parameters, confidence and prediction intervals. Diagnostics and remedial measures. Interactions and dummy variables. Variable selection. Least squares estimation and inference for non-linear regression.

Prerequisite: STA238H1/​STA248H1/​STA255H1/​STA261H1/​ECO227Y1/​STAB57H3/STA258H5/STA260H5/ECO227Y5; CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC148H1/​CSCA08H3/CSCA20H3/CSCA48H3/CSC108H5/CSC148H5; MAT221H1(70%)/MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5
Exclusion: STAC67H3, STA302H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA303H1: Methods of Data Analysis II

Hours: 36L

Analysis of variance for one-and two-way layouts, logistic regression, loglinear models, longitudinal data, introduction to time series.

Prerequisite: STA302H1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5
Exclusion: STAC51H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA304H1: Surveys, Sampling and Observational Data

Hours: 36L

Design of surveys, sources of bias, randomized response surveys. Techniques of sampling; stratification, clustering, unequal probability selection. Sampling inference, estimates of population mean and variances, ratio estimation. Observational data; correlation vs. causation, missing data, sources of bias.

Prerequisite: ECO220Y1/​ ECO227Y1/​ GGR270H1/​ PSY201H1/​ SOC300H1/​ SOC202H1/​ STA220H1/​ STA255H1/​ STA261H1/​ STA248H1/​ STA238H1/​ STA288H1/​ EEB225H1/​ STAB22H3/ STAB57H3/ STA220H5/ STA258H5/ STA260H5/ ECO220Y5/ ECO227Y5
Exclusion: STAC50H3, STAC52H3, STA304H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA305H1: Design and Analysis of Experiments

Hours: 36L

Experiments vs observational studies, experimental units. Designs with one source of variation. Complete randomized designs and randomized block designs. Factorial designs. Inferences for contrasts and means. Model assumptions. Crossed and nested treatment factors, random effects models. Analysis of variance and covariance. Sample size calculations.

Prerequisite: STA302H1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5
Exclusion: STAC50H3, STAC52H3, STA305H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA313H1: Data Visualization

Hours: 24L/12P

An introduction to data visualization and the use of visual and interactive representations of data to support human cognition. This course covers visualization techniques and algorithms based on principles from graphic design, perceptual psychology, cognitive science, and human-computer interaction. Topics include: graphic design, interaction, perception and cognition, communication, and ethics. Computational tutorials involve design review, implementation, and testing of information visualizations.

Prerequisite: At least 70% in CSC108H1 or at least 60% in CSC148H1; STA238H1/​STA248H1/​STA261H1/​ECO227Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA314H1: Statistical Methods for Machine Learning I

Hours: 36L/12T

Statistical methods for supervised and unsupervised learning from data: training error, test error and cross-validation; classification, regression, and logistic regression; principal components analysis; stochastic gradient descent; decision trees and random forests; k-means clustering and nearest neighbour methods. Computational tutorials will support the efficient application of these methods.

Prerequisite: STA238H1/​STA248H1/​STA255H1/​STA261H1/​STAB57H3/STA260H5/ECO227Y1; CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC148H1/​CSCA08H3/CSCA48H3/CSCA20H3/CSC108H5/CSC148H5; MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5; MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/(MAT232H5, MAT236H5)/(MAT233H5, MAT236H5)
Corequisite: STA302H1/​STA302H5
Exclusion: CSC411H1, CSC311H1, STA314H5, STA315H5, CSCC11H3, CSC411H5
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA347H1: Probability

Hours: 36L

An overview of probability from a non-measure theoretic point of view. Random variables/vectors; independence, conditional expectation/probability and consequences. Various types of convergence leading to proofs of the major theorems in basic probability. An introduction to simple stochastic processes such as Poisson and branching processes.

Prerequisite: STA247H1/​STA255H1(70%)/STA237H1(70%)/STA257H1/​ECO227Y1/​STAB52H3/STA256H5; MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5; MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/(MAT232H5, MAT236H5)/(MAT233H5, MAT236H5) (Note: STA257H1, MAT223H1/​MAT240H1, MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1 are very strongly recommended)
Exclusion: MAT377H1/​STAC62H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA355H1: Theory of Statistical Practice

Hours: 24L/12P

STA355H1 provides a unifying structure for the methods taught in other courses, and will enable students to read methodological research articles or articles with a large methodological component. Topics covered include statistical models and distributions; fundamentals of inference: estimation, hypothesis testing, and significance levels; likelihood functions and likelihood-based inference; prior distributions and Bayesian inference.

Prerequisite: STA255H1 (75%)/STA248H1 (75%)/STA238H1 (75%)/STA261H1 (60%)/ECO227Y1 (60%)/STAB57H5 (60%)/STA260H5 (60%)/ECO227Y5 (60%); MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/(MAT232H5, MAT236H5)/(MAT233H5, MAT236H5); MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5
Exclusion: STAC58H3
Recommended Preparation: CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC121H1/​CSC148H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA365H1: Applied Bayesian Statistics

Hours: 36L

Bayesian inference has become an important applied technique and is especially valued to solve complex problems. This course first examines the basics of Bayesian inference. From there, this course looks at modern, computational methods and how to make inferences on complex data problems.

Prerequisite: STA302H1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA398H0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

STA398Y0: Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science

STA399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


STA410H1: Statistical Computation

Hours: 36L

Programming in an interactive statistical environment. Generating random variates and evaluating statistical methods by simulation. Algorithms for linear models, maximum likelihood estimation, and Bayesian inference. Statistical algorithms such as the Kalman filter and the EM algorithm. Graphical display of data.

Prerequisite: STA302H1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5; CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC148H1/​CSCA08H3/CSCA48H3/CSCA20H3/CSC108H5/CSC148H5; MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA414H1: Statistical Methods for Machine Learning II

Hours: 36L

Probabilistic foundations of supervised and unsupervised learning methods such as naive Bayes, mixture models, and logistic regression. Gradient-based fitting of composite models including neural nets. Exact inference, stochastic variational inference, and Marko chain Monte Carlo. Variational autoencoders and generative adversarial networks.

Prerequisite: STA314H1/​CSC411H1/​CSC311H1/​(STA314H5, STA315H5)/CSCC11H3/CSC411H5; STA302H1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5; CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC148H1/​CSCA08H3/CSCA48H3/CSCA20H3/CSC108H5/CSC148H5; MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/(MAT232H5, MAT236H5)/(MAT233H5, MAT236H5); MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5
Exclusion: CSC412H1
Recommended Preparation: STA303H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA422H1: Theory of Statistical Inference

Hours: 36L

This course examines current theory of statistical inference, particularly likehood-based methods and Bayesian methods with an emphasis on resolving present conflicts; log-model expansion and asymptotics are primary tools.

Prerequisite: STA355H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA437H1: Methods for Multivariate Data

Hours: 24L/12P

Practical techniques for the analysis of multivariate data; fundamental methods of data reduction with an introduction to underlying distribution theory; basic estimation and hypothesis testing for multivariate means and variances; regression coefficients; principal components and partial, multiple and canonical correlations; multivariate analysis of variance; profile analysis and curve fitting for repeated measurements; classification and the linear discriminant function.

Prerequisite: STA302H1/​STA352Y1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5 (MAT224H1/​MAT247H1 recommended)
Exclusion: STAD37H3, STA437H5
Recommended Preparation: MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA442H1: Methods of Applied Statistics

Hours: 36L

Advanced topics in statistics and data analysis with emphasis on applications. Diagnostics and residuals in linear models, introduction to generalized linear models, graphical methods, additional topics such as random effects models, designed experiments, model selection, analysis of censored data, introduced as needed in the context of case studies.

Prerequisite: STA303H1/​(STAC67H3, STAC51H3); CSC108H1/​CSC120H1/​CSC148H1/​CSCA08H3/CSCA48H3/CSCA20H3/CSC108H5/CSC148H5
Exclusion: STA441H5
Recommended Preparation: At least an additional 1.0 FCE in STA courses at the 300 or 400 level
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA447H1: Stochastic Processes

Hours: 36L

Discrete and continuous time processes with an emphasis on Markov, Gaussian and renewal processes. Martingales and further limit theorems. A variety of applications taken from some of the following areas are discussed in the context of stochastic modeling: Information Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Analyses of Stochastic Processes, Population Growth Models, Reliability, Queuing Models, Stochastic Calculus, Simulation (Monte Carlo Methods).

Prerequisite: STA347H1/​MAT377H1/​STAC62H3
Exclusion: STA348H5, STAC63H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA450H1: Topics in Statistics

Hours: 36L

Topics of current research interest are covered. Topics change from year to year, and students should consult the department for information on material presented in a given year.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA452H1: Mathematical Statistics I

Hours: 36L

Statistical theory and its applications at an advanced mathematical level. Topics include probability and distribution theory as it specifically pertains to the statistical analysis of data. Linear models and the geometry of data, least squares and the connection to conditional expectation. The basic concept of inference and the likelihood function.

Prerequisite: MAT223H1/​MAT240H1/​MATA23H3/MAT223H5/MAT240H5; MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/(MAT232H5, MAT236H5)/(MAT233H5, MAT236H5); (STA257H1, STA355H1)/STA347H1. Note: MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1; (MAT223H1, MAT224H1)/MAT240H1 very strongly recommended.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA453H1: Mathematical Statistics II

Hours: 36L

Continuation of STA452H1: statistical theory and its applications at an advanced mathematical level. Topics include classical estimation, theory with methods based on the likelihood function and the likelihood statistics. Testing hypothesis and the evaluation of conference from both a bayesian and frequentist point of view.

Prerequisite: STA452H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA457H1: Time Series Analysis

Hours: 36L

An overview of methods and problems in the analysis of time series data. Topics include: descriptive methods, filtering and smoothing time series, theory of stationary processes, identification and estimation of time series models, forecasting, seasonal adjustment, spectral estimation, bivariate time series models.

Prerequisite: STA302H1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5; MAT235Y1/​MAT237Y1/​MAT257Y1/​(MATB41H3, MATB42H3)/(MAT232H5, MAT236H5)/(MAT233H5, MAT236H5)
Exclusion: STAD57H3, STA457H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA465H1: Theory and Methods for Complex Spatial Data

Hours: 36L

Data acquisition trends in the environmental, physical and health sciences are increasingly spatial in character and novel in the sense that modern sophisticated methods are required for analysis. This course will cover different types of random spatial processes and how to incorporate them into mixed effects models for Normal and non-Normal data. Students will be trained in a variety of advanced techniques for analyzing complex spatial data and, upon completion, will be able to undertake a variety of analyses on spatially dependent data, understand which methods are appropriate for various research questions, and interpret and convey results in the light of the original questions posed.

Prerequisite: STA302H1/​STAC67H3/STA302H5, STA303H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA475H1: Survival Analysis

Hours: 36L

An overview of theory and methods in the analysis of survival data. Topics include survival distributions and their applications, parametric and non-parametric methods, proportional hazards regression, and extensions to competing risks and multistate modelling.

Prerequisite: STA303H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA480H1: Fundamentals of Statistical Genetics

Hours: 36L/9P

Statistical analysis of genetic data is an important emerging research area with direct impact on population health. This course provides an introduction to the concepts and fundamentals of statistical genetics, including current research directions.  The course includes lectures and hands-on experience with R programming and state-of-the-art statistical genetics software packages.

Prerequisite: STA303H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA490Y1: Statistical Consultation, Communication, and Collaboration

Previous Course Number: STA490H1
Hours: 48L/48P

Through case studies and collaboration with researchers in other disciplines, students develop skills in the collaborative practice of Statistics. Focus is on pragmatic solutions to practical issues including study design, dealing with common complications in data analysis, and ethical practice, with particular emphasis on written communication.

Prerequisite: STA303H1, STA304H1/​STA305H1, STA355H1 (An application is required to be considered for this course. Information about this special enrolment course as well as a link to the online application form is available on the Department of Statistical Sciences website. Priority will be given to students who complete the application during the priority enrolment period the summer before the course is offered and who are completing all requirements of the Specialist in Statistical Science: Methods and Practice or the Applied Statistics Specialist that academic year.)
Corequisite: one additional 400 level STA course
Exclusion: STA490H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA492H1: Seminar in Statistical Science

Hours: 36S

This course is intended for students completing the Statistical Science: Theory and Methods Specialist program. Novel influential ideas and current research topics in statistics will be explored through readings and discussion. Content will generally vary from semester to semester. Student presentations and written reports will be required.

Prerequisite: STA355H1 (Permission of instructor. An application is required to be considered for this course. Information about this special enrolment course as well as a link to the online application form is available on the Department of Statistical Sciences website. Priority will be given to students who complete the application during the priority enrolment period the summer before the course is offered and who are completing all requirements of the Specialist in Statistical Science: Theory and Methods or the Statistics Specialist that academic year.)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA496H1: Readings in Statistics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Students wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Department of Statistical Sciences and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 FCE 300+ level STA courses with a minimum grade of 80% in each course.
Exclusion: STA497H1/​STA498Y1/​STA499Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA497H1: Readings in Statistics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Students wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Department of Statistical Sciences and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 FCE 300+ level STA courses with a minimum grade of 80% in each course.
Exclusion: STA496H1/​STA498Y1/​STA499Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA498Y1: Readings in Statistics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Students wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Department of Statistical Sciences and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 FCE 300+ level STA courses with a minimum grade of 80% in each course.
Exclusion: STA496H1/​STA497H1/​STA499Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

STA499Y1: Readings in Statistics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Students wishing to take this course must have the permission of the Department of Statistical Sciences and of the prospective supervisor. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: At least 1.0 FCE 300+ level STA courses with a minimum grade of 80% in each course.
Exclusion: STA496H1/​STA497H1/​STA498Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

SWE100H1: Elementary Swedish I

Hours: 24L/24P

Elementary Swedish I gives students a basic knowledge of Swedish. Students learn to understand and use Swedish in everyday situations, and to read and write short texts on familiar themes, and speak about their immediate social environment and learn something about everyday life in both Finland and Sweden.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Exclusion: SWE 101H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SWE101H1: Elementary Swedish II

Hours: 24L/24P

Elementary Swedish II, a continuation of SWE100H1 gives students a basic knowledge of Swedish. Students learn to understand and use Swedish in everyday situations, and to read and write short texts on familiar themes, and speak about their immediate social environment and learn something about everyday life in both Finland and Sweden.

Prerequisite: SWE100H1 or instructor permission
Corequisite: None
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

TRN125Y1: Contemporary Issues in Health Science

Hours: 48S

Can the immune system be strengthened? Are some diseases incurable? What is the best way to stop the spread of a virus? This course examines the scientific principles underlying contemporary issues in the science of human health with the goal of exposing students to the current state of biomedical research. We will develop three distinct types of understanding that are essential to literacy about the science of human health: the basic concepts in science; the nature of scientific research; and the rules that govern how scientists do their work. This course will explore topics such as stem cells, gene editing, regenerative medicine, vaccination, drug development, and personalized medicine. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One,UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN135Y1: Science and Social Choice

Hours: 48S

Many of the decisions we make as a society rely on advances in scientific knowledge. In this course, we will discuss a number of contemporary medical topics that involve complex scientific discoveries about health, the human body, disease, and infection. We will consider genes and study the medical implications of our growing understanding of the human genome. We will study a number of recent cases in order to explore how scientific findings influence decision-making in hospitals and the selection of social policies. We will also discuss the background forces that shape medical research and how this affects the kinds of health problems that are prioritized. The objective of this course is to develop a solid understanding of biological concepts related to human health and consider them in their wider social and ethical contexts. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN136Y1: Canadian Health Policy in the Global Context

Hours: 48S

In this course we consider when our health policies support the highest standards of medical care, consistent with the latest discoveries in medical research. We examine the ways in which debates around ethics, effectiveness and efficiency shape global and national health policy. We begin by exploring the most important advancements in global health policy over the past two decades. We then assess Canada’s experience in providing health care, identifying lessons for national policy reform and for Canada’s role as a leader in global health research and policy. We explore a range of health challenges including universal health care, anti-microbial drug resistance, HIV AIDS, tuberculosis, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, cardiovascular care, oncology, environmental health, indigenous health, violence against women and mental health. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Corequisite: TRN135Y1
Exclusion: TRN235H1, TRN236H1, Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN140Y1: Ethics, Humans, and Nature

Hours: 48S

This course introduces students to ethical issues arising from the way humans interact with nature. Students will study some theoretical approaches for evaluating how human society affects the planet, ecosystems, and the other animals. Theories will be drawn from philosophy, theology, and ecology, and will include Western and non-Western approaches to living in harmony with one’s environment. Key themes may include speciesism – the idea that human needs are the most important – as well as overpopulation, extinction, vegetarianism, and responsible resource management. The course will also look at how social policy shapes human choices and whether sustainability initiatives should be pursued through the public or private sector. The course will also discuss the spiritual connection between humans and the environment and how society can be organized to promote access to nature in urban communities. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Corequisite: TRN141Y1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN141Y1: Environmental Science and Pathways to Sustainability

Hours: 48S

This course introduces students to fundamental issues in environmental science with a multi-disciplinary focus on human impacts on physical and biological systems, and on identifying pathways to sustainability. Key themes will include energy and resources, climate change, land use, contaminants and protecting biodiversity in the context of the Anthropocene. The course challenges students to apply the scientific method to environmental monitoring, research and problem solving through project design, data collection and analysis. The course also emphases information literacy, skills to distinguish science from pseudo-science, and considerations around representation of environmental science in the media. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Corequisite: TRN140Y1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

TRN150Y1: National versus International

Hours: 48S

The international system today faces extraordinary challenges. Understanding these challenges requires understanding the past. This seminar course briefly reviews the origins and development of the international system from the 17th century through the age of empires and the great wars of the 20th century. It then concentrates on the clash of nationalism with internationalism in the world since 1945, looking at such issues as what drives nationalism and what alternatives there are to it. We will study ideas and ideologies as well as the institutions that make up the current geopolitical world. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN151Y1: Global Governance

Hours: 48S

Terrorism, the proliferation of arms (including weapons of mass destruction), environmental degradation, globalization, technological change, and the rise of non-state actors all pose challenges to statecraft and the management of global order. This seminar course explores the changing dynamics of global politics and the responses to them by states (and others). Topics will include an examination of new forms of international collaboration that have developed in the wake of crises in the years following the Second World War. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN152Y1: Justice & Global Conflict

Hours: 48S

Modern states face both new and familiar challenges to protecting national security. National insecurity threatens a country’s capacity to protect the well-being of its citizens while at the same time participating in international organizations and treaties. This course explores the origins and management of international conflict from the 17th to the 21st century, focusing on the precursors to war and the markers of peace. We will also consider the ways in which our current global world order promotes and preserves justice between and within nations. Students will consider different theoretical approaches to justice between nations, and apply them to recent security issues. By studying the history of conflict and the difference between justice and injustice students will gain a deeper understanding of how current geopolitical actors can structure and affect the prospects for security policy reform moving forward. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Corequisite: TRN151Y1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN160Y1: Public Policy and the Public Good

Hours: 48S

What is public policy? Is there such a thing as the public good? This seminar course examines the notion of the “public” through investigating possible answers to a central political question: what is the purpose of government? Drawing on readings in philosophy and political theory, the course considers a variety of approaches to interpreting the nature of the public good and asks how policy makers should respond when competing goods (e.g., freedom and security) clash with each other. The course involves discussion of contemporary issues in public policy. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN161Y1: Making Public Policy Work

Hours: 48S

How do we know what kinds of public policy will work and what will not? How do we assess the effectiveness of a policy? An historical examination of ways in which Canadian governments have addressed a range of policy problems. Case studies of areas of federal and provincial activity today. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN162Y1: Political Economy and Social Inequality

Hours: 48S

What is the relationship between capitalism and democracy? How can studying rational choice theory inform public policy? This course will introduce students to the methods of studying the interplay between economics and political goals. We will focus on specific topics to guide our quantitative analysis, which may include intergenerational poverty, the transfer of wealth, efficiency, and social stratification. Students will learn how to situate a society’s economic institutions within their broader political context, and study how economic outcomes interact with broader policies relating to, for example, health, equality, social mobility, and well-being. We will analyse empirical results while developing critical skills for interpreting economic data and research. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Corequisite: TRN160Y1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, UC One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN170Y1: Ethics and the Creative Imagination

Hours: 48S

A seminar course that explores ethical issues through the study of works of the creative imagination that pose or provoke questions of right and wrong, good and evil, justice and injustice. The selected works will be drawn from such fields as literature, film, and the visual and performing arts. Open only to students admitted to Trinity One. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN171Y1: Ethics and the Public Sphere

Hours: 48S

What does it mean to be morally required to do something? What rights do we have over ourselves, our bodies, our privacy, our choices? In this course, we will read texts from philosophy, history, political science, cultural studies and beyond that engage with the theme of ethics in the public arena. These will provide valuable analytic tools as we go on to confront contemporary issues that raise urgent ethical questions. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Trinity One
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN172Y1: Ethics and the Law

Hours: 48S

What is the relationship between moral values and the law? What role does the law play in enabling people to live better lives? Are legal institutions and actors subject to higher ethical standards? In this course we will read texts from legal theory and political philosophy to try to explain the connection between ethics and the law. This will provide the basis for thinking about some historical and contemporary legal cases, as well as ethical issues judges, lawyers, and lawmakers face in their professional roles. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Corequisite: TRN171Y1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Vic One, UC One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN191H1: Disaster and Terrorism: Religion and Ethics at Ground Zero

Hours: 24S

In response to contemporary terrorist attacks and natural disasters, many are led to cry, “The world will never be the same!” How should such statements be evaluated? What impact do they have on social and political life? This course explores religious and cultural responses to human tragedy and cultural shock. Discussion will attend to debates over the meaning of suffering, public reactions to terrorism, the traumas of natural disasters, and the role of media in covering such events. These themes are engaged from the perspectives of ethics, cultural theory, religious studies, and theology. The course focuses on popular responses to events that include: the Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, the First World War, the Holocaust, Hurricane Katrina, the Japanese experiences of Hiroshima and Fukushima, 9/11, and more recent examples of terrorism and disaster. Attention will be given to concerns such as the impact of trauma on social and political debate, the function of religious discourse in the face of tragedy, the nature of ideology, and the relationship between religion and violence. A thematic concern throughout the course will be the nature of ethical commitment in the midst of confusion and social disruption. Restricted to first-year students. Not available for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN192H1: Public Health in Canada: Health for the 21st Century

Hours: 24L

This course deals with preventive care and population health. It will also move into new areas like healthcare and the environment (climate change) and the greening of healthcare. It will look at health as an extension of democracy – of how health extends individual rights beyond the political realm to the social realm, of how it can build social capital and knit populations together. It will look at areas inimical to health, ‘detriments to health’ and how economic inequality can lead to health inequality. Along with this it will look at ways of empowering the individual, the public as agent and a role of public engagement by major institutions. It will also push beyond the popular determinants of health to engage students in a paradigm on next steps, the future challenges in population health. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN193H1: Canadian Health Policy: Past, Present and Future

Hours: 24L

This is a health systems course. It deals with illness care, individual health, and health insurance. It will take a comparative and historical approach. We will look at the genesis of Canadian healthcare, our benefits and those other countries provide (e.g., pharmacare, dental care). We will look at indirect contributors like childcare and basic income. We will examine the public-private debate. We will also take some novel approaches. One is that the university has an expanded role in the 21st century, one that involves public outreach, a role that includes healthcare. Recent academic literature on healthcare notes that it is nation-building. We will look at why. We will examine some cutting-edge ideas, like integrated care, the learning health system, the concept of customer-owners. We will explore whether our healthcare system needs to be anchored by ‘institutions of excellence’ and identify these. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN194H1: Literature and Wicked Problems

Hours: 24L

This course explores contemporary literature in relation to the interdisciplinary framework of “wicked problems.” Research emphasizes that complex, entrenched problems, like government relations with Indigenous peoples or human impacts on the climate, involve interconnected systems and require approaches that cross disciplines and types of knowledge. The course examines the role of literary works (mostly 21st-century fiction) in addressing these issues of pressing concern to students as global citizens. Critical thinking, scholarly reading and database research are foundational skills that this course strengthens in order to prepare students for their writing in disciplines across the university. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

TRN195H1: The Literature of Heroes and Horrors

Hours: 24L

This course explores contemporary literary works that redefine heroism in light of personal and cultural trauma. What does recent literature (mostly 21st-century fiction) show us about the nature of heroism in our time? To answer this question, the course examines theories of psychological trauma, studies in the field of positive psychology, and research on gothic and dystopian literature. Critical thinking, scholarly reading and database research are foundational skills that the course strengthens in order to prepare students for their writing in disciplines across the university. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

TRN196H1: The Last Roman: Boethius, his Consolation of Philosophy, and the Legacy of the Ancient World

Hours: 24L

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (died 524) was the greatest scholar and statesman of Rome after its conquest by the barbarian Ostrogoths. When he was unjustly sentenced to death for treason, he wrote one of the great classics of Western literature, The Consolation of Philosophy. C. S. Lewis remarked of the work that “until about two hundred years ago it would, I think, have been hard to find an educated man in any European country who did not love it.” Boethius confronts the most intractable questions of suffering humanity: Why do bad things happen to good people? What is the point of living a virtuous life? Do we really have free will, or is choice an illusion? In this seminar, we will learn about Boethius’s world and his philosophical sources, and we will analyses the argument he offers in the Consolation. We will then see how Boethius’s ideas are discussed by modern scholars and consider the relevance of Boethius’s ideas to modern life. A highlight of the term will be a visit to the Fisher Rare Book Library to look at manuscripts and early printed books. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN197H1: In the Shadow of the Vikings: Depictions of the Early Norse in Medieval, Modern, and Post-Modern Culture

Hours: 24L

Although rarely attested during the historical era when they were active, since the early nineteenth century the word “Viking” has been popularly applied to describe groups of Scandinavian adventurers who marauded along the frontiers of Medieval Europe: in this respect, the image of “the Viking” may be regarded as much a modern, as it is a medieval, creation. The legacy of historical “Viking activities” was a factor in the development of modern nation states in Scandinavia and the Baltic region, and their contributions to the heritage of people residing in Britain, continental Europe, the Middle East, and even the Atlantic coast of Canada have been and continue to be cited to the present day. Aspects of culture attributed to “the Vikings”—their assumed independence, courage, resourcefulness, and tenacity in the face of adversity, as well as the occult characteristics of their cosmology—have, for better and worse, inspired modern artists, writers, composers, intellectuals, explorers and even political leaders, and persist in present day literature, art, music, sport and popular culture as well. Why and how do elements of historic Viking culture continue to evoke traditions and characteristics popularly attributed to “the Vikings”? What are some implications of “Viking-ness” for those people in the post-Viking Age past and/or present who we may regard—or may regard themselves—as the “cultural descendants” of the Vikings? In this seminar, participants will study selected cultural artifacts of the “post-Viking Age,” along with recent multidisciplinary research, to observe how various “post-Viking Age” cultures and subcultures have selectively appropriated elements of the “Viking” past. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

TRN198H1: The Viking Phenomenon: Commerce, Conflict, and Communication along Europe’s Frontiers, 7th – 15th Century

Hours: 24L

Perspectives on the impact that the Scandinavian raiders and traders popularly referred to as “Vikings” had on European and World history continue to develop as the work of historians, archaeologists, linguists, and scientists expands our understanding of the past. Recent research has revised the traditional view of the “Vikings” as primarily marauding warriors; in its place, a more complex and nuanced conception of the implications that “Viking activity” had on the social, economic, and political development of the peoples with whom they came in contact has emerged. This seminar will consider the relationship between the traditional conception of the “Viking warrior” and recent research that suggests the broader impact that the “Viking Phenomenon” had upon the economic revival and sociopolitical development of medieval Europe and its frontiers. In the course of the seminar, we will examine a selection of historical records and information concerning artifacts of the material culture of “The Viking Age” in order to better understand the activities of early medieval “Vikings,” not only as warriors, but also as agents of commerce, explorers, pioneers, and rulers. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

TRN199H1: Classical Social and Political Thought from the 18th Century Enlightenment to the 20th Century

Hours: 24L

In the first part of the course, via lectures and readings, we will be examining the Enlightenment, the French and Industrial Revolutions, and the Romantic Conservative Reaction to these revolutions. In part two of the course, we will study Karl Marx, who coined the term “capitalism” to describe the new type of society that had emerged as a product of the Industrial Revolution. Marx, as the severest critic of the capitalist system, called attention to its alienating character. In the 19th Century, his ideas provoked a response that accounts, in large measure, for the character of Western political thought. The discussion of Marx is therefore followed by the intense debate with his “ghost,” the Marxian legacy. We will engage with the participants in the debate - - Weber, Pareto, Mosca, Michels, Durkheim, and Mannheim. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN200Y1: Modes of Reasoning

Previous Course Number: TRN200H1
Hours: 24L/24S

First term: students are taught how to recognize, analyze, evaluate, and construct arguments in ordinary English prose. Second term: one or more discipline-related modes of reasoning (e.g., scientific reasoning, ethical reasoning, legal reasoning) studied with reference to a selection of contemporary social issues.

Exclusion: PHL247H1/​PHI247H1/​TRN200H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN203H1: Society, its Limits and Possibilities

Hours: 24L/12T

Key texts from various disciplines that articulate fundamental features, limitations, and possibilities of contemporary society are introduced. Political consent, economics, governmental administration, the global / post-colonial world, historical transformation, gender politics, and media may be addressed.

Prerequisite: Active in ASMAJ1618
Exclusion: TRN321H1 taken in 2015 Fall
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN204H1: Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to legal reasoning through progressively complex exercises. First, hypotheticals expose students to basic skills required for legal reasoning. Second, they analyze simplified versions of specially selected concrete cases. Third, the course analyses real cases discussed in first year courses in law school. 

Prerequisite: Active in ASMAJ1618
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN225Y1: The Art of Health Science Discovery

Hours: 48S

Illustrated by contemporary examples, students go through the stages of the scientific discovery process. From initial idea, through literature review, funding (grant writing and assessment), experimental design and critical analysis of data through to the public dissemination of results by publication, the patent process and development of intellectual property.

Prerequisite: TRN125Y1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4); Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN235H1: Health Policy in Canada: Past, Present and Future

Hours: 24S

This course explores the nature and impact of public health policy in Canada. The course describes the origins of Canadian health policy, its evolution towards its current form and the choices resulting from aging populations and the increasing costs associated with a high standard of health care.

Prerequisite: TRN135Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN236H1: The Politics of Global Health

Hours: 24S

This course explores the nature and impact of policy relationships designed to improve global public health. We explore the analytical tools necessary to study these institutional arrangements and examine successes and failures of these policy relationships across a range of global health policy challenges including infectious disease and child health.

Prerequisite: TRN135Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN250Y1: Ordering International Relations in the Age of Empire

Hours: 24L/48T

The course examines the origins and development of three fundamental norms in international relations (sovereignty; free trade; human rights) in their historical, imperial context.

Prerequisite: Admission to International Relations Major or Specialist program
Recommended Preparation: Prerequisite courses for entry into International Relations Major or Specialist Program
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Application through the Research Opportunity Program (ROP); selection by the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN300H1: Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN301Y1: Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN302Y1: Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN303H1: Ethics and Society

Hours: 24S

An exploration of the ethical dimensions of selected contemporary social issues. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

Prerequisite: TRN203H1 and active in ASMAJ1618
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN304H1: Law and Social Issues

Hours: 24L

An exploration of the legal dimensions of selected contemporary social issues. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

Prerequisite: Active in ASMAJ1618
Exclusion: TRN304Y1
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN304Y1: Law and Social Issues

Hours: 48L

An exploration of the legal dimensions of selected contemporary social issues. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

Prerequisite: Active in ASMAJ1618
Exclusion: TRN304H1
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN305H1: Basic Principles of Law

Hours: 24L

An exploration of some basic legal principles in public and private law.  Areas of law that may be studied include contract, tort, criminal and administrative law. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

Prerequisite: Active in ASMAJ1618. A student must be in third or fourth year.
Exclusion: TRN305Y1
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN305Y1: Basic Principles of Law

Hours: 48L

The nature and justification of legal rules as preparation for the study of basic principles of law governing the relations between individual citizens, and the relations between individual citizens and the state. A selection of contract, tort, criminal and administrative law. Restricted to students in the major program Ethics, Society, and Law.

Prerequisite: Active in ASMAJ1618 only if enrolling in the Fall/Winter session. A student must be in third or fourth year.
Exclusion: TRN305H1
Recommended Preparation: TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN307H1: International Experience I

A one semester research experience abroad. Students participate in a research project under the mentorship of a faculty supervisor in the host institution and gain experience of working and living abroad.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN308H1: International Experience II

Students who have engaged in a research project abroad participate in a regular forum in which they present their research projects and discuss their varied experiences of work and social engagement in different foreign environments. Students prepare a detailed scholarly article based on their research.

Prerequisite: TRN307H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN312H1: Sustainability Issues in Ethics, Society, and Law

Hours: 24L/12T

This course focuses on core issues selected from the general domain of sustainability which are addressed through each of the three subject-area lenses of Trinity’s Ethics, Society, and Law program, namely the ethics, the socio-political context, and the legal environment of sustainability issues and initiatives.

Prerequisite: TRN203H1, TRN204H1
Exclusion: TRN321H1 (Selected Topics in Ethics, Society, and Law: The Ethics, Society and Law of Environmental Sustainability), offered in Winter 2020
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN320H1: Selected Topics in Ethics, Society, and Law

Hours: 24S

The course examines a selected topic in ethics, society, and law. The set of topics will be based on the research interests of an individual instructor. Both the topics and the instructor may change with each offering of the course, and the course is not expected to be offered every year.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in ASMAJ1618. A student must be in third or fourth year.
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN203H1, TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN321H1: Selected Topics in Ethics, Society, and Law

Hours: 24S

The course examines a set of selected topics in ethics, society, and law. The topics will be based on the research interests of an individual instructor. Both the topics and the instructor may change with each offering of the course, and the course is not expected to be offered every year.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in ASMAJ1618. A student must be in third or fourth year.
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN203H1, TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN350H1: Scarcity, Sustainability, and the Future of International Relations

Hours: 24L/12T

International Relations are changing, and changing quickly. Major challenges in global affairs, including the interrelated problems of climate change, resource scarcity, great power competition, and changes in mass politics will shape our future in uncertain and possibly dangerous ways. This course seeks to evaluate the effect of these interconnected issues on our world today, and their implications for the future. Through a series of case studies, students will be encouraged to identify future international challenges and work to develop sustainable and innovative solutions to the problems that will confront our world in the next decades and beyond.

Prerequisite: TRN250Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN377Y1: Trinity Comprehensive Paper I

Students are individually mentored by faculty experts through readings from primary literature towards preparation of a quality review article. For students in third year, students identify their faculty mentor during second year and agree to become familiar with the available textbook level material during that year in their chosen topic. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: minimum of 8.0 FCEs completed and by permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

TRN399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


TRN400H1: Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN404Y1: Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN405Y1: Trinity Independent Studies

Trinity Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN406H1: Community Research Partnerships in Ethics

Students undertake research projects designed to meet the knowledge needs of ethics-oriented organizations in the broader community.

Prerequisite: Students must be in the final year of registration in the Major Program in Ethics, Society, and Law and will normally have a CGPA of at least 3.70. Enrolment is by application. Consult the Arts & Science Registration Instructions and Timetable at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course for course enrolment procedures.
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN203H1, TRN204H1, TRN303H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN407Y1: Community Research Partnerships in Ethics

Students undertake research projects designed to meet the knowledge needs of ethics-oriented organizations in the broader community.

Prerequisite: Students must be in the final year of registration in the Major Program in Ethics, Society, and Law and will normally have a CGPA of at least 3.70. Enrolment is by application. Consult the Arts & Science Registration Instructions and Timetable at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course for course enrolment procedures.
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN203H1, TRN204H1, TRN303H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN409H1: Selected Topics in International Studies

Selected Topics in International Studies

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the International Relations program or in a History or Political Science major or specialist program
Exclusion: TRN409Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN409Y1: Selected Topics in International Studies

Selected Topics in International Studies

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the International Relations program or in a History or Political Science major or specialist program
Exclusion: TRN409H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN410H1: Researching Critical Cases in Contemporary International Relations

This course allows students with majors in International Relations to apply some of the techniques and skills they have developed during their undergraduate careers to an original research project in contemporary international relations history. This course is a chronological historical survey of the world since 1968, as the origin of the present era. Within the chronology, attention is given to major developments/themes that emerged and continue to affect the present day. These include: the rise of China as a power, political dissent, the emergence of terrorism, the environment, energy as major international issues, the neo-liberal economic turn, globalization, the end of the Cold War, the human rights/humanitarian intervention revolution, and key post 2000 developments such as the War on Terror, the decline of the US “unipolar moment,” the 2008 financial crisis and the return in the 2010s of nationalism and protectionism. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the International Relations major program.

Prerequisite: TRN250Y1
Exclusion: TRN410Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL208Y1 or HIS344H1 are recommended as preparation or taken concurrently.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN411Y1: Selected Topics in International Studies

Selected Topics in International Studies

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the International Relations program or in a History major or specialist program, or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

TRN412H1: Seminar in Ethics, Society, and Law

Hours: 24S

Capstone Seminar in Ethics, Society, and Law. Students must be in their final year of registration in the Major Program: Ethics, Society and Law. Consult the Arts & Science Registration Instructions and Timetable at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course for course enrolment procedures.

Prerequisite: TRN303H1. Must be in final year of Major Program: Ethics, Society and Law.
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN203H1, TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

TRN419Y1: Comparative American, British and Canadian Foreign Policy

Hours: 48S

The origins and evolution of American, British and Canadian foreign policy from the late 18th century to the present. Policies are compared in order to understand the development of these countries as nations and actors in the international community.

Prerequisite: Students must have a background in one of Canadian, British or American history.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN421Y1: Fragile and Conflict-Affected States in Global Politics

Hours: 48S

Since the end of the Cold War, fragile and conflict-affected states have been widely viewed in the international relations field as one of the preeminent challenges to international security and global governance. Western countries have typically responded to this challenge by launching interventions aimed at building new states that can be integrated into the global, liberal order. This course will dissect the liberal peacebuilding and statebuilding project and explore its broader impact and implications for the international system.

Recommended Preparation: POL300Y1 or POL343Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN425Y1: Law Workshops Course

Students attend workshops in the Faculty of Law, meet for related discussion and complete related assignments. Enrolment is restricted to qualified fourth-year students registered in the Major Program Ethics, Society, and Law.

Prerequisite: TRN303H1. Enrolment is by application. Consult the Arts & Science Registration Instructions and Timetable. Students must be in the final year of registration in the Major Program in Ethics, Society, and Law and will normally have strong performance in 300-level courses in Ethics, Society and Law.
Recommended Preparation: PHL271H1, TRN203H1, TRN204H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

TRN477H1: Trinity Comprehensive Paper II

The preparation of a publication quality review article typically involves extensive editing. Students are individually mentored by faculty experts to take the review paper generated in TRN377Y1 and edit the structure, content and style to produce a publication quality review article. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: TRN377Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

TRN478H1: Science Writing for Non-Scientific Audiences

The course aims to train senior-level science students in a wide range of writing genres, focusing on a diversity of non-scientific audiences and writing styles. In addition, students learn to read and analyze texts in order to understand rhetorical strategies and devices.

Prerequisite: Students in science specialist or major programs. Permission by instructor.
Exclusion: Non-science students, first or second year students.
Recommended Preparation: TRN377Y1 (the comprehensive paper will serve as writing sample).
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

UNI101H1: Citizenship in the Canadian City

Previous Course Number: UNI101Y1
Hours: 36S

Who belongs? Who governs? Who decides? In this course, you will examine the concepts of citizenship, public space, political membership, civic responsibility, and belonging. You will address topics such as Indigenous sovereignty claims, urban multiculturalism, public housing, and greening the city. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI102H1: Performing the City I

Previous Course Number: UNI102Y1
Hours: 36S

In this course we learn about different practices of performative engagement with the city and experiment with them through exercises and creative activities. The goal is to gain, through this mode of embodied engagement with the city, a critical understanding of urban space as a diverse social, cultural, and physical environment. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

UNI103H1: Gradients of Health in an Urban Mosaic

Previous Course Number: UNI103Y1
Hours: 36S

In this course, you will examine how Toronto’s varied communities access and use health care, and how they may encounter barriers in doing so. You will study how economic disparities, shifting demographics, and government policies affect health policy and the right to access resources. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI104H1: Sex in the City

Previous Course Number: UNI104Y1
Hours: 36S

You will learn about the sexual politics of the city and how cities and their neighbourhoods become sexualized and desexualized spaces. In Sex in the City, you will examine what “sex” means to Toronto’s varied, multicultural communities by looking at urban space, cultural productions, law enforcement, safety and health resources and more. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

UNI106H1: Performing the City II

Previous Course Number: UNI102Y1
Hours: 36S

Further exploration of connections between the performing arts, urban spaces, and cultural diversity; complementing UNI102H1. How does theatrical performance affect how people perceive the city? What are the alternatives to established theatres, and how does community activism inform performing arts in Toronto? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, St. Mike's One, Trinity One, Vic One, Woodsworth One
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

UNI197H1: Hamilton: Musical and History

Hours: 24S

This course examines the American revolution and its reception in the musical “Hamilton.” The American revolution generated multiple stories that included and excluded actors, peoples, perspectives, and more. This course delves into the American revolution and the diversity of those engaged in it and affected by it. The songs, performances, and reception of the musical “Hamilton” are a key resource for exploring the events and role of the American Revolution. Restricted to first-year students.  Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI198H1: Why Go to University? The Changing Role and Purpose of Higher Education

Hours: 24S

Is higher education about job preparation or about giving students an opportunity to learn about themselves and the world around them? Can higher education in Canada achieve both these aims? This course engages with the spirited conversations and scholarly debates about the ideals of a liberal arts education and how these connect with ancient and contemporary arguments about citizenship. We explore the impact on higher education of globalization and what some call the “corporatization” of universities. Students will be encouraged to think, read, research and write about various models of higher education and explore questions suggested by these debates. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

UNI199H1: The Construction of Race in America: A History

Hours: 24S

The course will explore the origins of racial categories in America, in particular Negro (later black), Indian, and white. Drawing on primary sources such as memoirs, film, and government records as well as writings by scholars, we will examine how beliefs about these categories changed over time and with what consequences for the unfolding of American history. Arriving at the present day, we will consider such contradictory developments as the accelerating influence of Black Lives Matter and the headline-grabbing white nationalism on display at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August, 2017. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

UNI299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

UNI393Y1: University College Independent Studies

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 300 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program or UC-registered students should submit a written proposal and application form to the Programs Office (UC173) for approval. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 30 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 15 September; Summer proposals are due by 15 February. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Application form is available at the University College website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal

UNI394H1: University College Independent Studies

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 300 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program or UC-registered students should submit a written proposal and application form to the Programs Office (UC173) for approval. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 30 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 15 September; Summer proposals are due by 15 February. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Application form is available at the University College website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/.

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal

UNI399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


UNI495Y1: University College Independent Studies

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 400 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program or UC-registered students should submit a written proposal and application form to the Programs Office (UC173) for approval. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 30 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 15 September; Summer proposals are due by 15 February. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Application form is available at the University College website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/.

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal

UNI496H1: University College Independent Studies

An opportunity to design an independent research course of study at the 400 level not otherwise available within the Faculty. Normally, students will have a minimum cGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCEs. Permission of a faculty supervisor and approval by the Vice-Prinicipal are required. Those registered in a UC program or UC-registered students should submit a written proposal and application form to the Programs Office (UC173) for approval. Applications for Y and F courses are due by 30 June prior to the academic year; S courses to be submitted by 15 September; Summer proposals are due by 15 February. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Application form is available at the University College website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/.

Prerequisite: Permission of University College Vice-Principal

USA200H1: Introduction to American Studies

Hours: 24L

An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of the United States and to the field of American Studies. Drawing from a variety of source materials ranging from political and literary to visual culture and material artifacts, this course examines the politics, history and culture of the U.S. A major emphasis will be learning to analyze primary sources.  

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

USA300H1: Theories and Methods in American Studies

Previous Course Number: USA300Y1
Hours: 24L

This course, required for majors and minors but open to all who have met the pre-requisites, explores a range of approaches to the field of American Studies. Students will be introduced to some of the many ‘theories and methods’ that have animated the field of American Studies, including historical methods; formal analysis of visual and literary texts; and key concepts, such as commodity chain analysis; ‘race,’ ‘commodity,’ ‘gender,’ ‘diaspora,’ and ‘affect.’

Prerequisite: HIS271Y1/​ENG250Y1/​POL203Y1/​GGR240H1/​GGR254H1
Exclusion: USA300Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

USA310H1: Approaches to American Studies

Hours: 24L

An in-depth, interdisciplinary examination of a specific question concerning U.S. history, politics, and/or culture. Focus varies depending on instructor. Major emphases include reading critically and the initial steps of conducting original research.

Prerequisite: At least two half courses (1.0 FCE) from the American Studies list or USA300H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

USA311H1: Approaches to American Studies

Hours: 24L

An in-depth, interdisciplinary examination of a specific question concerning U.S. history, politics, and/or culture. Focus varies depending on instructor. Major emphases include reading critically and the initial steps of conducting original research.

Prerequisite: At least two half courses (1.0 FCE) from the American Studies list of eligible courses or USA300H1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

USA312H1: Approaches to American Studies

Hours: 24L

An in-depth, interdisciplinary examination of a specific question concerning U.S. history, politics, and/or culture. Focus varies depending on instructor. Major emphases include reading critically and the initial steps of conducting original research.

Prerequisite: At least two half courses (1.0 FCE) from the American Studies list of eligible courses or USA300H1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

USA313H1: Approaches to American Studies

Hours: 24L

An in-depth, interdisciplinary examination of a specific question concerning U.S. history, politics, and/or culture. Focus varies depending on instructor. Major emphases include reading critically and the initial steps of conducting original research.

Prerequisite: At least two half courses (1.0 FCE) from the American Studies list of eligible courses or USA300H1.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

USA400H1: Topics in American Studies

Hours: 24S

In-depth examination of specific themes relating to American Studies.

Prerequisite: At least two courses (2.0 FCE) from the American Studies list
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

USA401H1: Topics in American Studies

Hours: 24S

In-depth examination of specific themes relating to American Studies.

Prerequisite: At least two courses (2.0 FCE) from the American Studies list
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

USA402H1: Topics in American Studies

Hours: 24S

In-depth examination of specific themes relating to American Studies.

Prerequisite: At least two courses (2.0 FCE) from the American Studies list
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

USA403H1: Topics in American Studies

Hours: 24S

In-depth examination of specific themes relating to American Studies.

Prerequisite: At least two courses (2.0 FCE) from the American Studies list
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

USA494H1: Independent Studies

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

USA495Y1: Independent Studies

Independent Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

UTP100H1: Themes in World History

Hours: 24L

Surveys the development of human societies from their origins to the present. Topics may include the environment, cultural development and interaction, the creation and nature of belief systems, political, economic and social structures, gender relations, and the relationship between global patterns and local development. Restricted to students enrolled in the UTPrep program.

Exclusion: IFP100H1/​IFP100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC101H1: Conflict Theory and Practice

Hours: 24S

This course is a general orientation to conflict theory, and develops a basic understanding of essential conflict resolution principles that will complement the study of conflict theory. The course will examine the differences between conflicts and disputes, the functions and desirability of conflict, and the conditions that facilitate conversion of conflicts from destructive to constructive. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC102H1: Ethics and Choices in Times of Crisis

Hours: 24S

This course examines a specific event, or events, in relation to the public sphere. The course will use events or an event as an entry point to discuss the nature of society including topics such as major revolutions, economic crises, the impact of the appearance of significant artistic or cultural works, and the impact of technological changes. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC102Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC105H1: Odysseys: The Search for Meaning

Hours: 24S

Metaphors and motivations of journeying have long intrigued human beings as they have attempted to understand the meaning of their existence: the setting out, the seeking for a desired object, the pilgrimage of religious observance, and the longing to return home. Through texts, art, music and film, this course will explore some of the shaping journey-myths of our culture from classical, Hebrew, medieval and modern sources. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC106H1: Psychology and Society

Hours: 24S

This course explores central developments and ongoing controversies in the scientific study of the human mind, brain and behaviour. It examines topics such as: psychoanalysis, behaviourism, humanistic psychology, evolutionary psychology, intelligence testing, and feminist perspectives. Goals include understanding the historical evolution and social relevance of scientific psychology. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC206H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC107H1: Evolution, Genetics, and Behaviour

Hours: 24S

In this course we examine major episodes in the history of evolution and genetics in the twentieth century. Topics include Darwinian evolution, sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, eugenics, and genetic screening and therapy. We will examine different views about the control of evolution and genetic manipulation in their socio-cultural-economic context and discuss the ethical and social implications of those views. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC207H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC108H1: Belonging, Imagination and National Identity

Hours: 24S

This course will examine a number of questions related to the origins of national identities and the sustainability of nation-states. Topics covered will include: language, ethnicity, religion, politics, war, symbols, the arts, sport and public spectacle, and cuisine. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC108Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC109H1: Innovators and Their Ideas

Hours: 24S

A study of the ideas and concerns of innovators who questioned traditional views and values. The course includes creative thinkers who challenged basic concepts on politics, literature, religion, and society. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC109Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC110H1: Critical Perspectives on Society

Hours: 24S

By means of short texts, film or art works this course explores such themes as the effect of technology on the political, the nature of democracy, the question of resistance through art and the role of violence in the social. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC112H1: Puzzles, Discovery and the Human Imagination

Previous Course Number: VIC112Y1
Hours: 24S

There has never been a period of time, nor has there ever been a culture, without some kind of puzzle tradition. Are puzzles just playful artefacts, intended merely to entertain? Or are they mirrors of something much more fundamental in human life? The course will take a close look at what puzzles tell us about the human mind and human culture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC112Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC113H1: Encountering Distant Climes: The Literature of Travel and Exploration

Hours: 24S

This course will study accounts of world travelers and explorers from the Middle Ages to the present, including representative examples drawn from the Age of Exploration, the Grand Tour, scientific and map-making expeditions, and the contemporary genre of travel writing. Particular attention will be given to the trans-cultural nature of travel, and the interactive aspects of the gulf between the observer and those observed. Students will analyze the diverse motivational factors behind excursions and expeditions, and apply a critique to written accounts in light of such factors as self-discovery, knowledge and imagination, Eurocentrism, orientalism, cultural relativism, colonialism/imperialism, race, gender, and eco-tourism. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC114H1: Renaissance in Popular Culture

Hours: 24S

This course explores the depiction of the Renaissance in a wide range of plays, films and novels. The focus is on the exchange between film, fiction, and ‘fact’, and on how the values and concerns of the present shape creative recreations of the past in popular culture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC114Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC115H1: Imagined Power: Literature and Film

Hours: 24S

In this course we will study a number of literary and cinematic works that take up questions of power, duty, rights, responsibility, and freedom. Our texts will be drawn from a long history, and from many parts of the world. The sequence however will not be chronological. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC115Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC116H1: Politics of the Pen

Hours: 24S

A study of how literature challenges prevailing political beliefs and social norms. We will situate our discussion in the broader context of human rights and freedoms. We will examine cases where literature has been censored and writers have been imprisoned or driven into exile. Part of this course involves a community service-learning component. We will consider how this literature contributes to debate and advocacy around issues of social justice. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC117H1: Understanding the Performing Arts: Interpretation and Expression

Hours: 24S

This course examines two key issues about the performing arts that concern both artists and theorists: the nature of interpretation and of expression. What might we mean when we say that a work, a piece of music or a dance for example expresses something? What is it to express? And what is the nature of interpretation? Are there any constraints or boundaries on interpretation? We will draw on both philosophers and non-philosophers to explore these sorts of questions. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC119H1: Myths and Legends in Modern Contexts

Hours: 24S

This course provides an introduction to modern forms of ancient narratives, exploring the ways in which selected ancient literary sources and myths have been adapted to modern Canadian literature. Ancient narratives or ‘old stories’ are often reused, reinterpreted or reconstructed in modern narratives and given new relevance in a contemporary context. Students will encounter sources and contexts of ancient narratives. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC121H1: Evaluating Healthcare: Problems and Solutions

Hours: 24S

This course introduces students to the study of healthcare by asking foundational questions about how evidence and knowledge are produced in the context of healthcare problems. Students will explore how different frameworks for clinical practise (e.g. Evidence-based Medicine, Person-Centered Healthcare) conceptualize evidence and how different methodologies impact how healthcare research is conceived, reported, and understood. Students will learn to critically appraise healthcare research studies and assess their evidence value and implications for clinical practice. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

VIC122H1: Scientific Evidence in Public Policy

Hours: 24S

This course investigates issues arising from the translation of scientific evidence for public consumption, including in the development of public policy and in confronting problems of social and global significance. Areas of focus will include climate change, global health, and clinical medicine. Students will explore concepts including the perception and communication of risk, the generalizability of research findings, probabilistic and mechanistic thinking, and the use and abuse of scientific authority and “expertise” in public discourse. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC134H1: Globalization

Hours: 24S

This interdisciplinary course explores the contemporary character of globalization. The world is shrinking as money, goods, people, ideas, weapons, and information flow across national boundaries. Some commentators assert that a more tightly interconnected world can exacerbate financial disruptions, worsen the gap between rich and poor nations, undermine democracy, imperil national cultures, harm the environment, and give unconstrained freedom to predatory corporations. Others proclaim that globalization - understood as capitalism and free markets - fosters economic growth, encourages creative collaboration, inspires technological breakthroughs, and enhances human prospects for a better life, in rich and poor countries alike, in unprecedented ways. Our task is to evaluate the evidence and draw our own conclusions. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC135H1: The Death of Meaning

Hours: 24S

In The Origin of Species Darwin concluded there was no evidence to suggest that life was designed by a higher power. A corollary of this is that our lives lack any necessary purpose or meaning. Our readings will be directed to the question of what it means to lack ‘Meaning’. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC136H1: How to Study Everyday Life

Hours: 24S

An introduction to the academic study of everyday life. A cross-disciplinary discussion class drawing on a wide variety of examples from ordinary life, fantasy, and culture. We situate the apparently innocuous within larger patterns of social relations and social change. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC137H1: Science and Science Fiction

Hours: 24S

Based on reading and discussion of science fiction and popular science in the context of social issues, this seminar course explores the fantastic visions of humanity's future inspired by scientific advances during the twentieth century. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC141H1: Discovery and Revolution

Hours: 24S

This course examines the emergence of a global modern world in relation to the upheavals of the Renaissance (1350-1700) and its discoveries and innovations in culture and society. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: VIC141Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC142H1: Machiavelli: The Politics of Power

Hours: 24S

The name of Machiavelli unleashes powerful opinions and responses and conjures up trickery, duplicity and cynicism. Yet Machiavelli himself is arguably the least Machiavellian of political figures of the Italian Renaissance. This course examines the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli, placing them in their historical context in order to understand this most controversial figure of the Renaissance, his influence and his lasting legacy. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: ITA198H1 (Machiavelli and Machiavellianism); VIC141Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC150Y1: School and Society

Hours: 48S

This course will be about the social and historical role of the school. The course will examine schools and learning as social, political, intellectual, and economic phenomena. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC151Y1 and PSY100H1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC151Y1: Theories and Practices of Teaching

Hours: 48S

This course focuses on connecting theories and practice of teaching with a view to having students develop their personal understanding of teaching. Students will be involved in a practicum. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC150Y1 and PSY100H1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC159H1: Vic One Hundred Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

VIC159Y1: Vic One Hundred Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 48S

Topics vary from year to year. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC162H1: Cultural Forms and Their Meanings

Hours: 24S

A study of culture with a view to developing basic concepts with examples drawn from the visual arts, music, film, literature, architecture, and/or local urban artefacts. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC163H1, VIC164H1, VIC165H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ENG or FAH or PHL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC163H1: Cultural Forms and Their Meanings: People and Ideas

Hours: 24S

A study of culture with a view to developing basic concepts with examples drawn from the visual arts, music, film, architecture, and/or local urban artefacts. We will emphasize how contemporary thought has affected the practice of everyday life. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC162H1, VIC164H1, VIC165H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ENG or FAH or PHL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC164H1: Ideas and Their Consequences: Literary and Artistic Realms of the Imagination

Hours: 24S

A study of the ideas and concerns of creative thinkers and their impact upon cultures. The course includes literary, scientific and/or religious intellectuals from the major traditions. Attention to modes of reasoning, cultural definition and expression. Emphasis on philosophical and artistic concepts. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC162H1, VIC163H1, VIC165H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ENG or FAH or PHL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC165H1: Ideas and Their Consequences: Isolation and Communion in Modern Culture

Hours: 24S

A study of art, with a focus on poetry, as an essential mode of experience and knowledge, in the context of contemporary and modern society. Along with literary artists, the course includes writers on history and sociology and presents the interplay between artistic vision and socio-political situations. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC162H1,VIC163H1, VIC164H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ENG or FAH or PHL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC166H1: Common Vices and Neglected Virtues: Intro to Ethics of Character

Hours: 24S

Vice is popular: a prestigious university press has brought out a series of seven books on the Seven Deadly Sins. This course examines such questions as the following. Are greed, lust and gluttony just bad names for necessary and otherwise acceptable instincts? What is the place, in a good human life, of such qualities as honesty, trust, civility and the like? Are vices and virtues culturally determined or a matter of individual preference? Can character be taught, or is it rather a matter of genes and luck? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC167H1, VIC168H1, VIC169H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ANT or PHL or RLG
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC167H1: Ideas and Fine Thoughts

Hours: 24S

This course examines how political ideas are formed and developed through literature, art, plays, essays and philosophical works in the twentieth century. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC166H1, VIC168H1, VIC169H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ANT or PHL or RLG
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC168H1: Identity and Equality in the Public Sphere

Hours: 24S

This course explores current legal and philosophical debates around equality, discrimination, and the shaping of individual and group identities. It addresses the way values, affiliation, and identities have an impact on the public sphere of law and policy-making – and the ways in which law and policy, in turn, shape our conceptions (and misconceptions) of people's identities. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC166H1, VIC167H1, VIC169H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ANT or PHL or RLG
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC169H1: Ethical Living in a Pluralistic World

Hours: 24S

This course examines different values, beliefs, and traditions relating to the natural and social world, ethical living, and the common good. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC166H1, VIC167H1, VIC168H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ANT or PHL or RLG
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC170Y1: The Impact of Science on Our Society

Hours: 48S

How rhetoric and statistical analysis are used to communicate scientific observations and theories to different audiences will be examined in lectures and seminars. Uncertainty, belief, evidence, risk assessment, random error and bias will be discussed using examples drawn from literature, the arts and the physical, life and social sciences. Students will prepare a research grant application on a scientific topic of their own choice. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC171Y1 and 1.0 FCE selected from first-year course offerings in the sciences (0.5 FCE must be a BIO course)
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC171Y1: Methodology, Theory and Practice in the Natural Sciences

Hours: 48S

An examination of scientific theories and their logic in life and physical sciences. Experimental design, novel device production, data analysis and modeling will be discussed using examples drawn from primary source material in the natural sciences. Students will prepare a research paper on a topic designed in consultation with the instructor. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC170Y1 and 1.0 FCE selected from first-year course offerings in the sciences (0.5 FCE must be a BIO course)
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC172Y1: Physical Sciences Today

Hours: 48S

How is science performed and what enables scientific progress? What are our responsibilities as scientists? We base the discussion mostly on the development of microscopy tools. We look at how scientific discoveries affect and were affected by society. This course explores the complementary skills and knowledge needed by modern scientists. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC173Y1 and 1.0 FCE selected from first-year course offerings in the sciences (0.5 FCE must be a CHM, MAT or PHY course)
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC173Y1: Philosophy of Science for Physical Scientists

Hours: 48S

This course introduces students to some of the issues in the philosophy of science, in general, and in the philosophy of physics, in particular. Topics include the scientific method and its controversies, the meaning of time and its properties, realism versus competing approaches, thought experiments, and quantum mechanics. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC172Y1 and 1.0 FCE selected from first-year course offerings in the sciences (0.5 FCE must be a CHM, MAT or PHY course)
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC181H1: Events in the Public Sphere: World Affairs

Hours: 24S

This course will review issues in contemporary world affairs, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the present day. The course will examine the politics and practice of foreign policy decision making. Issues to be covered include the collapse of the Soviet Union, intervention in humanitarian crises, and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ECO, HIS or POL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC183H1: Individuals and the Public Sphere: Shaping Memory

Hours: 24S

This course explores how public service and citizenship are developed. Topics may include the role of law and government, civil liberties, rights and responsibilities, and the role of protest. Emphasis on individuals and movements that have shaped modern memory. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC181H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ECO, HIS or POL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC184H1: Individuals and the Public Sphere: History, Historiography and Making Cultural Memory

Hours: 24S

A seminar course that examines the contribution of an individual or individuals to the public sphere. The course will explore how public service and citizenship are developed in social, philosophical, and cultural contexts. We will examine our evolving role in developing collective, cultural and counter memory. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC185H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ECO, HIS or POL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC185H1: Events in the Public Sphere: Social Justice

Hours: 24S

This course uses events to discuss the nature of society including major revolutions, economic crises, and the impact of significant artistic, cultural and technological developments. Emphasis on our responsibilities towards social justice. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ECO, HIS or POL
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC186Y1: The Art and Literature of Leadership

Hours: 48S

What is a leader? Are leaders born or are they made, and if they are made is there a craft to being able to lead others? Through works of art, film, and literature, this course examines the various types of men and women who become leaders from natural-born talents to statesmen and state-crafters and individual entrepreneurs with the purpose of defining those qualities that make for the leaders of tomorrow. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC187H1, VIC188H1, ECO101H1 and ECO102H1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC187H1: Prosperity, Justice, and Sustainability: Introduction to Public Policy

Hours: 24S

This course introduces policy applications of measurement tools and economic concepts by analyzing current issues in the news, such as public spending and debt, health care, social security, energy, climate change, innovation, and education. Concepts from the philosophy and history of economic thought will be used to address such questions as: What is the nature of economic explanations? Do they tell us the truth about reality? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC186Y1, VIC188H1, ECO101H1 and ECO102H1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC188H1: Corporate Citizenship, Sustainability, and Ethics

Hours: 24S

Drawing together philosophical background readings with contemporary applications, this course addresses issues of corporate social responsibility, business ethics, human rights, diversity, and equity, and considers how these topics intersect with a wide range of global practices. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC186Y1, VIC187H1, ECO101H1 and ECO102H1
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC190Y1: The Arts and Society

Hours: 48S

The artist, filmmaker, poet or dramatist has changed society and how we imagine our future. The course explores a number of paradigm cases of how the arts have interacted with social problems. Both historical and current examples of the role of the imaginative arts will be explored. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC191Y1 and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ARC or CIN or DRM or ENG or MUS or VIS
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC191Y1: Artistic Creation and Public Issues

Hours: 72S

This course addresses social issues through the exploration of creative activity and the imaginative arts. Topics will be discussed from historical, ethical and philosophical perspectives, and might be considered either in a group or individually. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Admission to Vic One
Corequisite: VIC190Y1 and 1.0 FCE in any 100-level course in ARC or CIN or DRM or ENG or MUS or VIS
Exclusion: Innis One, Munk One, New One, SMC One, Trinity One, UC One, Woodsworth One, 199 seminars, Vic One Hundred courses.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC198H1: Posters and Propaganda

Hours: 24L

How and when have political posters been used? What forms do they take? How have they changed over time? What can these visual artifacts tell us about the relationship between art and propaganda, and about the political movements that have mobilized visual strategies to advance their aims? This course involves visits to several poster collections, develops visual literacy skills, and highlights the role of the visual in societies past and present. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC199H1: Thinking with Things

Hours: 24S

This course will examine the materiality of objects with a view to understanding how artefacts are made, their circulation, consumption, and the importance of things to social and cultural life. An investigation of artefacts from various collections in and around the university will be undertaken to develop basic methods for the study, description and analysis of material culture. In addition to hands-on exploration of objects, topics may include antiquarians and their methods, material culture in colonial contexts, and materials in contemporary user-friendly design. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC202Y1: Forms of Representation

This course explores representation as a cultural and political problem from antiquity to the modern era. Representation will be analyzed as a means of depicting or constructing reality and as a tool for constituting individual and collective subjectivity. We consider literary and other modes of representation in their historical contexts.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC203H1: Empires I

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the literary and non-literary representations that accompany imperial conquests and hegemony from pre-modern times to the emergence of the modern nation-state. We compare the establishment, interpretation and reinvention of cultural forms of empire (e.g. Ottoman, Persian, Roman) at local, national, transnational and global levels.

Exclusion: VIC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC204H1: Canons and Canonicity

This course will consider the problem of canons in a variety of contexts: the aesthetic (including the literary, visual arts and music), but also the religious, the political, the philosophical and other discursive forms. Special focus will be on the problem of the relations across these boundaries.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC205H1: Empires II

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the literary and non-literary representations that accompany imperial conquests and hegemony from the emergence of the modern nation-state through more recent developments in globalization. We compare the establishment, interpretation and reinvention of cultural forms of empire (e.g. British, Japanese, Spanish) at local, national, transnational and global levels.

Exclusion: VIC203Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC206H1: Psychology and Society

Hours: 24S

This course explores central developments and ongoing controversies in the scientific study of the human mind, brain and behaviour. It examines topics such as: psychoanalysis, behaviourism, humanistic psychology, evolutionary psychology, intelligence testing, and feminist perspectives. Goals include understanding the historical evolution and social relevance of scientific psychology.

Exclusion: VIC106H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC207H1: Evolution, Genetics, and Behaviour

Hours: 24S

In this course we examine major episodes in the history of evolution and genetics in the twentieth century. Topics include Darwinian evolution, sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, eugenics, and genetic screening and therapy. We will examine different views about the control of evolution and genetic manipulation in their socio-cultural-economic context and discuss the ethical and social implications of those views.

Exclusion: VIC107H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC209H1: How Stories Work

Hours: 24S

Stories give shape and substance to the things we believe in, from scientific theories and sacred texts to literary tales and philosophical propositions. They perpetuate ideals and identities, and sustain institutions and communities. This course will take up a set of texts from the arts, sciences, religions and several other storytelling traditions, ancient and modern, considering their claims to authority and making connections between them.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC223Y1: Signs, Meanings, and Culture

Hours: 48L/24T

This course will introduce the main elements of semiotic theory, applying it to the study of human culture, from language, myth, and art to popular forms of culture such as pop music and cinema. It will deal with primary texts in the development of semiotics, and cover a broad range of cultural applications of semiotic theory.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC224H1: Introduction to Material Culture

Hours: 12P/24S

This course is about things - the everyday objects of past and present cultures. It examines the meanings people have invested in objects and how those meanings have changed over time. Using interdisciplinary approaches, students investigate objects found in homes, retail spaces, cities, art galleries and museums in order to develop new understandings of the objects that structure their daily lives and their material world.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: VIC224Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC224Y1: Introduction to Material Culture

Hours: 24P/48S

This course is about things - the everyday objects of past and present cultures. It examines the meanings people have invested in objects and how those meanings have changed over time. Using interdisciplinary approaches, students investigate objects found in homes, retail spaces, cities, art galleries and museums in order to develop new understandings of the objects that structure their daily lives and their material world.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 FCE
Exclusion: VIC224H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC225Y1: A History of the World in Objects

Hours: 48L/24P

Through a multidisciplinary approach, this course opens new perspectives on the history of artifacts, the evolution of a world of things, and the analysis of material culture. Lectures and tutorials are supplemented by hands-on exercises in museums and local communities.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC229H1: Special Topics in Material Culture

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of some aspect of Material Culture theory or practice. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Not offered every year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC229Y1: Special Topics in Material Culture

Hours: 48S

An in-depth examination of some aspect of Material Culture theory or practice. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Not offered every year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC235H1: Innovation in Society

Hours: 24L

This course investigates the history and contemporaneity of innovation as a response to social, scientific, and environmental challenges. Students will acquire key frameworks for understanding the workings of innovation, the place of creativity, and the social impacts of new and disrupted organizations. Through historicizing key moments of innovation (from the Gutenberg printing press to today’s healthcare discoveries) and considering related issues (including intellectual property and sustainability) students will develop approaches to understanding the past, present, and future of creative disruption.

Exclusion: MUN101H1, MUN102H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC240Y1: The Civilization of Renaissance Europe

Hours: 48L

An interdisciplinary introduction to the civilization of the Renaissance illustrated by a study of the institutions, thought, politics, society and culture of both Italy and Northern Europe. Italian city states such as Florence, Urbino and Venice, Papal Rome and despotic Milan are compared with the northern dynastic monarchies of France and England.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC241H1: Renaissance Icons and Afterlives

Previous Course Number: VIC241Y1
Hours: 24S

Focusing on famous works like Michelangelo’s David, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, and Monteverdi’s Orfeo, this course explores some of the greatest masterpieces of the European Renaissance and their afterlives, cross-cultural adaptations, and appropriations in later and modern popular culture.

Exclusion: VIC241Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC242H1: Scientific Worldviews of the Renaissance

Hours: 24L

An in-depth study of late medieval and early modern scientific worldviews, with a focus on interconnections between natural philosophy, cosmology, theology, astronomy, optics, medicine, natural history, and ethics. Through a consideration of early modern ideas including free will and determinism, the finite and infinite universe, teleology and mechanism, theism and deism, and deduction and intuition, this course investigates some of the period’s key metaphysical and methodological assumptions, and reveals how an evolving scientific understanding informed the Renaissance worldview.

Exclusion: HPS309H1
Recommended Preparation: 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC245H1: Science Wars: Society and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge

Hours: 24L

An introduction to competing conceptions of scientific knowledge and the role of sociocultural factors in shaping scientific methods, theories, and evidence. Can science provide objective knowledge of the external mind-independent world, or are the empirical aspirations of science limited by the social, cultural, economic, political, and religious contexts that shape “science” itself? Can scientific knowledge reach certainty? How do sociocultural factors affect the process of theory acceptance? This course considers “science” as an epistemological battleground from 17th century debates on inductive reasoning to contemporary arguments about “alternative” science.

Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC259H1: Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 5 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

VIC259Y1: Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 48S

Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 5 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

VIC260H1: Equity and Diversity in Education

Hours: 36L

This course focuses on raising awareness and sensitivity to equity and diversity issues facing teachers and students in diverse schools and cultural communities. It builds knowledge of how oppression works and how cultural resources and educational practices may be brought to bear on reducing oppression and improving equity. The field experience in this course entails observation of and participation in equity and diversity efforts in a culturally-rooted school and/or community organization.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Education and Society Minor
Exclusion: JSV202H1, SMC271H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC261H1: Child and Adolescent Development in Education

Hours: 36L

This course examines how children and adolescents develop and explores how best to facilitate their growth and learning in the area of education. Major topics include cognitive, emotional, social, moral, physical and language development. Themes addressed include interpersonal relationships such as pro-social and aggressive behaviour, as well as the influence of schooling, family life and culture. This course includes a 20-hour field experience located in a school and entails observation of development across various age groups. This may be satisfied by participation in Vic Reach or in another organization with the approval of the Program Coordinator.

Prerequisite: Enrolment Education and Society Minor
Exclusion: JSV201H1, SMC272H1
Distribution Requirements: Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC262H1: Communication and Conflict Resolution in Education

Hours: 36L

This course aims to develop an understanding of social conflict and cultural diversity. How does conflict act as a catalyst for change? What do socio-cultural, cognitive, and motivational approaches teach us about conflict? Topics include: effects of conflict, human rights principles, cross-cultural understanding.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Education and Society Minor
Exclusion: JSV200H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC265H1: Introduction to Teaching

Previous Course Number: VIC362H1 & VIC355H1
Hours: 24S

Builds understanding of teaching as professional practice. The course primarily focuses on the research base underlying policies and documents such as the Foundations of Professional Practice. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Education and Society Minor (Arts).

Exclusion: VIC362H1, VIC355H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC270H1: Listening: A Critical History

Hours: 24S

Surveying scenarios for public and private musical listening, from historical contexts to the present, this course explores critical questions about how we listen, including the relationship between musical genres and listening situations, the definition of music vs. noise, the influence of spectatorship, and the impact of changing technologies. Students discuss the changing aesthetics and ideologies of musical listening, considering ways in which listening shapes our understanding of the social and our awareness of communities.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC271H1: Reading the Wild

Hours: 24S

In light of the environmental crisis, this seminar surveys a wide range of oral and written literature in order to discover how our approach to nature has changed over the centuries, what gains and losses have attended modernity, and what older cultures can teach us as we seek to preserve threatened ecosystems.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC273H1: The Body: An Exercise

Hours: 24S

This course will sketch the vital role or the drama of the human body, aspects of its performance, comedy, tragedy and death, through selected parts of history, in life and as reflected in “art.”

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC274H1: Wisdom of the Social Sciences

Hours: 24S

This course examines influential efforts to study human beings and society scientifically, from the seventeenth century to the present. We consider major contributions from prominent thinkers, such as Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud. We also review the contemporary relevance and persistent controversies about their ideas.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC275H1: Creative Writing: Short Fiction

Hours: 24S

This course is for aspiring fiction writers who wish to deepen their craft. Each seminar will feature a lecture on technical issues such as plot and characterization, as well as an analysis of a short story by a classic writer. Students will write their own stories, with editorial input from the instructor.

Prerequisite: Application Required.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC276H1: Writing for the Stage and Screen

Hours: 24L

A creative writing course for students interested in an introduction to writing for theatre and film. Seminars will focus on technical issues including plot, characterization, dramatic structure, dialogue, image-based storytelling, and aspects of dramaturgy. Seminars may also include analyses of notable plays and screenplays across a variety of genres. Students will write their own scripts, with editorial input from the instructor.

Prerequisite: Application required. The instructor will review student portfolios of creative work to ensure a productive learning experience in which all students can contribute to and benefit from workshop-based pedagogy.
Exclusion: CIN349H1; DRM228H1; DRM328H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC278H1: Modelling Evil and Disease

Hours: 24S

Models frame our understanding and treatment of illness and are the most fundamental element of the scientific method. Theology, history, and literature may use models in different ways than natural and medical sciences but fundamentally all modelling is an attempt to accurately predict and manipulate the future.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC279H1: Creative Non-Fiction

Hours: 24S

This course examines the forms, style, aims, and ethics of non-fictional forms such as documentary writing, journalism, and life-writing. It combines the study of examples from contemporary media with exercises in writing non-fictional prose.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC280H1: Creative Writing: Poetry

Hours: 24S

A workshop course (with a literature component) in writing poetry. Designed for those with a serious ambition to be writers as evinced in work they are already doing. The literature component emphasizes multicultural dimensions of contemporary writing in English.

Prerequisite: Application required
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC281H1: Popular Music, Technology, and the Human

Hours: 24S

This course explores ways in which popular music, sound and sound technologies have influenced our understanding of the recent human condition. Drawing on a variety of theoretical perspectives, we consider the musical uses of technology as both a material culture and a set of distinctly innovative practices that can create powerful transformations of consciousness, meaning and value.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC296H1: Internship Opportunity

A practical or experiential learning opportunity under the supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Completion of 5 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

VIC296Y1: Internship Opportunity

A practical or experiential learning opportunity under the supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Completion of 5 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

VIC299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC301H1: Critical Writing Seminar

This course is a writing intensive class devoted to the practice and analysis of critical writing. We will explore the critical tradition, the public(s) for whom one writes, and the choice of voice, point of view, and writerly form. The class will be structured around workshop style discussion and writing exercises.

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC302H1: Pasts and Futures

An introduction to representations of history, in which we will consider concepts that turn on the problem of time such as tradition, periodization, genealogy, memory, crisis, revolution, eschatology, and utopia.

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC303H1: Memory and Trauma

This course will explore the problem of memory in relation to both collective and individual trauma. What pressure does trauma place on language, and agency, and how does it figure in commemoration, narrative, monumentalization, and other modes of representing the past?

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC304H1: Praxis and Performance

This course will explore what it means to “act” in cultural, political, religious, and psychological realms. We focus on the historically shifting relations between theory and practice, between artifice and agency, and between theatricality and spectatorship.

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC305H1: Institutions and Power

This course will consider some of the ideologies and practices of various institutions at work in the production and transmission of cultural objects and social power. These may include the family, museum, hospital, prison, university, library, and theatre, as well as fields such as publishing and religion.

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC306H1: Culture and Media

This course will consider relations between various cultural media – such as film, literature, photography, visual art, architecture – with specific attention to the historical demands and possibilities posed by technological change.

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC307H1: Periodization and Cultural History

This course explores the phenomenon of historical periodization in its various modes, including as a stylistic concept, a set of discursive norms for cataloguing and grouping cultural forms, and a means of organizing and contesting historical narratives.

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC308H1: Identities

Though “identity” might suggest sameness, it is historically unstable and has many components, including ability/disability, age, class, ethnicity, gender, health/illness, ‘race,’ sexuality, and religion. This course considers the complexities of identity-formation and identity-transformation as captured in literary texts and cultural artefacts over a wide range of historical and cultural contexts.

Recommended Preparation: VIC202Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC320H1: Semiotics of Visual Art

Previous Course Number: VIC320Y1
Hours: 24L

Theories and models of applied semiotics: analysis of sign systems as articulated in various forms of artistic and cultural production.

Prerequisite: VIC220Y1/​VIC223Y1
Exclusion: VIC320Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC322H1: Topics in Semiotics

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of some aspect of semiotic theory or practice. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Not offered every year.

Prerequisite: VIC220Y1/​VIC223Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC323Y1: Theories of the Sign

Hours: 48L/24T

Theories of signification studied with a focus on major works in the semiotics of modern and contemporary culture.

Prerequisite: VIC220Y1/​VIC223Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC324H1: Introduction to Forensic Semiotics

Hours: 24L

This course will introduce the field of forensic semiotics, which is new and in the process of being developed within the general field of semiotics. The course will look at the usage of semiotic notions, methods, and techniques in the area of forensic science. This includes the analysis of facial expression, sign-based clues left at crime scenes, body language, the symbolism of tattoos in gang behaviour, the role of ritual and slang in criminal gangs and in organized crime syndicates, and the analysis of conversations and written materials produced by criminals and their meanings. Experts in the field (from the judiciary, police, and other areas) will be invited to give guest lectures.

Prerequisite: VIC220Y1/​VIC223Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC325H1: Media Semiotics

Hours: 24L

This course will deal with media semiotics, both in the traditional sense of the study of meanings in all media (from print to digital) and in how new digital media are changing the nature of signification and communication. The course will look at the usage of semiotics to study how meaning is negotiated in interactive media versus the older and still extant one-way media (print and radio, for example). The course will utilize actual media materials (comic books, television programs, text messages, and so on) on which semiotic analysis can be conducted.

Prerequisite: VIC220Y1/​VIC223Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC326H1: The Material Culture of Food

This course explores the material cultures which form around food and foodways in contemporary culture. It looks at foods as objects of production and consumption and at the material landscapes (culinary tools, the geography of the kitchen and restaurant, the archives - recipes, cookbooks, menus - that home cooks or chefs use) in order to "expose" the social, cultural and political dimensions of cooking, entertaining and eating.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Exclusion: VIC229H1 taken in 2015-2016
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC327H1: Digital Material Culture

Hours: 24S

This course explores the materiality of digital objects, from image and music files to digital documents to video games and other software, and considers their status as material culture. It involves the primary study of digital objects and also considers the technological infrastructures, cultural contexts, and signifying systems in which they are produced, circulated, and interpreted.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC328H1: Materializing Cultural Identities

Hours: 24S

Students examine the expression of cultural identities in objects. Students are taught to think critically about the construction, use, display, and exchange of objects with significance for cultural identity. In addition to lectures and discussions, students participate in guided visits to sites – everyday, ritual, institutional – where negotiation of identity through objects occurs.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC329H1: Internship in Material Culture

A practical or experiential learning opportunity under the supervision of a faculty member, normally at a museum, art gallery or other cultural agency (as approved by the supervisor). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9 FCE; Enrolled in the Material Culture minor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

VIC329Y1: Internship in Material Culture

A practical or experiential learning opportunity under the supervision of a faculty member, normally at a museum, art gallery or other cultural agency (as approved by the supervisor). Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9 FCE; Enrolled in the Material Culture minor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

VIC335H1: Ethical Enterprise and Critical Reflection

Hours: 24L

The course explores what change we hope to produce through a wide range of new enterprises. The main goal is to develop critical perspectives on enterprises in the widest sense, including start-up companies, non-profits, arts institutions, community outreach organizations, and social activism. What would make these changes ethical? When we evaluate the endeavours, how can we compare economic benefits, social disruption, questions of exclusion and diversity, sustainability in several senses, and the processes of change themselves? Where are the limits of social responsibility in entrepreneurial creativity?

Prerequisite: 6.0 FCE in any subject
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC338H1: Renaissance in the City

Hours: 24S

An interdisciplinary course exploring the history, art, architecture, literature, and music of the Renaissance in one or more cities from ca. 1400-1650. The course will investigate how local political and social-historical contexts shape ideas and cultural forms, and so illustrate the process and effects of cross-fertilization in the Renaissance period.

Exclusion: VIC348Y0
Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, or another course in Renaissance Studies
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC341H1: The Self and Society: Women, Men and Children

Hours: 24S

A study of the changing conception of the human self in the Renaissance, and of its representation by major authors: Erasmus, Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Castiglione, Machiavelli and others.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC342H1: Women and Writing in the Renaissance

Hours: 24S

Focusing on writers from various geographical areas, the course examines a variety of texts by early modern women (for example, treatises, letters, and poetry) so as to explore the female experience in a literate society, with particular attention to how women constructed a gendered identity for themselves against the backdrop of the cultural debates of the time.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC343H1: Sex and Gender

Previous Course Number: VIC343Y1
Hours: 24S

An interdisciplinary approach to questions of gender and sexuality in early modern Europe, with special focus on the representations of the sexual drive, the gender roles of men and women, and varieties of sexual experience in the literature and art of the period.

Exclusion: VIC343Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC343Y1: Sex and Gender

Hours: 48S

An interdisciplinary approach to questions of gender and sexuality in early modern Europe, with special focus on the representations of the sexual drive, the gender roles of men and women, and varieties of sexual experience in the literature and art of the period.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC344H1: Renaissance Narrative

Hours: 24S

Focuses on analysis of short stories and longer prose works including, in English translation: Boccaccio's stories of love, fortune and human intelligence in the Decameron; Rabelais' humorous parody of high culture in Gargantua; the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet; and the adventures of picaresque rogues in Lazarillo de Tormes and Nashe's Unfortunate Traveler.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC345H1: Media and Communications in the Early Modern Era

Hours: 24S

This course examines the various media (printing press, representational art, music, preaching) and social and political forces (family and political networks, censorship, education, etc.) that conditioned the communication of ideas in early modern society.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC346H1: The Idea of the Renaissance

Hours: 24S

This course examines the changing views of the Renaissance, from the earliest definitions by poets and painters to the different understandings of contemporary historians. We will pay attention to the interests and biases that have informed the idea of the Renaissance as an aesthetic, social, political, gendered, and eurocentric phenomenon.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: At least one half course in the art, literature, history, or philosophy of fifteenth or sixteenth century Europe
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC347H1: Studies in Renaissance Performance

Hours: 24L

Studies in the development of new forms in music, drama and dance in the Renaissance. The course will consist of seminars and lectures, and may incorporate live performances taking place in Toronto in addition to recordings.

Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, or another course in Renaissance Studies.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC348Y0: The Renaissance City

This course will study four Renaissance Italian urban environments, beginning with the medieval city of Siena followed by the construction of Renaissance urban space in republics, principalities, and papal Rome. Field trips and illustrated lectures will introduce students to Renaissance urban, cultural, and political history.

Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, another course in Renaissance Studies or permission of the instructor. (Offered in Siena only)

Exclusion: VIC338H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC349H1: Special Topics in the Renaissance

Hours: 24L/12P

Studies in an aspect of the Renaissance based around lectures, seminars, and readings. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Not offered every year.

Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, or another course in Renaissance Studies.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC349Y1: Special Topics in the Renaissance

Hours: 48L/24P

Studies in an aspect of the Renaissance based around lectures, seminars, and readings. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Not offered every year.

Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, or another course in Renaissance Studies.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC350Y1: Creative Writing

Hours: 48S

A workshop course (with a literature component) in writing fiction and poetry. Designed for those with a serious ambition to be writers as evinced in work they are already doing. Does not offer instruction for beginning writers. Presupposes perfect and sophisticated written language skills. The Literature component emphasizes multicultural dimensions of contemporary writing in English.

Prerequisite: Application Required. Preference given to fourth and third-year students.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC352Y1: Love, Sex and Death in Short Fiction

Hours: 48S

This course will examine how a variety of international authors, both nineteenth century and modern, handle the themes of mortality, sexual passion and love in their short fiction. Particular emphasis will be placed on the artistry of the writers' presentation, the role of dialogue, the economy of narrative, etc. Students will read Chekhov, The Kiss, Lady with a Dog and Tolstoy, Master and Man but will also be exposed to such contemporary popular authors as Elmore Leonard, When the Women Come Out to Dance; Truman Capote, Mojave; Richard Ford, The Occidentals; Philip Roth, The Dying Animal; Ian McEwen, The Cement Garden; and David Bezmozgis, Natasha.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC356H1: Multiple Literacies in Education

Hours: 36L

While pedagogical theory has long emphasized the place of language acquisition in literacy, recent educators have begun exploring the role of digital, visual, print, and critical literacies in education. This course introduces students to a multiple literacies framework through the pedagogical lens of social justice and diversity. Class participants learn to integrate the multimodalities of literacy in their teaching practice and expand their understanding of 21st-century literacy. This course requires students' enrolment in the Education and Society Minor or permission of the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: VIC355H1/​VIC362H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC359H1: Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 24S

An upper level course. Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 10 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

VIC359Y1: Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 48S

An upper level course. Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 10 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

VIC360H1: Education Internship

Students are required to complete an internship in an educational environment. This can be satisfied by participation in an organization with the approval of the Program Coordinator. Written assessment of the internship is required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Education and Society Minor, VIC362H1/​EDU311H1
Exclusion: VIC360Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC360Y0: Education Internship - International

Students are required to complete an internship in an educational environment in Beijing, China. Arranged through Victoria College and the Centre for International Exchange, the Beijing International Exchange is only for students in the Education & Society Minor. Written assessment of the internship is required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Education and Society Minor, VIC362H1/​EDU311H
Exclusion: VIC360H1, VIC360Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC360Y1: Education Internship

Students are required to complete an internship in an educational environment. This can be satisfied by participation in an organization with the approval of the Program Coordinator. Written assessment of the internship is required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Education and Society Minor, VIC362H1/​EDU311H
Exclusion: VIC360H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC361H0: A Study of Chinese Literature and Culture

This course will compare selected works of Chinese and Canadian authors with a view to the presentation of such writing in an educational setting.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC363H1: Teaching Math: The JUMP Approach

Hours: 24S

This course will challenge the widely accepted idea that people need to be born with a special gift or natural ability to excel in mathematics. New research in education and cognitive science suggests that young learners often struggle in school because they are not taught in a way that allows their brains to work efficiently. This course will examine barriers that prevent students from learning and methods of teaching that can help all students reach their full potential (not only in math).  Math lovers and math phobic students are welcome:  the course aims to help students develop deeper levels of confidence and understanding in mathematics so they can become effective teachers themselves.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC368H1: Special Topics in Education and Society

Hours: 24L

In-depth study of a topic related to education and society. Content varies with instructor. Please see Victoria College website for current offerings.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: One 200-level course in Education and Society
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC369H1: Special Topics in Education and Society

Hours: 24L

In-depth study of a topic related to education and society. Content varies with instructor. Please see Victoria College website for current offerings.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: One 200-level course in Education and Society
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC370H1: Music and the Imagination

Hours: 24S

This course explores how music creatively reflects and inspires our sense of self, place and community through readings, close listening, case studies, and creative responses. We consider various sites of musical imagination, and the genres that intersect with them. Course discussion addresses how music participates in the social life of creativity, imagination and fantasy, and what these roles mean for music's significance in society and culture. No prior experience in music composition required.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC371H1: Documentary Journalism

Hours: 24S

This seminar course looks at the history and evolution of documentary journalism in print and/or visual media through changing contexts, including challenges in the digital era. Students discuss major stories in the news, focusing on some important practitioners of the genre and on ethical issues such as privacy, objectivity, and partisanship.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC372H1: Reviewing, Reception, and Reading Communities

Hours: 24S

While readers and audiences often are considered to be cultural "consumers," this course will consider reception as an active, creative, and often collaborative activity, by examining formal and informal practices of reviewing and response that may include fan/fanfic cultures, book clubs, community and nation-wide reading programs, and award competitions. Such contexts of reception will be considered along with their social, economic, and ethical implications.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC373H1: Materialities of Music

Hours: 24L

Music is often understood as the most ephemeral and transcendent of the fine arts, even if that means overlooking the physical realities of music's production and dissemination. We will examine these materialities here, from paper and technologies of print, through to instruments for making and studying sound, and architectural spaces for its market circulation; we will see how music and its instruments provided the raw material for the emergence of a nineteenth-century science of acoustics.

Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in Creative Expression and Society, Material Culture, or Music.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC377H1: Special Topics in Science and Society

Hours: 24S

In-depth study of a topic related to science and society. Content varies with instructor. Please see the Victoria College website for current offerings.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 9.0 FCE
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 FCE in Science and Society
Distribution Requirements: Social Science; Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC390H1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

VIC390Y1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

VIC391H1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC391Y1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC392H1: Renaissance Studies Independent Study

This course provides an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study, not otherwise available within the Faculty, with the intent of addressing specific topics in Renaissance studies. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC392Y1: Renaissance Studies Independent Study

This course provides an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study, not otherwise available within the Faculty, with the intent of addressing specific topics in Renaissance studies. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 10 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC395Y0: Studies in Chinese Culture

Hours: 48S

This course takes place on exchange, in Beijing, China. Students will study five traditional Chinese arts topics and their impact on Chinese culture.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed a minimum of 10 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science; Science

VIC397H0: International Study

Course content, travel destination, etc., will depend on the instructor. Topics will vary from year to year. Course not offered every year. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

VIC399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


VIC401H1: Seminar in Comparative Literature

Hours: 24S

This course offers senior students in Literature and Critical Theory the opportunity to take part in a graduate seminar in Comparative Literature. Topics change annually.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC401Y1: Seminar in Comparative Literature

Hours: 48S

This course offers senior students in Literature and Critical Theory the opportunity to take part in a graduate seminar in Comparative Literature. Topics change annually.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC402H1: Translation and Comparativity

This course will consider questions of adaptation, appropriation, imitation, hybridity and incommensurability across languages, geographical regions, epochs, media, and academic disciplines. Course topics may include the role of translation in the historical projects of nation-building and empire.

Prerequisite: VIC202Y1 and one of: VIC302H1, VIC303H1, VIC304H1, VIC305H1, VIC306H1, VIC307H1; or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC403H1: Advanced Topics in Literature and Critical Theory

Content varies depending on instructor. In-depth examination of selected issues.

Prerequisite: VIC202Y1 and one of: VIC302H1, VIC303H1, VIC304H1, VIC305H1, VIC306H1, VIC307H1; or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC429H1: Advanced Topics in Material Culture, Information Systems and Meaning-Making

Hours: 24S

Content varies depending on instructor. Selected issues are examined in depth and at an advanced level.

Prerequisite: VIC224Y1/​VIC225Y1 and completion of 9 FCE; and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC435H1: Capstone Seminar: Community-Engaged Research

Hours: 12L/78P

This course provides students with an experiential learning opportunity in community-engaged research combined with critical reflection and academic discussion within a seminar setting. Through a placement in social enterprise organizations, students develop research-based approaches to support their organization in assessing needs, impact, and resources. Alongside this hands-on experience, interdisciplinary seminar discussions will help students understand how research methodologies, standards, and protocols are deployed in community settings. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: 15.0 FCE in any subject. Application required.
Exclusion: NEW497Y1/​NEW498H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC440H1: Florence and the Renaissance

Previous Course Number: VIC440Y1
Hours: 24L

An interdisciplinary seminar on Florence in the 15th and 16th centuries: humanism, culture and society in the republican period, the rise of the Medici, Florentine neoplatonism, the establishment of the Medici principate, culture, society and religion.

Prerequisite: VIC240Y1 or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: VIC440Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC441H1: Michel de Montaigne: A Renaissance Life

Hours: 24S

A study of Montaigne as a multifaceted historical and cultural figure, as a mirror to sixteenth-century history, as product and observer of the religious divisions, political transformations, and cultural evolutions in an age marked by religious war, the growth of the state, the advent of the printed book, and the dissemination of the humanist project across western Europe. The course examines Montaigne’s essays, travel journals, and important scholarly works on Montaigne, in the context of contemporary gender relations, colonial empire, religious belief, and early modern Europe’s complex relationship with Greco-Roman Antiquity.

Prerequisite: VIC240Y1/​HIS243H1, or permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: Another course in Renaissance Studies or permission of the instructor
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC442H1: The Renaissance Book

Hours: 24L

This course explores the intellectual and historical contexts of the Renaissance book and applies a digital humanities approach to its study, focusing on books printed in Western Europe between 1500 and 1700. Through a close examination of early and rare books, students explore three major areas in Renaissance intellectual history: 1) humanist rhetoric, politics, and literature, 2) Reformation studies, and 3) natural history, science, and medicine. Regular guest lectures sponsored by the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies will introduce students to scholars from beyond the UofT; the course also involves experiential learning with digital exhibitions and rare books.

Prerequisite: 10.0 FCE’s
Exclusion: VIC449H1 (Advanced Seminar in the Renaissance: Exhibiting the Renaissance Book), offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, or another course in Renaissance Studies
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC444H1: Themes in Material Culture

Hours: 24S

This fourth year seminar, required for students pursuing a minor in material culture, will have opportunities to explore themes in material culture studies, museum exhibitions and collections as well as processes of object analysis in greater depth and at an advanced level. Specific topics and research projects will vary according to the interests and specialties of course instructors and students.

Prerequisite: VIC224Y1/​VIC225Y1, completion of 9 FCE and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC449H1: Advanced Seminar in the Renaissance

Hours: 12P/24S

An in-depth study in an aspect of the Renaissance based around lectures, seminars, and readings. Content in any given year depends on the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, or another course in Renaissance Studies.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC449Y1: Advanced Seminar in the Renaissance

Hours: 24P/48S

An in-depth study in an aspect of the Renaissance based around lectures, seminars, and readings. Content in any given year depends on the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: VIC240Y1, or another course in Renaissance Studies.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC451H1: Capstone: Learning Communities and Higher Education

Hours: 24S

This course examines higher education in Canada using Victoria University and Victoria's affiliates as a case study. Topics covered include learning communities, mentoring, experiential learning, and international contexts of education. Students gain practical mentorship experience through placement in first-year Victoria College courses. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: Students must have a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and 15 completed FCE. Application required.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC452H1: Work-Integrated Capstone Course

Hours: 24S

This seminar provides academic support for individual work placements in a specific sector of employment, through interdisciplinary readings, integrative discussion, and critical reflection on the culture of labour and the acquisition of workplace skills and experience. Assignments will include reflective exercises and critical analyses, leading to participation in a capstone seminar. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: Application required. Students should have a strong academic record and must have 15 completed FCE.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC459H1: Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 24S

Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: Completion of 15.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC459Y1: Special Topics Seminar

Hours: 48S

Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: Completion of 15.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIC470H1: Soundscapes

Hours: 24S

This course surveys the growth of the field of Acoustic Ecology and the aesthetic, political, and ethical questions it engages. Students learn about creative and musical practices associated with this new attention to sound, and they gain experience with the practice of field recording and sonic-environmental sampling. The course culminates with a final Soundscape composition or creative mapping project. No previous experience in sound recording or composition required.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC476H1: Capstone Seminar in Foreign Policy

The seminar involves a critical assessment of current foreign policy issues and contemporary world problems. Issues and case studies to be analyzed include: 1. International military interventions to respond to imminent threats or humanitarian crises, issues of legitimacy and effectiveness. e.g., Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Haiti. 2. Canada-US relations in international crisis management, the track record and the way ahead. 3. Globalization, international terrorism, and their effects on sovereignty, diplomacy and international institutions.

Prerequisite: Completion of 15 FCE, and VIC181H or permission of the instructor. Application required.
Exclusion: POL470Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIC479Y1: The Novel: A Master Class

Hours: 48S

Advanced young writers in this fourth-year seminar work to produce a short novel appropriate for submission to an agent or a publisher. The class does not offer instruction for beginning writers. It is intended for serious writers interested in learning about writing novels at a professional level.

Prerequisite: Application required
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC480H1: Poetry: A Master Class

Hours: 24S

A workshop course in writing poetry. Designed for those with a serious ambition to be writers as evinced in work they are already doing. Does not offer instruction for beginning writers. Presupposes perfect and sophisticated written language skills.

Prerequisite: Application required.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIC490H1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

VIC490Y1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science

VIC491H1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have a completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC491Y1: Victoria College Independent Studies

These courses provide an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study not otherwise available within the Faculty. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC492H1: Renaissance Studies Independent Study

This course provides an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study, not otherwise available within the Faculty, with the intent of addressing specific topics in Renaissance studies. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC492Y1: Renaissance Studies Independent Study

This course provides an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study, not otherwise available within the Faculty, with the intent of addressing specific topics in Renaissance studies. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

For application procedures visit the Victoria College website.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC493H1: Vic Capstone Research Colloquium

Hours: 24S

This seminar provides work-in-progress support for students pursuing full-year or half-year Individual Studies projects. In an interdisciplinary seminar, students receive training and practice in project design, professional skills, and effective communication in a variety of fields and contexts. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Students must have a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and 15 completed FCE. Application required.
Corequisite: Registration in an Independent / Individual Studies or Senior Essay course
Exclusion: POL499Y1; RLG404H1/​RLG405H1; UNI460H1; thesis seminars in other programs
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Science; Social Science

VIC494H1: LCT Senior Research Paper

This course provides an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study, not otherwise available within the Faculty, with the intent of addressing specific topics in Literature and Critical Theory. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

VIC494Y1: LCT Senior Research Paper

This course provides an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary course of study, not otherwise available within the Faculty, with the intent of addressing specific topics in Literature and Critical Theory. Written application (detailed proposal, reading list and a letter of support from a Victoria College faculty member who is prepared to supervise) must be submitted for approval on behalf of Victoria College. For application procedures visit the Victoria College website. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: A minimum CGPA of 3.0 and have completed 15 FCE and permission of College Program Director.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WDW101Y1: Decentring "Canada"

Previous Course Number:
Hours: 72L

This course centres diverse, under-acknowledged narratives of people, such as Indigenous and racialized peoples, within the territories of "Canada" to challenge monolithic, linear, and uncritical representations of this country's history and future. Archival materials, maps, place names, art, literature, film, and other texts will be approached from interdisciplinary perspectives to reveal different orientations to historical events, social injustices, and futures of this territory. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WDW102Y1: Contemporary Canada

Previous Course Number: JWU100Y1
Hours: 72L

This interdisciplinary, foundational course provides an introduction to contemporary Canadian society. The course includes the study of geography, politics, literature and culture through a historical framework of the twentieth century. It also emphasizes particular themes including indigenous issues, Quebec nationalism, gender/women's issues and immigration/multiculturalism. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: JWU100Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Society and its Institutions (3)

WDW103Y1: Introduction to the Study of Literature

Previous Course Number: ENG185Y1
Hours: 72L

This discipline based, writing intensive course introduces essential rhetorical and critical skills, focusing on how to recognize major literary forms and how to read and analyze outstanding classic and contemporary literary works of drama, poetry and fiction. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: ENG185Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW104Y1: Introduction to Environmental Studies

Hours: 72L

This interdisciplinary course introduces the major issues regarding the sustainability of the global environment in the face of human development by integrating humanities and social science with the fundamental concept of environmental science. It examines major environmental problems, such as rapid climate change and land degradation as well as the role and impact of government, economics, and ethics on environmental issues. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WDW105Y1: Indigenous Cultures and Societies

Hours: 72L

This course provides an interdisciplinary focus on key topics relevant to Indigenous communities, historically and in the present. Students will be introduced to diverse cultures, communities, and worldviews of Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island (particularly Canada) and how they have been affected by colonialism. Emphasis will be placed on the ways Indigenous peoples are resisting social, economic, political, and environmental injustices, while revitalizing their identities, knowledges, and communities and creating space for the expression of Indigenous voices.

Storytelling that prioritizes the perspectives and worldviews of Indigenous peoples will guide students’ learning about course topics, issues, and concepts. Students will be encouraged to connect their own storied identities and perspectives to course themes and issues. Classes will involve a mix of interactive lectures, class discussion, student-led learning opportunities, and field trips. Class time and assignments will also be devoted to helping students build their critical thinking, reading, and writing skills towards the completion of a research-based essay due at the end of the year. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WDW106Y1: Media, Culture, and Society

Hours: 72L

This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to the cultural and social impacts of present-day popular mass media. Themes explored include the economic and political forces that shape the media world, the role of technology, and issues of representation, gender, and social justice. The course examines a wide range of texts, emphasizing popular culture produced in Canada, and students will have the opportunity to draw extensively on their own interactions with popular media. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW107Y1: Introduction to University Studies in Mathematics

Hours: 72L

This course focuses on mathematical concepts and skills needed for success in First Year university Math and Science courses. Students will develop quantitative reasoning abilities required to critique arguments and make decisions, and will gain a deep understanding of functions modeling relationships. The course highlights multiple representations of each topic, emphasizing connections, and workshop-style sessions enable students to strengthen the skills they learn. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

WDW108Y1: Introduction to University Studies in Chemistry

Hours: 72L

This course covers the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for success in First Year university Chemistry and other Sciences such as Biology. Topics include atoms, elements, and compounds; the chemical and physical properties of gases, liquids, and solids; chemical reactions; and the importance of chemistry in understanding the world around us, with attention to how it can address issues in medicine, the environment, and sustainability. Open only to Academic Bridging Program students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

WDW151H1: Order and Disorder I: Issues and Perspectives

Hours: 16T/24S

Societies require law and order, but at what point does order become oppression? How do we balance our need for freedom and society’s need for order? This interdisciplinary seminar allows students to explore these and related questions through selected readings introducing theories from sociology, political science, philosophy, and history. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI One, MUN One, NEW One, SMC One, TRN One, UNI One, VIC One, WDW153H1, WDW154H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WDW152H1: Order and Disorder II: Problems and Solutions

Hours: 16T/24S

Building on the questions and theoretical perspectives discussed in WDW151H1, this interdisciplinary seminar introduces students to some of the methods used by scholars and researchers in sociology, political science, philosophy, and history to develop, test, and debate possible solutions to the problems of social order and disorder. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: WDW151H1 or permission of the Woodsworth One Program Coordinator
Exclusion:  INI One, MUN One, NEW One, SMC One, TRN One, UNI One, VIC One, WDW153H1, WDW154H1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WDW153H1: Popular Culture Today I: Issues and Perspectives

Hours: 16T/24S

Popular culture, which might best be defined as culture about everyone, by everyone, and for everyone, is an increasingly important part of life. This interdisciplinary seminar examines from multiple perspectives its impact as art movement, agent of social change, and universal language of the digital age. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: INI One, MUN One, NEW One, SMC One, TRN One, UNI One, VIC One, WDW151H1, WDW152H1

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW154H1: Popular Culture Today II: Special Topics

Hours: 16T/24S

Building on the general introduction to the subject provided by WDW153H1, this interdisciplinary seminar examines one major area of popular culture in greater depth: popular music, genre fiction, online culture, etc. The focus will be different each year, and in some years more than one option may be available. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: WDW153H1 or permission of the Woodsworth One Program Coordinator
Exclusion: INI One, MUN One, NEW One, SMC One, TRN One, UNI One, VIC One, WDW151H1, WDW152H1 
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW196H1: From Rayguns to Light Sabers: Science Fiction in Contemporary Culture

Previous Course Number: CCR199Y1
Hours: 24S

This course examines science fiction as pop culture genre, media industry, and sociocultural phenomenon, with attention to some of its key themes, its important texts, creators, and audiences, and its place in contemporary culture. We will study some works chosen by the class as well as by the instructor. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: ANT195H1, VIC137H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW197H1: Jane Austen on Film

Hours: 24S

In the 21st century, Jane Austen’s early 19th-century novels of love and marriage are increasingly experienced through retellings and updatings in theatrical and made-for-television movies. The course will examine highlights from the last 25 years of Austen adaptations for what they can tell us about relationships in our time, including how Austen’s stories are rewritten to please a modern audience. Films in the course will include works from 1995 to 2016 (from 1995, Clueless, Austen’s Emma retold as a Hollywood high school comedy and starring Alicia Silverstone; and Sense and Sensibility, for which Emma Thompson’s screenplay won an Academy Award; and from 2016, the Hallmark Channel’s Unleashing Mr. Darcy, Austen’s Pride and Prejudice transferred to the present-day dog show circuit; and writer/director Whit Stillman’s Love and Friendship, the first-ever film version of Austen’s Lady Susan). Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW198H1: There and Back Again: Exploring Tolkien

Hours: 24S

Since the mid-twentieth century, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have become classics of children’s and fantasy literature. In this course, we read Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and investigate the world-building and imagined history that lies behind the books. We trace how Tolkien’s own life experience informed his work—his experience as a soldier of the Great War and a civilian during World War Two; as a scholar of medieval language and literature, and of fairy tales; as a Catholic thinker; and as a lover of nature and the past. We also survey the afterlife of the novels in fantasy, film, and the popular imagination. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW199H1: Indigenous Knowledge and Storytelling in Toronto

Hours: 12T/24S

The land now known as Toronto has a 13,000+ year old history of Indigenous presence that is still unfolding. This history is inscribed in the land – it is visible in the geographical features, place names, and contemporary urban form of the city and is represented through stories (oral and written) told by diverse members of Toronto’s Indigenous community. This course engages with stories of Indigenous history and presence in Toronto through a selection of Indigenous literary works about Toronto, Indigenous guest speakers, and a series of experiential Indigenous storytelling tours of significant locations across the city. Students will be introduced to Indigenous worldviews and ways of knowing and will learn why storytelling remains a significant and culturally-appropriate means for keeping and sharing land-based Indigenous Knowledge. Students will gain a deeper appreciation of the city as a traditional Indigenous territory and will reflect on their own relationships and responsibilities within these lands. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW235H1: Introduction to Digital Humanities

Hours: 24L/12P

Digital Humanities (DH) studies human culture -- art, literature, history, geography, religion -- using computational tools and methodologies, and at the same time studies digital technologies and communities through humanist lenses, as complex cultural objects shaped by wider social and political concerns and the ways we construct knowledge and meaning.

Prerequisite: 4 FCEs at the 100 level, at least 1 FCE of which must be in Humanities
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW236H1: Virtual Worlds: Introduction to Spatial Digital Humanities

Hours: 24L/12P

A Digital Humanities perspective on the virtual worlds in which we are increasingly immersed, from scholarly digital archives to video games. We study the theory and methods of geospatial humanities research and explore the technical and cultural implications of computer vision, augmented reality, the Internet of Things, and 3D printing.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 or permission of the Program Coordinator
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW295Y0: Special Topics Abroad

Hours: 48L

Course description varies each year. Please see the Summer Abroad website for course details. Not eligible for CR/NCR.

Exclusion: RSM295Y0

WDW299Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirements: Social Science

WDW335H1: From Book to Map to Video Game: Texts and their Digital Transformations

Hours: 24L/12P

An examination of the new forms of storytelling made possible by digital media from two perspectives, that of the maker and that of the scholarly reader. Students learn to critically analyze storytelling in new media and experiment with their own adaptations of a literary text to various digital platforms.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 and WDW236H1; open to students not taking the Digital Humanities Minor by permission of the program coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW336H1: Research and Writing in Digital Humanities

Hours: 24L

This course explores the future of digital humanities from two perspectives. We will examine some successful contributions to the humanities employing digital technology, and also look at some critical assessments of digital technology’s impact on humanistic studies. Students will then develop and report on their own digital humanities research projects.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 and WDW236H1, or permission of the program coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WDW337H1: Historical Archives in the Digital Age

Hours: 24L/12P

How do digital surrogates of texts and objects change how we use them? This course examines texts and archives in the digital age: the aims of building them; the new scholarly approaches that they enable; the preservation, access, and equity questions that they raise and require us to answer responsibly.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 and WDW236H1; open to students not taking the Digital Humanities Minor by permission of the program coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW338H1: Data: Access, Creation, Curation, and Interpretation

Hours: 24L/12P

A central challenge of digital humanities is the complexity of representing interpretive, narrative, and perspective-dependent humanities data through digital tools and environments. Topics include the history of “data” as term and concept; data standards, databases, and linked data; datasets, data curation and analytics, both qualitative and quantitative; and data visualization.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 and WDW236H1; open to students not taking the Digital Humanities Minor by permission of the program coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW399Y1: Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.


WDW435H1: The Internet Archive

Hours: 24L/12P

Digital environments change how knowledge is created, communicated, and used. Using the Internet Archive as case study, this course examines the significance of such changes from a variety of perspectives: knowledge representation; technical infrastructure; gender, class, and race issues; disability rights; intellectual property questions; and algorithmic and interpretive scholarly approaches.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 and WDW236H1 plus at least 1.0 additional FCE in the Digital Humanities Minor program; open to students not taking the Digital Humanities Minor by permission of the program coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW436H1: Topics in Digital Humanities

Hours: 24L/12P

This course serves as a capstone for the Digital Humanities Minor program. It includes opportunities for students to conduct original research. The topics for this course will vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 and WDW236H1, plus at least 1.0 additional FCE in the Digital Humanities Minor program.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WDW437H1: Research Projects in Digital Humanities

This course is for students who wish to pursue a significant research project, usually participation in a faculty-led DH research project, though it may take other forms. Students must be enrolled in the DH Minor program or obtain special permission of the program coordinator.

Prerequisite: WDW235H1 and WDW236H1, plus at least 1.0 additional FCE in the Digital Humanities Minor program.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS160Y1: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 48L/24T

An integrated and historical approach to social relations of gender, race, class, sexuality and disability, particularly as they relate to womens lives and struggles across different locales, including Canada.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1); Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS260H1: Texts, Theories, Histories (formerly WGS262H1/WGS262Y1)

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines modes of theories that shaped feminist thought and situates them historically and transnationally so as to emphasize the social conditions and conflicts in which ideas and politics arise, change and circulate.

Exclusion: WGS262H1/​WGS262Y1
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS271Y1: Gender in Popular Culture

Hours: 48L

A critical examination of institutions, representations and practices associated with contemporary popular culture, mass-produced, local and alternative.

Exclusion: WGS271H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS273H1: Gender & Environmental (In)Justice

Previous Course Number: WGS273Y1
Hours: 48L/24T

Using a transnational, feminist framework, this course examines material and conceptual interrelations between gendered human and non-human nature, ecological crises, political economies and environmental movements in a variety of geographical, historical and cultural contexts. Does environmental justice include social justice, or are they in conflict? What might environmental justice and activism involve?

Exclusion: WGS273Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS275H1: Men and Masculinities

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines how masculinities shape the lives of men, women, transgender people. Effects of construction, reproduction and impact of masculinities on institutions such as education, work, religion, sports, family, medicine, military and the media are explored. Provides critical analysis of how masculinities shape individual lives, groups, organizations and social movements.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS280H1: Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 24L

Subjects will vary from year to year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS281H1: Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 24L

Subjects vary from year to year.

Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS331H1: Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level seminar.  Subjects of study vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS332H1: Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level seminar.  Subjects of study vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS333H1: Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level seminar.  Subjects of study vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS334H1: Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies

An upper level seminar. Subjects of study vary from year to year. Please consult the Women & Gender Studies Institute's website for more information.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS335H1: Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies

An upper level seminar. Subjects of study vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS336H1: Selected Topics in Cultural Studies

Hours: 24L

An upper level course. Topics vary from year to year. Please consult the Women & Gender Studies Institute's website for more information.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS340H1: Women and Revolution in the Middle East

Hours: 24L

This course examines the conplex and conflictual relations between women and revolutionary struggles and foces on a number of theoretical and empirical issues relevant to the Middle East and North Africa context. 

Exclusion: WGS335H1 Women and Revolution in the Middle East
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS355H1: Gendered Labour Around the World

Hours: 24L

This course will focus on masculinities and femininities in workplace settings, with an emphasis on service work around the world. We will discuss workers' lived experiences of gender regimes which are embedded within the dynamics of class, race and nation.  The relationships between gender processes and workplace hierarchies will be explored. 

Exclusion: WGS363H1 Gendered Labour Around the World
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS360H1: Making Knowledge in a World that Matters

Hours: 24L/12T

Teaches skills in feminist approaches to making knowledge.  Introduces feminist practices for doing research and navigating the politics of production and exchange.  Develops skills for conveying knowledge to the wider world, such as through research papers, reports, performance, new media, art.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS362H1: Selected Topics in Gender and History

Hours: 24S

An upper level seminar. Subjects of study vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS363H1: Selected Topics in Gender and Theory

Hours: 24S

An upper level seminar. Subjects of study vary from year to year.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS365H1: Gender Issues in the Law

Hours: 24L

Examines the operation of the law as it affects women, the construction and representation of women within the legal system, and the scope for feminist and intersectional analyses of law. Includes an analysis of specific legal issues such as sexuality and reproduction, equality, employment, violence and immigration.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS367H1: The Politics of Gender and Health

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines diverse traditions and normative models of health (e.g. biomedicine, social constructionist, indigenous health) in conjunction with analyses of the origin, politics, and theoretical perspectives of contemporary Womens Health Movements. Topics may include fertility, sexuality, poverty, violence, labour, ageing, (dis)ability, and health care provision.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS369H1: Studies in Post-Colonialism

Previous Course Number: NEW369H1
Hours: 24L

Examines gendered representations of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and disability in a variety of colonial, neo-colonial, and post-colonial contexts. Topics may include the emergence of racialist, feminist, liberatory and neoconservative discourses as inscribed in literary texts, historical documents, cultural artifacts and mass media.

Exclusion: NEW369H1
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS370H1: Utopian Visions, Activist Realities

Hours: 24L

Drawing on diversely situated case-studies, this course focuses on the ideals that inform struggles for social justice, and the mechanisms activists have employed to produce the change. Foci include the gendered implications of movement participation, local and transnational coalition, alternative community formation, and encounters with the state and inter/supra/transnational organizations.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS372H1: Women and Psychology/ Psychoanalysis

Hours: 24L

An interdisciplinary analysis of the relationship of women to a variety of psychological and psychoanalytical theories and practices. Topics may include women and the psychological establishment; womens mental health issues; feminist approaches to psychoanalysis.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS373H1: Gender and Violence

Hours: 24L

An interdisciplinary study of gendered violence in both historical and contemporary contexts including topics such as textual and visual representations; legal and theoretical analyses; structural violence; war and militarization; sexual violence; and resistance and community mobilization.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1; WGS350H1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS374H1: Feminist Studies in Sexuality

Hours: 24L

Sexual agency as understood and enacted by women in diverse cultural and historical contexts. An exploration of the ways in which women have theorized and experienced sexual expectations, practices and identities.  This course will be offered every three years.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1; WGS271Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS376H1: Studies in Queer and Trans (formerly WGS272H1/WGS272Y1)

Hours: 24L

Takes up conversations in queer and trans studies as separate and entangled fields.  It explores how queer and trans people have experienced and theorized gender and sexuality.

Exclusion: WGS272H1/​WGS272Y1
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS380H1: Feminist Graphic Novels

Hours: 24L

Comics aren't new, and graphic novels aren't either, but feminists have built a rich array of stories about consciousness, resistance, and coming of age in this genre that warrant scholarly attention. In this case, we will read graphic novels for their subtleties, thinking about what picture and text make possible in the exploration of emotion, interconnection, and identity. Reading about resistance to marriage in Ay of Yop City, a child's view of revolution in Perspolis, parent child reckoning in Fun Home, and loneliness in Skim will advance students' understandings of the of the power of narrative and the pictorial displacement of innocence.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS381H1: Black Britain: Race, Gender and Entangled Diasporas

Hours: 24L

An exploration of Black British history and culture, with a particular focus on labour, overlapping migrations, and racial formations following World War II. Topics and themes may include Afro-Asian-Arab politics and transnational solidarities against empire; citizenship and (non)belonging; mobilizations against fascism and state violence; the Black Women's Movement and Black British Feminisms; the emergence and interventions of Cultural Studies; the Caribbean Artists Movement and Black British cultural productions more generally.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1 and completion of at least 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS382H1: Decolonial Aesthetics and Indigenous Futurities

Hours: 24L

Students are invited to think through the relationships between Indigenous and Afro-futurist concepts and land. This class will engage indigenous feminist and emergent indigenous queer theories to Indigenous and Afro-futurist thought. We explore various 'texts' relating to theoretical concepts and methodologies emerging from Indigenous decolonial work towards land and futures.

Exclusion: WGS335H1 (Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies: Decolonial Aesthetics and Futurities), offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2019
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1 and completion of at least 4.0 FCE
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS385H1: Gender and Neoliberalism

Hours: 24L

Reviews major feminist transnational, Marxist and Foucaultian approaches to the study of neoliberalism. Adopts a comparative, historical and global approach to the ways that gender is implicated in state restructuring, changing roles for corporations and non-governmental organizations, changing norms for personhood, sovereignty and citizenship, and changing ideas about time/space.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS386H1: Gender and Critical Political Economy

Hours: 24L

Offers a critical analysis of political economy, its historical and contemporary contentions and the ruptures that open the space for alternative theorizing beyond orthodox and heterodox thinking, by inserting gender and intersecting issues of power, authority and economic valorization across multiple and changing spheres: domestic, market and state.

Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1; WGS273Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS390H1: Land-ing: Indigenous and Black Futurist Spaces

Hours: 24L

Students are invited to think through the relationships between Indigenous and Afro-futurist concepts of land. This class will engage Indigenous feminist and Black queer and feminist theories of land and space, linking them to Afrofuturist and Indigenous futurist thought. We explore various texts in relation to emergent methodologies, decolonial desires, and love and radical relationalities.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: WGS335H1 (Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies: Indigenous Feminist Theory), offered in Fall 2015, WGS335H1 (Special Topic in Women and Gender Studies: Decolonial Aesthetics and Futurities), offered in Winter 2018, Winter 2019 and Winter 2020
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS396H1: Writing the Body

Hours: 24L

Examines the ways in which bodies are lived and enscribed and represented through a variety of genres.  Students will work through issues of corporeality and materiality in the production and reception of texts and will practice embodied writing on a personal level through in-class workshops and written assignments. 

Exclusion: WGS332H1: Writing the Body
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS397H1: The Politics of Girlhood

Hours: 24L

The course communicates the growing field of "girl studies" and provides a critical exploration of the historical, social, psychological and political definitions attached to girlhood.  We will move toward a feminist understanding of how definitions of girl-child shape individual experience, historical narratives, cultural representations, political agendas and futures.

Exclusion: WGS335H1: The Politics of Girlhood
Recommended Preparation: WGS160Y1
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS420H1: Asian/North American Feminist Issues

Hours: 24L

A transpacific examination of issues that have directly and indirectly shaped the feminist and other related critical inquiries in Asia and among the Asian diasporas in Canada and the United States.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS426H1: Gender and Globalization: Transnational Perspectives

Critically examines current interdisciplinary scholarship on globalization, its intersections with gender, power structures, and feminized economies. Related socio-spatial reconfigurations, ‘glocal’ convergences, and tensions are explored, with emphasis on feminist counter-narratives and theorizing of globalization, theoretical debates on the meanings and impacts of globalization, and possibilities of resistance, agency, and change.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at THE 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Exclusion: WGS463H1, fall session 2009
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS434H1: Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 24S

An upper level seminar. Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor. Please consult the Women & Gender Studies Institute's website for more information.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at THE 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS435H1: Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 24S

An upper level seminar. Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at THE 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS440H1: Decolonial Cyborgs for Planetary Futures

Hours: 24L

Drawing together film, fiction, and theory this course invites students to explore ways of imagining other worlds.  From afro-futurism to planetary humanism, from cyborgs to hauntings, from science fiction fantasies to the politics of aliens, the course examines and produces feminist, postcolonial, anti-racist, and queer visions of other worlds.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

WGS442H1: Toxic Worlds, Decolonial Futures

Hours: 24S

This course explores the ways environmental violence is an integral practice of settler colonialism that affects human and non-human life, disrupts Indigenous sovereignty, and enacts ongoing racism. A typical way of addressing environmental violence is to document the harm done to bodies and communities. This class asks, how might we also refuse environmental violence and enact better obligations to land/body relations? What kind of decolonial futures can be summoned in the aftermath of environmental violence? Our readings will bring Indigenous feminist approaches together with Black feminist, queer, and feminist environmental justice approaches. Participants will build upon the readings to create their own decolonial environmental justice future projects.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Exclusion: WGS463H1 (Advanced Topics in Gender Theory: Toxic Worlds, Decolonial Futures), offered in Winter 2018, Winter 2019 and Winter 2020
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS450H1: Modernity, Freedom, Citizenship: Gender and the Black Diaspora

Hours: 24L

Explores transnational feminist genealogies of the black diaspora.  The course pays attention to the contexts and movements that generated key questions, exploring how these interventions disclose preoccupations with modernity, freedom and citizenship.  Topics may include trauma and memory, sexual citizenship, Afrofuturism, indigeneity, and the crafting of political communities.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Exclusion: WGS434H1 Black Diasporic Feminisms: Modernity, Freedom, Citizenship
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS451H1: Independent Study in Women and Gender Studies Issues

Under supervision, students pursue topics in Women and Gender Studies not currently part of the curriculum. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Permission of the Undergraduate Coordinator, Women and Gender Studies Program.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS460Y1: Honours Seminar

Hours: 24S

Supervised undergraduate thesis project undertaken in the final year of study. Students attend a bi-weekly seminar to discuss research strategies, analytics, methods and findings. A required course for Specialist students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science

WGS461Y1: Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies

Hours: 48S

An upper level seminar. Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS462H1: Advanced Topics in Gender and History

Hours: 24S

An upper-level seminar. Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS463H1: Advanced Topics in Gender Theory

Hours: 24S

Senior students may pursue more advanced study in feminist theory. Topics vary from year to year depending on instructor.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Humanities

WGS465H1: Special Topics in Gender and the Law

Hours: 24S

Senior students may pursue advanced study in gender and law. Topics vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, WGS365H1, one half course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS470Y1: Community Engagement

Hours: 48S

The application of theoretical study to practical community experience. Advanced Women and Gender Studies students have the opportunity to apply knowledge acquired in the Women and Gender Studies curriculum through a practicum placement within a community organization. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Distribution Requirements: Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

WGS480H1: Challenging Coloniality: Caribbean Sexualities in Transnational Perspective

Previous Course Number: WGS435H1S
Hours: 24S

This course foregrounds the Caribbean as a transnational space, where sexuality, gender, race and class are intimately connected and shaped by colonial legacies and contemporary circuits of globalization.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS.
Exclusion: WGS435H1 (Topics: Challenging Coloniality: Caribbean Sexualities in Transnational Perspective), offered in Summer 2017
Distribution Requirements: Humanities; Social Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS481H1: Gender, Sexuality and Black Liberation from Black Power to #BlackLivesMatter

Previous Course Number: WGS435H1
Hours: 24S

This course maps genealogies of black insurgency and transnational itineraries of intersectional theorizing, organizing, and praxis from the 20th century to our present moment. Through close study of works by and about black revolutionary migrants, exiles, intellectuals, fugitives, and so-called terrorists, participants will critique and create radical visions for emancipation. Major topics and themes may include black feminisms; queer insurgencies; transnational imaginaries and solidarities; silence and intracommunal violence; accountability and transformative justice. Through collective discussion, writing, and reflection we interrogate visions and strategies of emancipation, and imagine radical futures historically and in our own times.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS
Exclusion: WGS435H1 (Topics: Sex, Gender and Revolution from Black Power to #BlackLivesMatter), offered in Winter 2017 and Fall 2017
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

WGS482H1: Translating Sexuality: Queer Migration, Queer Diasporas

Previous Course Number: WGS434H1
Hours: 24S

This course examines how notions of sexuality travel as people move within and beyond national borders. It investigates how queer and trans migrants pursue different versions of belonging, solidarity, survival, and hope. Participants will study transnational archives (which may include popular culture, new media, film, literature, and performance) as they trace globalization's effects on racialized, queer, and trans communities. Major topics may include: queer of color critique; queer settler colonialism; transnational and global south sexualities; imperialism and militarism; neoliberalism and homonationalism; humanitarianism and sexual rights; queer and trans social movements; postcolonial intimacies.

Prerequisite: WGS160Y1, one full course at the 300+ level in WGS, and one half course in WGS
Exclusion: WGS434H1 (Topics: Trans/national Sexuality), offered in Fall 2016 and Fall 2017
Distribution Requirements: Humanities
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

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